>>Hi,
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>>I came across an issue with Text type column that UPPER() function (that is used a lot in my app) does not work on Text but works on Varchar(max). Before I go ahead and change all my memo fields (in SQL Server) to Varchar(max), is there a downside of not using Text for memo? TIA.
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>Where are some problems of getting back varchar(max) field to VFP. If you're using CA with ADO, it's not a problem. See
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>Other than that, it's recommended to get rid of getting deprecated Text type.
Actually I am using CA with ODBC and have no problem accessing Varchar(max). So I will go ahead and change Text to Varchar(max). Thank you.
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