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>>>>What about creating an extra column for the varchar(max) and updating it from the text column? when finished, delete text column.
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>>>You can do that? I never knew!!! :)
>>Thanks for the sarcasm..
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>Just kidding - it's my new New York sarcasm. I even have a New York accent now.
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>You're right, good idea.

Just seemed simpler than all the machinations you guys were talking about...