Puoi recuperare i possibili valori per un campo SET utilizzando DESCRIBE myTableName mySetColumn o SHOW COLUMNS FROM myTableName LIKE mySetColumn :
mysql> DESCRIBE myTableName mySetColumn;
+-------+-------------------------------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| Field | Type | Null | Key | Default | Extra |
+-------+-------------------------------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
| myset | set('Travel','Sports','Dancing','Dining') | YES | | NULL | |
+-------+-------------------------------------------+------+-----+---------+-------+
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