fix - legacy string col not appearing

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• Bug Fixes
  • Improved the accuracy of column selection when editing database table columns
  • Enhanced support and handling of legacy string-type column formats in the column matching system
  • Refined the selection logic to properly identify and match columns based on their format specifications, type, and naming conventions

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Walkthrough

A constant STRING_COLUMN_NAME was introduced in the store module to represent the legacy string column type identifier 'String (deprecated)'. The edit component now imports this constant and refines its column selection matching logic to handle three scenarios: columns with a format property (matched by format), legacy string-type columns without format (matched against the new constant), and other columns (matched by type). The changes extract a magic string into a named constant and improve type-matching behavior for backward compatibility.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title 'fix - legacy string col not appearing' directly addresses the main change: fixing the visibility of legacy string columns by introducing STRING_COLUMN_NAME constant and refining column selection logic.
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