> I don't think you can use a blob or text column as a key/index. In fact,
> to use it in a where statement you have to use a substring of the blob
> AFAIR. It's in the manual, ALT-F for "blob" in the toc..
>
Depends on the version. If it's >= 3.23.2, you can use a BLOB or TEXT as an
index:
http://www.mysql.com/Manual_chapter/manual_Reference.html#BLOB
Does that solve it? :)
adam
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