On 05Nov2006 09:26, Dylan Semler <dylan.semler@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
| > | insert into objects (object, ID, `Spec.`) VALUES ('[mag]', '[mag]', '
| > | with backslashes and backticks around the brackets. Usually mysql juts
| > | updates the table with a [, rather than [mag]. Anyone know how this
| should | > | be done?
| >
| > Please show us "describe objects". Maybe your column types are
| > restrictive?
|
| mysql> describe objects;
| +---------------+---------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| | Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
| +---------------+---------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| | object | char(1) | YES | | NULL | |
| | ID | char(1) | YES | | NULL | |
[...]
You can't fit a 5 character string into a 1 character column!
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