On Mon, Jan 15, 2001 at 10:39:15AM -0600, Gerald L. Clark wrote:
> Rick Pasotto wrote:
> >
> > SELECT concat(last_name,", ",first_name) as name from members
> >
> > results in a column that is much wider than necessary. Adding trim() to
> > the concat() nor to the components makes any difference.
> >
> > Can the column width be specified?
> >
> > --
> It doesn't for me.
> What table type, and field types are you using?
varchar(30)
Did you notice that I said 'mysqlgui' and not 'mysql'?
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