From 3df213fbe50988b66d41b995ef666827947b8651 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "arjen@george.bitbike.com" <>
Date: Thu, 27 Jun 2002 09:03:23 +1000
Subject: [PATCH] Clarification of legal database/table/column names.
 Clarification of NOW() behaviour.

---
 Docs/manual.texi | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Docs/manual.texi b/Docs/manual.texi
index 8f71d7cbd4..cf8f7d1a98 100644
--- a/Docs/manual.texi
+++ b/Docs/manual.texi
@@ -28310,7 +28310,9 @@ you must always quote it with @code{`} when you use it:
 mysql> SELECT * FROM `select` WHERE `select`.id > 100;
 @end example
 
-In previous versions of MySQL, the name rules are as follows:
+@xref{Reserved words}.
+
+In MySQL versions prior to 3.23.6, the name rules are as follows:
 
 @itemize @bullet
 @item
@@ -32604,6 +32606,10 @@ mysql> SELECT NOW() + 0;
         -> 19971215235026
 @end example
 
+Note that @code{NOW()} is only evaluated once per query, namely at the
+start of query execution. This means that multiple references to
+@code{NOW()} within a single query will always give the same time.
+
 @findex UNIX_TIMESTAMP()
 @item UNIX_TIMESTAMP()
 @itemx UNIX_TIMESTAMP(date)
-- 
2.30.9