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1.2734 05/06/08 12:53:22 paul (AT) frost (DOT) snake.net +1 -0
manual.texi:
Only non-binary string types have a character set.

Docs/manual.texi
1.2950 05/06/08 12:53:01 paul (AT) frost (DOT) snake.net +7 -4
Only non-binary string types have a character set.

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--- 1.2949/Docs/manual.texi 2005-06-07 10:20:48 -05:00
+++ 1.2950/Docs/manual.texi 2005-06-08 12:53:01 -05:00
@@ -10482,10 +10482,13 @@
@strong{Server Changes:}

The most notable change is that character set support has been improved. The
-server supports multiple character sets, and all tables and string columns
-have a character set. @xref{Charset}. However, this change results in
-the potential for table damage if you do not upgrade properly, so consider
-carefully the incompatibilities noted here.
+server supports multiple character sets, and all tables and non-binary
+string columns (@code{CHAR}, @code{VARCHAR}, and @code{TEXT}) have a
+character set. @xref{Charset}. Binary string columns (@code{BINARY},
+@code{VARBINARY}, and @code{BLOB}) contain strings of bytes and do not have
+a character set. @strong{Note}: This change in character set support
+results in the potential for table damage if you do not upgrade properly, so
+consider carefully the incompatibilities noted here.

@itemize @bullet


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