>>>I never tried with XP, only Win7.
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>>Windows 7 and SQL Server Driver works fine for me for varchar(max) columns. It is the SQL Server Native client that has problem.
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>Do you know the version number for the driver?
In my case it's Microsoft SQL Server ODBC Driver Version 06.01.7601, in his it's 03.85. I see the driver version on the last page when configuring DSN.
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