If you are trying to create a text field (memo field) then drop the (30). If
you are trying to create a 30 chr text field then use varchar(30)
Cal
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Geoff Martin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "mysql list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 10:31
Subject: Cannot create text fields
> Using the following Syntax I tried to create a table in mySQL. However
each
> time it returned a mySQL error which I eventually worked out it was
because
> I'd defined a field as text. I am able to define fields as varchar, char,
> int or float (I've tested for theses so far) but not text or blob.
>
> The query was
>
> CREATE TABLE products(prod_id int(4),prod_name text(30),prod_detail
> varchar(255),prod_price float(6))
>
> which returns the error there is an error in the syntax near
> (30),prod_detail varchar(255),prod_price float(6)
>
> I am running on Mac OS X with MySQL 3.23.39
>
> Any of you kind people got an idea why?
>
>
> regards
>
> Geoff M
>
>
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