MadProfessor, Friday, March 15, 2002, 2:51:07 PM, you wrote: M> Stupid newbie question, but why in the hell can't I get this damned TEXT M> column added? I've specified it as size 254 and cannot get it to M> work.... Someone please give me an example of a working create table M> statement with a TEXT or LONGTEXT column? I've read through my book M> (MySQL) and checked the documentation, but no working examples, just the M> standard stuff......
mysql> create table test( -> id int primary key, -> article text); You shouldn't specify size for text column. Check the following link: http://www.mysql.com/doc/n/o/node_368.html You can find storage requirement for text column types there. M> Cheers, M> MadProfessor ZERO -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/ This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Victoria Reznichenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php