In DB2, is there a datatype that allows the string to grow and shrink dynamically like the Varchar(Max) datatype in SQL Server database?
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In DB2, is there a datatype that allows the string to grow and shrink dynamically like the Varchar(Max) datatype in SQL Server database?
No, according to this and this, DB2 doesn’t have a large capacity text type.
You can use the
VARCHAR(n)data type for text. Please keep in mind thatnis the maximum length of bytes and not the character length. The maximum length is 32704 in byte. This is important if you are using a UTF-8 encoded database.