Is there a limit of 256 on CHAR data?

We are creating some VIEWS that concatenate columns for output to FIXED
LENGTH TEXT FILES - with FIXED LENGTH columns.
This is being done for various transmissions - W2 files to the SS Admin,
1099 files to the IRS, eligibility files to various health organizations.
While testing today, in Query Analyzer, it appeared that saying something
like:
Cast( Cast(col1 as char(10))+Cast(Col2 as char(15))...+Cast(Colnn as
char(10)) as char(280))
The 280 was not liked. In QA we could only see a single column of I'm
thinking around 256 bytes?
Does QA have a max size for column display in the grid?QA->Menu-> Tools.. Options...Results tab. Maximum Characters per column
box. Adjust as necessary.
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> We are creating some VIEWS that concatenate columns for output to FIXED
> LENGTH TEXT FILES - with FIXED LENGTH columns.
> This is being done for various transmissions - W2 files to the SS Admin,
> 1099 files to the IRS, eligibility files to various health organizations.
> While testing today, in Query Analyzer, it appeared that saying something
> like:
> Cast( Cast(col1 as char(10))+Cast(Col2 as char(15))...+Cast(Colnn as
> char(10)) as char(280))
> The 280 was not liked. In QA we could only see a single column of I'm
> thinking around 256 bytes?
> Does QA have a max size for column display in the grid?
>|||Steve,
Change the max number in Query analyzer 'tools' menu |options|'results' tab.
Dinesh
SQL Server MVP
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"Steve Z" <szlamany@.antarescomputing_no_spam.com> wrote in message
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> We are creating some VIEWS that concatenate columns for output to FIXED
> LENGTH TEXT FILES - with FIXED LENGTH columns.
> This is being done for various transmissions - W2 files to the SS Admin,
> 1099 files to the IRS, eligibility files to various health organizations.
> While testing today, in Query Analyzer, it appeared that saying something
> like:
> Cast( Cast(col1 as char(10))+Cast(Col2 as char(15))...+Cast(Colnn as
> char(10)) as char(280))
> The 280 was not liked. In QA we could only see a single column of I'm
> thinking around 256 bytes?
> Does QA have a max size for column display in the grid?
>|||> The 280 was not liked. In QA we could only see a single column of I'm
> thinking around 256 bytes?
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Aaron Bertrand
SQL Server MVP
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It worked like a charm.
"Dinesh T.K" <tkdinesh@.nospam.mail.tkdinesh.com> wrote in message
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> Steve,
> Change the max number in Query analyzer 'tools' menu |options|'results'
tab.
> --
> Dinesh
> SQL Server MVP
> --
> --
> SQL Server FAQ at
> http://www.tkdinesh.com
> "Steve Z" <szlamany@.antarescomputing_no_spam.com> wrote in message
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