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shell_l_d
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Australia
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Posted - 06/02/2010 :  10:33:42  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Hi... in a stored procedure, I can create a varchar > 255 in length & use print to get the required result, but if use select, truncates to 255 chars... any help/ideas/workarounds please?

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PRINT @myvarchar -- this shows > 255chars
SELECT @myvarchar -- this TRUNCATES to 255chars
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DECLARE @strWorkFlow varchar(255)
DECLARE @strWorkFlow2 varchar(255)
DECLARE @strWorkFlow3 varchar(500)

-- ALL select statements are truncating to 255 chars
SELECT @strWorkFlow
SELECT @strWorkFlow2
SELECT CAST(@strWorkFlow + @strWorkFlow2 AS TEXT)
SELECT @strWorkFlow + @strWorkFlow2
SELECT @strWorkFlow3
SELECT CONVERT(text, @strWorkFlow3)

-- these show what is expected
PRINT LEN( @strWorkFlow )
PRINT LEN( @strWorkFlow2 )
PRINT LEN( @strWorkFlow3 )
PRINT @strWorkFlow3

vijayisonly
Flowing Fount of Yak Knowledge

USA
1836 Posts
Posted - 06/02/2010 :  10:43:26  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
If you are using SSMS, check the settings here. It is defaulted to 256 characters.

Tools » Options » Query Results » Results to Text » Maximum number of characters displayed in each column

Also check the "Maximum Characters Retrieved" under "Results to Grid" section too.
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Kristen
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Posted - 06/02/2010 :  10:54:26  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
If this is SQL 2000 then its probably Query Analyser, rather than SSMS, but the same restriction, and Tools : Option setting applies
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shell_l_d
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Australia
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Posted - 06/02/2010 :  19:49:39  Show Profile  Reply with Quote
Thanks heaps guys, that did the trick. :) :) :)

I am using SQL Query Analyser (SQL 2000). :)
Edited by - shell_l_d on 06/02/2010 19:50:13
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