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Set column default value for VARCHAR

mysql> mysql> CREATE TABLE myTable     -> (     ->    ID SMALLINT UNSIGNED NOT NULL,     ->    Year YEAR NOT NULL,     ->    City VARCHAR(40) NOT NULL DEFAULT 'Unknown'     -> )     -> ENGINE=INNODB; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.08 sec) mysql> mysql> desc myTable; +-------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | Field | Type                 | Null | Key | Default | Extra | +-------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ | ID    | smallint(5) unsigned | NO   |     |         |       | | Year  | year(4)              | NO   |     |         |       | | City  | varchar(40)          | NO   |     | Unknown |       | +-------+----------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+ 3 rows in set (0.00 sec) mysql> mysql> drop table myTable; Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.03 sec)