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Incorrect field size returned for VARCHAR columns from Greenplum database

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TitleIncorrect field size returned for VARCHAR columns from Greenplum database
URL NameIncorrect-field-size-returned-for-VARCHAR-columns-from-Greenplum-database
Article Number000120559
EnvironmentProduct: Connect for ODBC Greenplum driver
Version: All supported versions
OS: All supported platforms
Database: Greenplum
Application: All supported applications
Question/Problem Description
Incorrect field size returned for VARCHAR columns from Greenplum database while using the Connect for ODBC DataDirect Greenplum driver
Steps to ReproduceQuery the metadata on a table with a column type of VARCHAR, no size specified.
For example, create table mytable (col1 varchar)
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Cause
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The driver is behaving as expected.

The maximum field size for a Greenplum VARCHAR field is 10485760. This is what the driver returns when the VARCHAR column is created and no size was specified at create time..
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Last Modified Date8/15/2018 5:43 PM
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