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Old 11-19-04, 16:50
softie() softie() is offline
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sql text data

suppose i want to store text into a table. what is the best data type? on average, the text would be about one or two paragraphs long. for now i am just using varchar until i can find something better....could anyone tell me about blob?
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Old 11-22-04, 05:00
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Hi, you can use nvarchar data type. If your text has thousands of characters then use Text Data type.

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