Name
COMPRESS( )
Synopsis
COMPRESS(string
)
This function returns a given string compressed. It requires MySQL to
have been compiled with a compression library (i.e.,
zlib
). This statement is available as of Version
4.1 of MySQL.
SELECT COMPRESS(essay) FROM applications WHERE applicant_id = '7382';
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