diff --git a/adapters/MySQL.cfc b/adapters/MySQL.cfc
index 50f7015..6bda6b9 100755
--- a/adapters/MySQL.cfc
+++ b/adapters/MySQL.cfc
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 	<cfset variables.sqlTypes['float'] = {name='FLOAT'}>
 	<cfset variables.sqlTypes['integer'] = {name='INT'}>
 	<cfset variables.sqlTypes['string'] = {name='VARCHAR',limit=255}>
+	<cfset variables.sqlTypes['char'] = {name='CHAR',limit=255}>
 	<cfset variables.sqlTypes['text'] = {name='TEXT'}>
 	<cfset variables.sqlTypes['time'] = {name='TIME'}>
 	<cfset variables.sqlTypes['timestamp'] = {name='TIMESTAMP'}>
@@ -74,4 +75,4 @@
 		<cfreturn "DROP INDEX #quoteTableName(arguments.indexName)# ON #quoteTableName(arguments.table)#">
 	</cffunction>
 	
-</cfcomponent>
\ No newline at end of file
+</cfcomponent>