@@TEXTSIZE (Transact-SQL)
Returns the current value of the TEXTSIZE option of the SET statement. This specifies the maximum length, in bytes, of varchar(max), nvarchar(max), varbinary(max), text, or image data that a SELECT statement returns.
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Transact-SQL Syntax Conventions
Syntax
@@TEXTSIZE
Return Types
integer
Remarks
The default size is 4096 bytes. The maximum size that @@TEXTSIZE returns is 2^31-1 bytes.
Examples
The following example uses SELECT to display the @@TEXTSIZE value before and after it is changed with the SET``TEXTSIZE statement.
SELECT @@TEXTSIZE AS 'Text Size'
SET TEXTSIZE 2048
SELECT @@TEXTSIZE AS 'Text Size'
Here is the result set.
Text Size
-----------
4096
Text Size
-----------
2048
See Also
Reference
Configuration Functions (Transact-SQL)
SET TEXTSIZE (Transact-SQL)