This works: create table testtable ( foo integer ); But not this: create table testtablea ( foo varchar ); Do varchars in MySQL need to have the (n) specifier? Pete -- Save Star Trek Enterprise from extinction: http://www.saveenterprise.com GPG Fingerprint: B9F1 6CF3 47C4 7CD8 D33E 70A9 A3B9 1945 67EA 951D