Bug #44134 Workbench preserves flags when data type changes when forward engineering
Submitted: 7 Apr 2009 12:27 Modified: 18 May 2009 10:44
Reporter: Ken Brown Email Updates:
Status: Closed Impact on me:
None 
Category:MySQL Workbench Severity:S2 (Serious)
Version:5.1.9 OSS Beta OS:Windows (Vista Ultimate)
Assigned to: CPU Architecture:Any
Tags: data type change, forward engineer, workbench

[7 Apr 2009 12:27] Ken Brown
Description:
When you set data type flags i.e. unsigned the system remembers the setting when you forward engineer generating errors

How to repeat:
Create table col1 with type int and set unsigned
Save
alter column to varchar2
Forward engineer
field will show as col1 varchar(x) unsigned

Suggested fix:
None
workaround
change type back and remove the flag then change back to correct type
[18 May 2009 10:44] Susanne Ebrecht
Thank you for your bug report. This issue has already been fixed in the latest released version of that product, which you can download at

  http://www.mysql.com/downloads/