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SQL 2005 max variable size 4k

  • November 6, 2007 at 8:22 am

    #180929

    I've read SQL 2005 now has a max variable size of 8k, but ours is still at 4k. Is there a setting somewhere that can easily be changed or was it an install option?

    Thanks, Ed

  • November 7, 2007 at 2:07 am

    #749004

    Where do you get this information from?

    This little test shows that a variable can hold more than 4K

    DECLARE @var char(8000)

    SET @var = (SELECT REPLICATE('Test',2000))

    SELECT @var

    Markus

    [font="Verdana"]Markus Bohse[/font]

  • November 7, 2007 at 2:24 am

    #749012

    NVARCHAR is still 4000 bytes due to being double byte character sting (unicode).

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  • November 7, 2007 at 2:51 am

    #749018

    Peter Larsson (11/7/2007)

    NVARCHAR is still 4000 bytes due to being double byte character sting (unicode).

    Sorry Peter to correct you but nvarchar too is 8000 bytes, but the length is limited to 4000 because of the double byte character.

    [font="Verdana"]Markus Bohse[/font]

  • November 7, 2007 at 11:38 am

    #749182

    MarkusB (11/7/2007)

    Peter Larsson (11/7/2007)

    NVARCHAR is still 4000 bytes due to being double byte character sting (unicode).

    Sorry Peter to correct you but nvarchar too is 8000 bytes, but the length is limited to 4000 because of the double byte character.

    Semantics 😀

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  • November 7, 2007 at 11:38 pm

    #749357

    ed.nettestad (11/6/2007)

    I've read SQL 2005 now has a max variable size of 8k, but ours is still at 4k. Is there a setting somewhere that can easily be changed or was it an install option?

    Thanks, Ed

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  • November 8, 2007 at 10:32 am

    #749577

    Thanks for the help, Ed

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