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

had the same problem, according to the MySQL documentation, you can select a Substring of a BLOB:

SELECT id, SUBSTRING(comment,1,2000) FROM t

HTH, glissi