How can I directly view blobs in MySQL Workbench

Question

I\'m using MySQL Workbench CE 5.2.30 CE / Rev 6790 . When execute the following statement:

SELECT OLD_PASSWORD(\"test\")

I only get back a nice

Answer 1

casting works, but it is a pain, so I would recommend using spioter's method unless you are using a lot of truly blob data.

SELECT CAST(OLD_PASSWORD("test") AS CHAR)

You can also cast as other types, and even restrict the size, but most of the time I just use CHAR: http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.5/en/cast-functions.html#function_cast