You can't apply max() to a text datatype. So how about: SELECT MAX(LEN(CAST(textdatafield AS nvarchar(4000))))
If the result is < 4000 then it will work. If not, it won't. Or you could use varchar(8000). Matthew Walker http://www.matthewwalker.net.nz/ > -----Original Message----- > From: Lee Fuller [mailto:leelistnew@;primedna.net] > Sent: Friday, 25 October 2002 8:26 a.m. > To: CF-Talk > Subject: Max length of Text Data? > > > Someone help me out here.. brain-fart occurring.. > > Need to look at all the values in the ntext field of a datasource, > calculate the length (in characters) of the data contained in each > field, and select only the longest field, then display it's length. > > So.. Something like "Max(Len(textdatafield)))" sorta.. > > Ideas? > > TTAIA > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists&body=lists/cf_talk FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com
