You may need to set mssql.textlimit to a value greater than the default of 4096 characters. -- bob On Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Michael Lewis wrote: > John, > > I'm getting much more than 255 characters. The field is not varchar but a > text field. I've looked into FREETDS as the most likely source of the > problem but haven't found anything yet. > > Michael > > > Michael Lewis wrote: > > > > > I'm having a problem with retrieving field data from SQL SERVER 2000 and > am > > > not sure where the problem lies. I have a variable length field (from > 100 - > > > 10000 characters). When I retrieve the field using a select statement, > then > > > into a PHP variable such as $text=$r['body_text'], then the field seems > to > > > be truncated after a good bit of it has been returned (at least 1000 > > > characters). I am using PHP 4.3.4 and FREETDS 0.62 on a Red Hat 9.0 > system > > > to access SQL Server. The question is, is there a returned field size > > > maximum defaulting or defined in SQL Server, PHP, or FREETDS and/or has > > > anyone else had this problem? > > > > Not sure where the problem is exactly (I think it's FREETDS), but you > > can only use 255 characters in a variable character column. Newer > > versions of FREETDS may solve this, otherwise change your column type. > > > > -- > > ---John Holmes...> > > -- > PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) > To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php > > -- PHP Database Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
