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SET TEXTSIZE (Transact-SQL)

SQL Server 2005

SQL Server 2012

Specifies the size of varchar(max), nvarchar(max), varbinary(max), text, ntext, and image data returned by a SELECT statement.

Important:
ntext, text, and image data types will be removed in a future version of Microsoft SQL Server. Avoid using these data types in new development work, and plan to modify applications that currently use them. Use nvarchar(max), varchar(max), and varbinary(max) instead. For more information, see Using Large-Value Data Types.

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Syntax


SET TEXTSIZE { number }

Arguments

number: Is the length of varchar(max), nvarchar(max), varbinary(max), text, ntext, or image data, in bytes. number is an integer and the maximum setting for SET TEXTSIZE is 2 gigabytes (GB), specified in bytes. A setting of 0 resets the size to the default (4 KB).

Remarks

Setting SET TEXTSIZE affects the @@TEXTSIZE function.

The SQL Native Client ODBC driver and SQL Native Client OLE DB Provider for SQL Server automatically set TEXTSIZE to 2147483647 when connecting.

The setting of set TEXTSIZE is set at execute or run time and not at parse time.

Permissions

Requires membership in the public role.

Reference

@@TEXTSIZE (Transact-SQL)
Data Types (Transact-SQL)
SET (Transact-SQL)

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