Error Code: 1406. Data too long for column - MySQL

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Error Code: 1406. Data too long for column

CREATE  TABLE `TEST` 
(

  `idTEST` INT NOT NULL ,

  `TESTcol` VARCHAR(45) NULL ,

  PRIMARY KEY (`idTEST`) 
);
         


        

Answer 1

Besides the answer given above, I just want to add that this error can also occur while importing data with incorrect lines terminated character.

For example I save the dump file in csv format in windows. then while importing

LOAD DATA INFILE '/path_to_csv_folder/db.csv' INTO TABLE table1
 FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' 
 ENCLOSED BY '"'
 ESCAPED BY '"'
 LINES TERMINATED BY '\n'
IGNORE 1 LINES;

Windows saved end of line as \r\n (i.e. CF LF) where as I was using \n. I was getting crazy why phpMyAdmin was able to import the file while I couldn't. Only when I open the file in notepadd++ and saw the end of file then I realized that mysql was unable to find any lines terminated symbol (and I guess it consider all the lines as input to the field; making it complain.)

Anyway after making from \n to \r\n; it work like a charm.

LOAD DATA INFILE '/path_to_csv_folder/db.csv' INTO TABLE table1
 FIELDS TERMINATED BY ',' 
 ENCLOSED BY '"'
 ESCAPED BY '"'
 LINES TERMINATED BY '\r\n'
IGNORE 1 LINES;