TEXT vs Varchar : need your advice.

[eluser]jpi[/eluser]
I believe you can't set a varchar with a length greater than 255.

From mysql doc :

Before MySQL 5.0.3, a CHAR or VARCHAR column with a length specification greater than 255 is converted to the smallest TEXT type that can hold values of the given length

As of MySQL 5.0.3, a CHAR or BINARY column with a length specification greater than 255 is not silently converted. Instead, an error occurs.