Index: ext_tables.sql
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--- ext_tables.sql	(revision 6288)
+++ ext_tables.sql	(working copy)
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 	lastexecution_time int(11) unsigned DEFAULT '0' NOT NULL,
 	lastexecution_failure text NOT NULL,
 	lastexecution_context char(3) DEFAULT '' NOT NULL,
-	serialized_task_object text NOT NULL,
-	serialized_executions text NOT NULL,
+	serialized_task_object blob NOT NULL,
+	serialized_executions blob NOT NULL,
 	PRIMARY KEY (uid),
 	KEY index_nextexecution (nextexecution)
 );