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List:       hsql-user
Subject:    Re: [hsql-user] HSQL - How big can a VARCHAR be?
From:       david sims <david () simscomputing ! com>
Date:       2000-05-03 0:07:38
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On Tue, 02 May 2000, doug@dupreeinc.com wrote:
> How large can I define a VARCHAR datatype field?  I did not see any
> documented limits.  Can this type be used to store  results in a similar
> way as a TEXT or MEMO field?

I've successfully stored large strings in VARCHAR fields before. But I've never
pushed the limit to see how far I could go. I never peeked at that part of the
source code either, which could yield an answer.

regards,
david

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David Sims               david@simscomputing.com
Sims Computing, Inc.       www.simscomputing.com

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