Paul, Friday, April 26, 2002, 5:57:56 PM, you wrote: >>What Mysql function can I use to examine blob in a table. I need to >>display part of the blob in hex values. Shouldn't the following sql >>command work : >>select hex(substring(col1,1,10)) from table tbl1;
PD> HEX() converts numbers, not strings. There is no function in MySQL PD> for what you want. Now the situation is changed. :-) If the argument of HEX() is a string, HEX() returns a hexadecimal string of argument where each character is converted to 2 hexadecimal digits. -- For technical support contracts, goto https://order.mysql.com/ This email is sponsored by Ensita.net http://www.ensita.net/ __ ___ ___ ____ __ / |/ /_ __/ __/ __ \/ / Victoria Reznichenko / /|_/ / // /\ \/ /_/ / /__ [EMAIL PROTECTED] /_/ /_/\_, /___/\___\_\___/ MySQL AB / Ensita.net <___/ www.mysql.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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