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Change type from Text to Varchar(MAX)
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21/10/2010 19:54:46
Mike Beane
Round Lake, Illinois, United States
 
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Forum:
Microsoft SQL Server
Category:
Other
Title:
Re: Change type from Text to Varchar(MAX)
Environment versions
SQL Server:
SQL Server 2005
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
01486567
Message ID:
01486577
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42
>Hi,
>
>I want to change the type of columns from Text to Varchar(MAX) and from Varchar(600) to Varchar(MAX). If I do so in the SSMS, could I lose some data? And if so, what is a better way to change the type of those columns (in an existing database).
>
>TIA.

Good move. The Text type is on the way out, which is probably what prompted you to do this.
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