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stroek
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 Posted - 2008-08-07 : 05:03:54
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| What Data Type is the best choice to input up to 20.000 charatersRegards |
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SwePeso
Patron Saint of Lost Yaks
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Posted - 2008-08-07 : 05:05:17
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VARCHAR(MAX)
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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)
17689 Posts |
Posted - 2008-08-07 : 05:05:22
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varchar(max) or nvarchar(max)
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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)
17689 Posts |
Posted - 2008-08-07 : 05:05:43
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KH[spoiler]Time is always against us[/spoiler] |
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stroek
Starting Member
18 Posts |
Posted - 2008-08-07 : 05:26:35
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| thanks for the quick answer.My local server is 2005.No I have checkt the server of my hosting company and it has no data type nvarchar(max).So I think it is a 2000 or 2003 server.What data type is bet to use on that serverRegards |
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khtan
In (Som, Ni, Yak)
17689 Posts |
Posted - 2008-08-07 : 05:30:48
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for SQL Server 2000, the max for varchar is 8000 anything bigger have to go for text
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stroek
Starting Member
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Posted - 2008-08-07 : 07:51:18
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Datatype for 20.000 char