Maximum Column Size

The maximum column size.

Data Type

string

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 driver 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.