SELECT returns Broken Tables

[BigBrother]

When I run SELECT field_01 FROM table_01, where field_01 is of type TEXT, mySQL returns a broken table with the rows all miss-aligned.

Could this be because TEXT is a variable-length type? Is there a fix for this? Can the contents of a field be wrapped so to fit within the table?

 

[DjangMan]

Where are you viewing your output now?

DjangMan

 

[BigBrother]

I was viewing the query in an MS DOS window. However, queries on other tables viewed in the same window run without a problem.

 

[DjangMan]

Then I think you answered part of your original question about the field being variable length. I don't know how to control the formatting of the output to the console window, however. :-(