mysql varchar blob,如何在MySQL中将BLOB转换为VARCHAR？

It is in a shared host and I access with Navicat. I have field with BLOB and I want to convert it into VARCHAR. I've tried in the design screen but everything was lost. I backed up.

解决方案

try using this, I found it some time ago, you can convert it to char, not to Varchar2 or Varchar, haven't test it yet. Try:

CAST(a.ar_options AS CHAR(10000) CHARACTER SET utf8)

MySQL treat data unique. Hence there is a difference between Blob and Text. Text simply means a text string stored as original, not in binary, whereas a blob is a text string stored as a binary.