I recently installed MySQL on a computer running Windows 2000 and have been working through the tutorial session in the manual. All went well until I created the second (event) table. While I believe that all the data in the table is correct, any query which returns the remark column results in a distorted display. I've been working from a command prompt window. Pasted below is the output of one session.
Is this a bug in the windows version of MySQL, or am I screwing up? Also, is there a free GUI available for the MySQL client? Jeff Allen ------------------------------------------------------------------ Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195] (C) Copyright 1985-2000 Microsoft Corp. C:\>mysql Welcome to the MySQL monitor. Commands end with ; or \g. Your MySQL connection id is 4 to server version: 3.23.49-nt Type 'help;' or '\h' for help. Type '\c' to clear the buffer. mysql> use menagerie; Database changed mysql> describe event; +--------+--------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +--------+--------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | name | varchar(20) | YES | | NULL | | | date | date | YES | | NULL | | | type | varchar(15) | YES | | NULL | | | remark | varchar(255) | YES | | NULL | | +--------+--------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ 4 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> select * from event; +----------+------------+----------+------------------------------+ | name | date | type | remark | +----------+------------+----------+------------------------------+ |Fluffy | 1995-05-15 | litter | 4 kittens, 3 female, 1 male |Buffy | 1993-06-23 | litter | 5 puppies, 2 female, 3 male | | 1994-06-19 | litter | 3 puppies, 3 female |rpy | 1999-03-21 | vet | needed beak straightened |8-03 | vet | broken rib | Bowser | 1991-10-12 | kennel | NULL | | Fang | 1991-10-12 | kennel | NULL | | | 1998-08-28 | birthday | Gave him a new chew toy |laws | 1998-03-13 | birthday | Gave him a new flea collar | Whistler | 1998-12-09 | birthday | First Birthday | +----------+------------+----------+------------------------------+ 10 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> select name,date,type from event; +----------+------------+----------+ | name | date | type | +----------+------------+----------+ | Fluffy | 1995-05-15 | litter | | Buffy | 1993-06-23 | litter | | Buffy | 1994-06-19 | litter | | Chirpy | 1999-03-21 | vet | | Slim | 1997-08-03 | vet | | Bowser | 1991-10-12 | kennel | | Fang | 1991-10-12 | kennel | | Fang | 1998-08-28 | birthday | | Claws | 1998-03-13 | birthday | | Whistler | 1998-12-09 | birthday | +----------+------------+----------+ 10 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> select remark from event; +------------------------------+ | remark | +------------------------------+ |4 kittens, 3 female, 1 male |5 puppies, 2 female, 3 male |s, 3 female |ded beak straightened | | NULL | | NULL | | him a new chew toy |ave him a new flea collar | First Birthday | +------------------------------+ 10 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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