MySQL Bugs: #54038: DATE_FORMAT displayed as 'BLOB'

Bug #54038	DATE_FORMAT displayed as 'BLOB'
Submitted:	27 May 2010 18:24	Modified:	28 May 2010 3:30
Reporter:	John McNair	Email Updates:
Status:	Duplicate	Impact on me:	None
Category:	MySQL Workbench: SQL Editor	Severity:	S3 (Non-critical)
Version:	5.2.21 RC	OS:	Microsoft Windows (7)
Assigned to:		CPU Architecture:	Any

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Description:
When I issue this query: 

select date_format(some_date,'%m/%d/%y') from some_table 

The Results grid displays 'BLOB' for all rows. I can use the 'Open Value in Viewer' context menu to display a single column's value as text, but I want to see the values for DATE_FORMAT, CONCAT, etc., functions displayed as string data in the Results grid. Also, if I try to export these results, the CSV file contains "..." for all rows. 

How can I display string data in the grid instead of the word 'BLOB'?

How to repeat:
Issue any query that uses the DATE_FORMAT or CONCAT functions.

This is a duplicate of Bug #53920. See bug #Bug #54032 for possible workaround.