> > In order to save space in our database, we designed our tables to use
> > enumerated datatypes. For one column, we have about 2,800
> > different values,
> > each of which is about 30-40 text characters long. Now, all the MySQL
> > documentation I have read states that the limit for the number of
> > ENUM keys
> > is 65535 (2 byte representation), and nowhere does it mention a
> > maximum size
> > for the key values. Is this a bug? We are using the version
> distributed
> > with Red Hat 7.0 (3.23.32). Any advice is appreciated. Thanks!
Good God man!!!! Is this some kind of masochistic or sick joke?
use another table!
CREATE TABLE Enum_Table (
enum_id SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL UNIQUE auto_increment,
enum_name VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL
);
there, now you can have 65535 "enums"...
daevid.com
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