mysql>
mysql> delimiter $$
mysql>
mysql> CREATE PROCEDURE myProc()
-> BEGIN
-> DECLARE l_text TEXT DEFAULT 'This is a really long string. In stored programs we can use text columns fairly freely, but in tables there are some limitations regarding indexing and use in various expressions.';
-> select l_text;
-> END$$
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql> delimiter ;
mysql>
mysql> call myProc();
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| l_text |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
| This is a really long string. In stored programs we can use text columns fairly freely, but in tables there are some limitations regarding indexing and use in various expressions. |
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>
mysql> drop procedure myProc;
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)
mysql>