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Re: [freetds] Perl pulling data from SQL Server using FreeTDS

From: "James K. Lowden" <jklowden AT schemamania.org>
To: FreeTDS Development Group <freetds AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [freetds] Perl pulling data from SQL Server using FreeTDS
Date: Mon, 17 May 2004 21:18:18 -0400

On Mon, 17 May 2004, v79k <v79k AT yahoo.com> wrote:
> Is there a limit of 256 bytes for FreeTDS? Column 1 is
> basically tab limited data.

No. FreeTDS imposes no limit. The server or TDS version might, though.
varchar in < TDS 7.0 is limited to 255 characters.

> Will breaking into individual columns help?

Eh, well, many people would call that better design. Of itself, better
design often helps.

--jkl

[freetds] Perl pulling data from SQL Server using FreeTDS, v79k, 05/17/2004
- Re: [freetds] Perl pulling data from SQL Server using FreeTDS, James K. Lowden, 05/17/2004
  - Re: [freetds] Perl pulling data from SQL Server using FreeTDS, v79k, 05/18/2004