RE: [KCFusion] SQL and Studio problem
Someone can correct me on this, but I think you should be fine converting your fields from nvarchar to varchar. Access either doesn't, or didn't used to support Unicode, and up until CFMX, CF didn't either. So if your applications are webcentric, are not using CFMX and/or not unicode specific, and you don't have to worry about foreign characters, go for it. Make sure when you change fields from nchar to char etc. that you make sure you aren't truncating the fields. Backup first! Likewise, because these changes may occur in primary and foreign key fields, you may have problems changing one table without conflicting with another, so you will probably need to schedule these changes for a down time when you can turn off the website and prevent users from accessing the database while you make the changes and test them. At 04:30 PM 12/18/2002 -0600, you wrote: Unicode? Six months ago this db was in Access 2000, and I used the MS upsizing wizard to convert it to SQL 7. Don't remember anything in the wizard about unicode. How annoying. Unless there's some reason to use unicode in that field -- highly unlikely -- I'd rather just change the data type to plain text. Keith Purtell, Web/Network Administrator __ The KCFusion.org list and website is hosted by Humankind Systems, Inc. List Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-list@kcfusion.org Questions, Comments or Glowing Praise.. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [KCFusion] SQL and Studio problem
Unicode? Six months ago this db was in Access 2000, and I used the MS upsizing wizard to convert it to SQL 7. Don't remember anything in the wizard about unicode. How annoying. Unless there's some reason to use unicode in that field -- highly unlikely -- I'd rather just change the data type to plain text. Keith Purtell, Web/Network Administrator VantageMed Operations (Kansas City) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Ryan Hartwich > Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2002 4:22 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [KCFusion] SQL and Studio problem > > > nvarchar (or nchar) are for unicode fields. They take twice > the space to > store as non-unicode fields. So a field that is '80' wide is > 40 characters > of data that take 2 bytes per character. > > You are hitting the size limitation when you jump from 40 to 41/42 > characters and then it is doubling. Try changing your > nvarchar field to 160. > > Ryan > > > At 04:13 PM 12/18/2002 -0600, you wrote: > >I'm using CF Studio 5 on Win2000, and our db is MS SQL 7 on > NT 4. One of > >my apps started acting up > >when a user tried to enter a long client name in a form. An > error about > >right truncation. Studio's > >db tab told me that field was 80 characters wide (nvarchar). > But it kept > >choking on a 42-character > >name. I went back to our server room and checked field > widths from the > >Enterprise Manager. Each > >field there shows a value half of what Studio tells me. So > my 80-character > >field will only take 40. > >Easy enough to change but what's up with the > misrepresentation? It does > >not do this with other data > >types. > > > >Keith Purtell, Web/Network Administrator > >VantageMed Operations (Kansas City) > >Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] __ The KCFusion.org list and website is hosted by Humankind Systems, Inc. List Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-list@kcfusion.org Questions, Comments or Glowing Praise.. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [KCFusion] SQL and Studio problem
nvarchar (or nchar) are for unicode fields. They take twice the space to store as non-unicode fields. So a field that is '80' wide is 40 characters of data that take 2 bytes per character. You are hitting the size limitation when you jump from 40 to 41/42 characters and then it is doubling. Try changing your nvarchar field to 160. Ryan At 04:13 PM 12/18/2002 -0600, you wrote: I'm using CF Studio 5 on Win2000, and our db is MS SQL 7 on NT 4. One of my apps started acting up when a user tried to enter a long client name in a form. An error about right truncation. Studio's db tab told me that field was 80 characters wide (nvarchar). But it kept choking on a 42-character name. I went back to our server room and checked field widths from the Enterprise Manager. Each field there shows a value half of what Studio tells me. So my 80-character field will only take 40. Easy enough to change but what's up with the misrepresentation? It does not do this with other data types. Keith Purtell, Web/Network Administrator VantageMed Operations (Kansas City) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] __ The KCFusion.org list and website is hosted by Humankind Systems, Inc. List Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-list@kcfusion.org Questions, Comments or Glowing Praise.. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[KCFusion] SQL and Studio problem
I'm using CF Studio 5 on Win2000, and our db is MS SQL 7 on NT 4. One of my apps started acting up when a user tried to enter a long client name in a form. An error about right truncation. Studio's db tab told me that field was 80 characters wide (nvarchar). But it kept choking on a 42-character name. I went back to our server room and checked field widths from the Enterprise Manager. Each field there shows a value half of what Studio tells me. So my 80-character field will only take 40. Easy enough to change but what's up with the misrepresentation? It does not do this with other data types. Keith Purtell, Web/Network Administrator VantageMed Operations (Kansas City) Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply email and destroy all copies of the original message. --- [This E-mail scanned for viruses by Declude Virus] __ The KCFusion.org list and website is hosted by Humankind Systems, Inc. List Archives http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-list@kcfusion.org Questions, Comments or Glowing Praise.. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To Subscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
