Strange problem with nvarchar(max) fields and Classic ASP

Question

I\'m working on a Classic ASP (VBScript) site that\'s running on a Windows 2008 server with IIS7 and hitting a SQL Server 2008

Answer 1

Very old thread - admitted. But I had this issue and it was driving me INSANE.

I fixed this by changing my connection string like this:

objConn.Open "Driver={SQL Server}; Server=(local); Database=; Uid=sa;Pwd=sa;"

to:

objConn.Open "Provider=SQLNCLI; Server=(local); Database= ; Uid=sa;Pwd=sa;"

So, essentially, removing Driver={SQL Server} and adding in "Provider=SQLNCLI;", FIXED THIS.

I can now see the nvarchar(max) column displayed correctly in my Classic ASP page.

Hope this helps someone.