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Hello Chris, You wrote: >Actually under 4.4 it is 2 bytes for a max length of 65535 bytes. IBM >keeps stretching things. Don't confuse the RPG varying data type with database support for VARLEN. Database VARLEN fields are limited to 32740 bytes (32739 if null-capable) and IIRC they use a 2-byte length and require 24 overhead bytes to track the variable portion (i.e., the part that overflows the allocated length). I believe I've provided information about the overhead bytes in the past. It is likely to be in the archives. Regards, Simon Coulter. «»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«» «» FlyByNight Software AS/400 Technical Specialists «» «» Eclipse the competition - run your business on an IBM AS/400. «» «» «» «» Phone: +61 3 9419 0175 Mobile: +61 0411 091 400 /"\ «» «» Fax: +61 3 9419 0175 mailto: shc@flybynight.com.au \ / «» «» X «» «» ASCII Ribbon campaign against HTML E-Mail / \ «» «»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»«»
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