On Tue, 19 Feb 2002 21:50:40 +0000, Zal P. <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>Hello,
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>I am in Control Panel > Pool Manager > Pool Import and when I import an XML
>document (an zip file) I get the error:
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> "ERROR: 7479 characters is too much data for column
>'question.question_text' (limit 4000): Data truncated (3479 characters
>lost)! "
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>It seems the "limit 4000" is a Blackboard issue. What steps could I do to
>change this limit ?
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>I appreciate any help you can provide.
>Zal Petrowich
>Centre for Learning and Teaching Through Technology
>University of Waterloo
>Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Zal,
It's actually the limit imposed by the database field definition.
I don't know what database you are using, but in Oracle you could see this
using the sqlplus command:
SQL> desc bb50.question
The field question_text is defined as a varchar2(4000).
Herta Van den Eynde
K.U.Leuven - Ludit
Belgium
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