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Rev

the problem with varchar is the limit of x bytes, which is not the case for xml.

none
– none

2011-01-05 15:53:49 +00:00
Commented Jan 5, 2011 at 15:53
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Which version of SQL Are you using. nvarchar(max) should offer you up to 2GB.

Mutation Person
– Mutation Person

2011-01-05 16:02:58 +00:00
Commented Jan 5, 2011 at 16:02
after a quick search , there is a difference between specifying varchar(5000) and varchar(max)

none
– none

2011-01-05 19:31:23 +00:00
Commented Jan 5, 2011 at 19:31
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Neither CAST() or CONVERT() will properly unescape the xml. The handling of converting to a NULL when there's no matching tag on a nodeset query function also fails.

Jay
– Jay

2014-11-03 23:08:21 +00:00
Commented Nov 3, 2014 at 23:08

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