Merge bk-internal.mysql.com:/home/bk/mysql-5.0-maint

into  zippy.cornsilk.net:/home/cmiller/work/mysql/mysql-5.0-maint

sql/sql_show.cc

@@ -3602,7 +3602,16 @@ TABLE *create_schema_table(THD *thd, TABLE_LIST *table_list)
         DBUG_RETURN(0);
       }
       break;
+    case MYSQL_TYPE_FLOAT:
+    case MYSQL_TYPE_DOUBLE:
+      if ((item= new Item_float(fields_info->field_name, 0.0, NOT_FIXED_DEC, 
+                           fields_info->field_length)) == NULL)
+        DBUG_RETURN(NULL);
+      break;
     default:
+      /* Don't let unimplemented types pass through. Could be a grave error. */
+      DBUG_ASSERT(fields_info->field_type == MYSQL_TYPE_STRING);
+
       /* this should be changed when Item_empty_string is fixed(in 4.1) */
       if (!(item= new Item_empty_string("", 0, cs)))
       {