FIXED: bug in VarChar > 32KB

[Ruslan Zasukhin]

on 3/1/03 5:40 PM, jeff benjamin at jeffb at interactiveink.com wrote:

> Ruslan,
> 
> I am not able to convert existing varchar fields (with data) to text
> fields.
> 
> Attempt 1:
> 
> Use the changetype command in RB and also using the same in VAPP
> (select new type (Text) and click the modify button) causes a crash.
> 
> Attempt 2:
> 
> I tried doing an xml dump-->modify the XML elements for the field
> (change type to Text and change MaxSize to SegmentSize with data =
> 1024), then loaddump.
> 
> I have found that Text field data in XML dumps need to be in Hex? Since
> my dump is a varchar the data is ascii. I do not have a good way to
> change all the ascii data for the field in the xml dump to hex.
> 
> So I do not know how I can get my varchar data to a text field?
> 
> Any advice?

Jeff, you can download 1.9.8b1 VAPP and V4RB.

Please confirm that it fix your problem.

And check please on COPY of db, that VAPP now can convert your VarChar to
TEXT field.


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Ruslan Zasukhin      [ I feel the need...the need for speed ]
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