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Asked: 2026-05-13T15:28:18+00:00

mysql> ALTER TABLE bdds_arts ADD test VARBINARY; ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error

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mysql> ALTER TABLE bdds_arts ADD test VARBINARY;

ERROR 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; check the manual that 
corresponds to your MySQL server version for the right syntax to use near 
'' at line 1

something wrong with varbinary type?

here is output of mysql –version

mysql  Ver 14.12 Distrib 5.0.24a, for Win32 (ia32)

UPDATE
If I change VARBINARY for BINARY or, say, VARBINARY(25) it works.

Since this is piece of auto-generated script in order to fix this I should know what is going on.

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  1. Editorial Team

    The BINARY and VARBINARY types are similar to CHAR and VARCHAR.

    You have to use a length for it like Varchar(255)

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