SQL Server Text Datatype Maxlength = 65,535?

Question

Software I\'m working with uses a text field to store XML. From my searches online, the text datatype is supposed to hold 2^31 - 1 characters. Currently SQL Server is trunca

Answer 1

You should have a look at

• XML Support in Microsoft SQL Server 2005
• Beginning SQL Server 2005 XML Programming

So I would rather try to use the data type appropriate for the use. Not make a datatype fit your use from a previous version.