>Hi everybody,
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>I have a description field which is currently either varchar or char. I would like to use this field for rich text formatting. What should I choose for the type of the field, how can I transfer the existing data and what else should I consider?
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>Thanks in advance.
varchar(max) is appropriate. All RTF codes are just strings.
And I suggest varchar(max) just to be sure that you'll have enough space to keep that file.
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