mysql TEXT column

I have a mysql TEXT column. I notice the modeller isn't aware of that =
type. In the modeller should it be LONGVARCHAR or something like that? =
Right now I just have it blank in the dbentity and have it as a varchar =
object entity, but this isn't working.

right now, I'm getting an exception because it's converting the string I =
set on that variable into a stream, or a byte array... I'm not really =
sure. But even when I set it to a simple short string I get:
Incorrect string value: '\xAC\xED\x00\x05t\x00...'


Rob=