Make it a text column, this has an allowable length of 0-65535 ...... HTH Paul
----- Original Message ----- From: "Purcell, Scott" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 18, 2001 2:12 PM Subject: Large Memo Type Field : Hello, : I am working on a school project and I want to use mysql db, as a back end. : Anyway, I want to make a column really large. Paragraph size. I know I can : use varchar and make it large, but is that the best way to go, and if so : what is the max size you can use for a varchar? : : The user will put in some java snippets into that field, so it could get : large. : : Thanks, : : Scott Purcell : : : --------------------------------------------------------------------- : Before posting, please check: : http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) : http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) : : To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php : --------------------------------------------------------------------- Before posting, please check: http://www.mysql.com/manual.php (the manual) http://lists.mysql.com/ (the list archive) To request this thread, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, e-mail <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Trouble unsubscribing? Try: http://lists.mysql.com/php/unsubscribe.php
