changing a field type in mysql

[eMEraLdwPn]

i have a field set as a "longblob" type in my database, but the problem with it is that i can't run incase-sensitive searches on it... so if i were to convert it to "text" type would that screw up the data? some of the data is rather large (5-10kb, maybe more) and does contain some html...

if i can't just change the field type to text, is there anything i could do to be able to run incase-sensitive searches?

[Chris]

I don't think it would. Backup your DB and then try.

[eMEraLdwPn]

yeah, i made a backup of the db and switched the fieldtype and everything seems fine =).. thanks