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Re: How to read Strings bigger than 255 chars

From: "Paul Schaap" <paul.schaap AT dingoblue.com.au>
To: freetds AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
Subject: Re: How to read Strings bigger than 255 chars
Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 18:55:56 -0400

Hi Christian,

> Hello Friends,
>
> I saw that freeTDS cannot read Strings from the (SQLServer7)database with
> a length bigger than 255. freeTDS simply cuts the String.
> This happens with datatypes char, varchar, nvarchar, nchar. Any Ideas?
>

Cast them as type "TEXT".

> Thanks
>
> Christian Amann

CHEERS
Paul
P.S. the FAQ is confused/ing here !

How to read Strings bigger than 255 chars, Christian Amann, 06/01/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: How to read Strings bigger than 255 chars, Pier Paolo Bortone, 06/01/2001
- Re: How to read Strings bigger than 255 chars, Brian Bruns, 06/01/2001
- Re: How to read Strings bigger than 255 chars, Paul Schaap, 06/03/2001
- Re: How to read Strings bigger than 255 chars, James K. Lowden, 06/03/2001
- Re: How to read Strings bigger than 255 chars, Brian Bruns, 06/03/2001
- Re: How to read Strings bigger than 255 chars, Paul Schaap, 06/03/2001
- Re: How to read Strings bigger than 255 chars, Brian Bruns, 06/04/2001
- Re: How to read Strings bigger than 255 chars, Eric Deutsch, 06/04/2001
- Re: How to read Strings bigger than 255 chars, Brian Bruns, 06/04/2001
- Re: How to read Strings bigger than 255 chars, Eric Deutsch, 06/04/2001
- Re: How to read Strings bigger than 255 chars, Darryl Friesen, 06/04/2001
- Re: How to read Strings bigger than 255 chars, Michael Peppler, 06/04/2001
- Re: How to read Strings bigger than 255 chars, Darryl Friesen, 06/04/2001