Sql 2000 update text field

A value of 0 deletes no data. This is a single char , nchar , varchar , nvarchar , binary , varbinary , text , ntext , or image value. For best performance we recommend that text , ntext and image data be inserted or updated in chunks sizes that are multiples of 8, bytes. In SQL Server, in-row text pointers to text , ntext , or image data may exist but may not be valid. Skip to main content.

This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Sign in Join Now. New Post. Michael Walton. I am trying to write some code that inserts or updates a text field in my SQL Server database. However, due to limitations in SQL Server and text fields, I can not use a simple Update or Insert command with text over bytes.

Does anybody have any sample statements that will help me update that field with larger amounts of data? Follow Post Reply. Manohar Kamath [MVP]. Something I found on the net thanks, google! Thanks for that link. There are some ideas in there that I've seen before. The problem is that they are uploading a large file into a text field which actually might be better off in an image field. However, what I am doing is entering a large amount of text into a form, and submitting the form to an ASP page.

I have tried Updatetext and Writetext with little success. It appears that it works the first time, but I can't get it to update something later. Foo Man Chew. Maybe you could show what you are trying and we could suggest an alternative. And by that I mean the result of response. That hurdle I've already passed. This appears to work for any field lengths under K, but I get an exception error when the text gets larger than that. Can anybody confirm that? If so, any work arounds?

Thanks for your help, in advance. And an even better enhancement would be to pass the text to a TEXT input param of a stored procedure, instead of passing the whole ad hoc query through all the tiers And finally, why are you setting this result to a recordset object? Improve this question. Mark Plumpton. Mark Plumpton Mark Plumpton 3 3 gold badges 9 9 silver badges 19 19 bronze badges.

Add a comment. Active Oldest Votes. Improve this answer. Jim Birchall Jim Birchall 2 2 gold badges 3 3 silver badges 8 8 bronze badges. I had a hard time with this one. I was trying to save long strings actually rich text box contents to a ntext feild. The solution turned out to be fairly simple. WRITE clause to update newly added column. Now to update the portion of the string, execute following command.

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