valeriy-kravchuks-macbook-pro:trunk openxs$ bin/mysql -uroot --column-type test
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mysql> select charset(md5('a')),collation(md5('a'));
Field   1:  `charset(md5('a'))`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 4
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 

Field   2:  `collation(md5('a'))`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 15
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 


+-------------------+---------------------+
| charset(md5('a')) | collation(md5('a')) |
+-------------------+---------------------+
| utf8              | utf8_general_ci     |
+-------------------+---------------------+
1 row in set (0.02 sec)

mysql> select charset(old_password('a')),collation(old_password('a'));
Field   1:  `charset(old_password('a'))`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 4
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 

Field   2:  `collation(old_password('a'))`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 15
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 


+----------------------------+------------------------------+
| charset(old_password('a')) | collation(old_password('a')) |
+----------------------------+------------------------------+
| utf8                       | utf8_general_ci              |
+----------------------------+------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> select charset(password('a')),collation(password('a'));
Field   1:  `charset(password('a'))`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 4
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 

Field   2:  `collation(password('a'))`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 15
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 


+------------------------+--------------------------+
| charset(password('a')) | collation(password('a')) |
+------------------------+--------------------------+
| utf8                   | utf8_general_ci          |
+------------------------+--------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> select charset(sha('a')),collation(sha('a'));
Field   1:  `charset(sha('a'))`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 4
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 

Field   2:  `collation(sha('a'))`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 15
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 


+-------------------+---------------------+
| charset(sha('a')) | collation(sha('a')) |
+-------------------+---------------------+
| utf8              | utf8_general_ci     |
+-------------------+---------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> select charset(sha1('a')),collation(sha1('a'));
Field   1:  `charset(sha1('a'))`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 4
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 

Field   2:  `collation(sha1('a'))`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 15
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 


+--------------------+----------------------+
| charset(sha1('a')) | collation(sha1('a')) |
+--------------------+----------------------+
| utf8               | utf8_general_ci      |
+--------------------+----------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> select charset(astext(point(1,2))),collation(astext(point(1,2)));
Field   1:  `charset(astext(point(1,2)))`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 4
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 

Field   2:  `collation(astext(point(1,2)))`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 15
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 


+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| charset(astext(point(1,2))) | collation(astext(point(1,2))) |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+
| utf8                        | utf8_general_ci               |
+-----------------------------+-------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> select charset(aswkt(point(1,2))),collation(aswkt(point(1,2)));
Field   1:  `charset(aswkt(point(1,2)))`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 4
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 

Field   2:  `collation(aswkt(point(1,2)))`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 15
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 


+----------------------------+------------------------------+
| charset(aswkt(point(1,2))) | collation(aswkt(point(1,2))) |
+----------------------------+------------------------------+
| utf8                       | utf8_general_ci              |
+----------------------------+------------------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> 
mysql> set @x=md5('a');select charset(@x),collation(@x);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

Field   1:  `charset(@x)`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 6
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 

Field   2:  `collation(@x)`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 6
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 


+-------------+---------------+
| charset(@x) | collation(@x) |
+-------------+---------------+
| binary      | binary        |
+-------------+---------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> set @x=old_password('a');select charset(@x),collation(@x);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

Field   1:  `charset(@x)`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 6
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 

Field   2:  `collation(@x)`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 17
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 


+-------------+-------------------+
| charset(@x) | collation(@x)     |
+-------------+-------------------+
| latin1      | latin1_swedish_ci |
+-------------+-------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> set @x=password('a');select charset(@x),collation(@x);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

Field   1:  `charset(@x)`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 6
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 

Field   2:  `collation(@x)`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 17
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 


+-------------+-------------------+
| charset(@x) | collation(@x)     |
+-------------+-------------------+
| latin1      | latin1_swedish_ci |
+-------------+-------------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> set @x=sha('a');select charset(@x),collation(@x);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

Field   1:  `charset(@x)`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 6
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 

Field   2:  `collation(@x)`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 6
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 


+-------------+---------------+
| charset(@x) | collation(@x) |
+-------------+---------------+
| binary      | binary        |
+-------------+---------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> set @x=sha1('a');select charset(@x),collation(@x);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

Field   1:  `charset(@x)`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 6
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 

Field   2:  `collation(@x)`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 6
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 


+-------------+---------------+
| charset(@x) | collation(@x) |
+-------------+---------------+
| binary      | binary        |
+-------------+---------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> set @x=astext(point(1,2));select charset(@x),collation(@x);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

Field   1:  `charset(@x)`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 6
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 

Field   2:  `collation(@x)`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 6
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 


+-------------+---------------+
| charset(@x) | collation(@x) |
+-------------+---------------+
| binary      | binary        |
+-------------+---------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> set @x=aswkt(point(1,2));select charset(@x),collation(@x);
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.00 sec)

Field   1:  `charset(@x)`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 6
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 

Field   2:  `collation(@x)`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   ``
Table:      ``
Org_table:  ``
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 6
Decimals:   31
Flags:      NOT_NULL 


+-------------+---------------+
| charset(@x) | collation(@x) |
+-------------+---------------+
| binary      | binary        |
+-------------+---------------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> show variables like 'char%';Field   1:  `Variable_name`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   `information_schema`
Table:      `VARIABLES`
Org_table:  `VARIABLES`
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     192
Max_length: 24
Decimals:   0
Flags:      NOT_NULL 

Field   2:  `Value`
Catalog:    `def`
Database:   `information_schema`
Table:      `VARIABLES`
Org_table:  `VARIABLES`
Type:       VAR_STRING
Collation:  utf8_general_ci (33)
Length:     3072
Max_length: 45
Decimals:   0
Flags:      


+--------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| Variable_name            | Value                                         |
+--------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
| character_set_client     | utf8                                          |
| character_set_connection | utf8                                          |
| character_set_database   | latin1                                        |
| character_set_filesystem | binary                                        |
| character_set_results    | utf8                                          |
| character_set_server     | latin1                                        |
| character_set_system     | utf8                                          |
| character_sets_dir       | /Users/openxs/dbs/trunk/share/mysql/charsets/ |
+--------------------------+-----------------------------------------------+
8 rows in set (0.00 sec)

mysql> exit
Bye
valeriy-kravchuks-macbook-pro:trunk openxs$ echo $LANG
uk_UA.UTF-8