Maybe because text doesn't have a fieldlenfth.
Daniel Alsén wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> I have a table where a textfield is set to VARCHAR and 255 as maximum
> length. I need to change that to a fieldtype that can hold more text. I
> tried changing the type to TEXT and 2000 as fieldlength. But i only get a
> syntax error.
>
> Isn´t it possible to make that change? If not, what can i do to make the
> field hold more characters?
>
> Regards
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