Hello,
> Using TEXT or BLOB prevent me to display the string in a dbgrid, the real > data is replaced by a text like "(MEMO)". > I can use somethinh like "select substring( msg, 1,100 ) from mytable " to > bypass the problem but is no the clean solution I looking for. > I thank for your hints but I'm looking, if possible, for a different > solution. > Other ideas ? Is this using Delphi? If so - you might want to create an OnGetText event for the field and pass (part of the) TEXT as a simple string. With regards, Martijn Tonies Database Workbench - developer tool for InterBase, Firebird, MySQL & MS SQL Server Upscene Productions http://www.upscene.com -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]