Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer. mysql> mysql> \r test Connection id: 6 Current database: test mysql> create table henkdetank (id int primary key auto_increment, a date, b tim e, c datetime); Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.17 sec) mysql> insert into henkdetank (a,b) VALUES (NOW(), NOW()); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.08 sec) mysql> SELECT * FROM henkdetank; +----+------------+----------+------+ | id | a | b | c | +----+------------+----------+------+ | 1 | 2007-09-24 | 15:36:50 | NULL | +----+------------+----------+------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql> UPDATE henkdetank SET c = CONCAT(a,' ',b); Query OK, 1 row affected (0.08 sec) Rows matched: 1 Changed: 1 Warnings: 0 mysql> SELECT * FROM henkdetank; +----+------------+----------+---------------------+ | id | a | b | c | +----+------------+----------+---------------------+ | 1 | 2007-09-24 | 15:36:50 | 2007-09-24 15:36:50 | +----+------------+----------+---------------------+ 1 row in set (0.00 sec) mysql>