MySQL Determine longest VarChar length

Question

I am trying to optimize my database. In order to do so, I need to be able to determine the longest data entry in a varchar column, and then trim the column definition to just a

Answer 1

I will post the answer in the question I made:

SELECT CHARACTER_MAXIMUM_LENGTH
FROM information_schema.COLUMNS
WHERE TABLE_SCHEMA = 'Database'
    AND TABLE_NAME = 'Table'
    AND COLUMN_NAME = 'Field'