MaximumColumnSize
The maximum column size.
Data Type
int
Default Value
16000
Remarks
Some tools restrain the largest size of a column or the total size of all the columns selected. You can set the MaximumColumnSize to overcome these schema-based restrictions. The connector will not report any column to be larger than the MaximumColumnSize.
Set a MaximumColumnSize of zero to eliminate limits on column size, as shown in the following example:
SQLSetConnectAttr(hdbc, 20002, (SQLPOINTER)2048, 0);
The following are a few examples of how you can use this property to avoid compatibility issues with several tools:
- Oracle ODBC Gateway: Set MaximumColumnSize=4000 to avoid the ORA-28562 data truncation error. Note that Oracle ODBC Gateway additionally requires that you set the MapToWVarchar connection property to false.
- Microsoft Access: Set MaximumColumnSize=255 to report string fields as TEXT instead of MEMO in Access. MEMO fields have no length limit but have restrictions on joins and filters. TEXT fields have a fixed length but support more functionality in Access tables.