Survey.surveyJSON and Survey_response.responseJSON fields will be altered to longText from longBlob. Future JSON fields should probably always be text type db fields.

docs/changelog/7.x.x.txt

@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
  - removed random questions display from Survey Questions Edit template until
    that feature is added.
  - fixed #9115: WebGUI::ProfileField->formField doesn't always show the submitted value
-
+ - fixed: utf8 issues with Survey should be correct.  JSON fields are now
+   longText instead of longBlob.
 7.6.9
  - fixed: ukplayer example is now loaded with swfobject.js released under the MIT licence, see gotcha's and /extras/ukplayer
  - fixed #9264: new slideShow.swf uploaded in extras/ukplayer (United Knowledge/Arjan Widlak)

docs/gotcha.txt

@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ upgrading from one version to the next, or even between multiple
 versions. Be sure to heed the warnings contained herein as they will
 save you many hours of grief.
 
+7.6.10
+--------------------------------------------------------------------
+   * The Survey JSON fields (Survey.surveyJSON and
+   * Survey_response.responseJSON) will alter to longText from LongBlob's.
 7.6.9
 --------------------------------------------------------------------
    * The ukplayer example, slideshow.html in /extras/ukplayer, used

docs/upgrades/upgrade_7.6.9-7.6.10.pl

@@ -32,9 +32,19 @@ my $session = start(); # this line required
 
 # upgrade functions go here
 addRichEditorInboxSetting( $session );
+alterSurveyJSONFields($session);
+
 
 finish($session); # this line required
 
+#Change the Survey and Survey_response tables' json fields to longText instead of longBlob to get back non-binary text
+#----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+sub alterSurveyJSONFIelds{
+    my $session = shift;
+    $session->db->write("alter table Survey modify surveyJSON longText");
+    $session->db->write("alter table Survey_response modify responseJSON longText");
+}
+
 
 #----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Describe what our function does