> >Isn't this what the --hex-blob option to mysqldump is for? > > There is no such option to mysqldump in version 4.1.11. > >From the manual:
--hex-blob Dump binary string columns using hexadecimal notation (for example, 'abc' becomes 0x616263). The affected columns are BINARY, VARBINARY, and BLOB in MySQL 4.1 and up, and CHAR BINARY, VARCHAR BINARY, and BLOB in MySQL 4.0. This option was added in MySQL 4.0.23 and >>>4.1.8<<<. -- MySQL General Mailing List For list archives: http://lists.mysql.com/mysql To unsubscribe: http://lists.mysql.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED]