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Varchar can be up to 254 characters (always stored with constant size)
To retrieve the size of the Varchar
The _NullFlags column of the Table needs to be checked. (it's a hidden system column)
Tables that contain a varchar always contain the _NullFlags column.
Depending on, if the null-Flag for the varchar field is set, length is stored in the last byte of the field.
If the length is 0 the value should be interpreted as empty.
For each Varchar and Varbinary field, one bit, or "varlength" bit, is allocated in the last system field, which is a hidden field and stores the null status for all fields that can be null. If the Varchar or Varbinary field can be null, the null bit follows the "varlength" bit. If the "varlength" bit is set to 1, the length of the actual field value length is stored in the last byte of the field. Otherwise, if the bit is set to 0, length of the value is equal to the field size. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/visualstudio/foxpro/st4a0s68(v=vs.80)#table-header-record-structure
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Varchars need special handling
Varchar can be up to 254 characters (always stored with constant size)
To retrieve the size of the Varchar
The _NullFlags column of the Table needs to be checked. (it's a hidden system column)
Tables that contain a varchar always contain the _NullFlags column.
Depending on, if the null-Flag for the varchar field is set, length is stored in the last byte of the field.
If the length is 0 the value should be interpreted as empty.
The text was updated successfully, but these errors were encountered: