How can I cast an int to a bit in MySQL 5.1?

Question

I am transitioning from SQL Server to MySQL 5.1 and seem to be tripped up trying to create a table using a select statement so that the column is a bit.

Ideally the

Answer 1

Try using case:

CREATE TABLE myNewTable AS
SELECT (case myIntThatIsZeroOrOne when 1 then true else false end) AS myBit
FROM myOldtable