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Workaround for SQL Server LInked Server long text field limitation

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TitleWorkaround for SQL Server LInked Server long text field limitation
URL Nameworkaround-for-sql-server-linked-server-long-text-field-limitation
Article Number000188427
EnvironmentProduct: Connect for ODBC Drivers
Version: 7.1
O/S: Windows
Database: All Supported
Application: N/A
Question/Problem Description
For columns described as SQL_LONGVARCHAR, Linked Server is not able to handle Long Data columns that are smaller than a particular threshold.  

 
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set the following connection option:

minlongvarcharsize=32769
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Last Modified Date5/31/2017 9:39 PM
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