SqlServer SMO StoredProcedureParameter Bug?

I'm creating a Windows Forms application which auto-generates my stored procedures for me.

Based upon a column's DataType property I'm creating instances of StoredProcedureParameter as below:

if (column.InPrimaryKey) {

StringBuilder parameterBuilder = new StringBuilder("@");

parameterBuilder.Append(column.Name);

sp.Parameters.Add(new StoredProcedureParameter(sp, parameterBuilder.ToString(), column.DataType));

Unfortunately when the columns datatype is nvarchar(max) the stored procedure is created with the following erronous parameter declaration

@SettingValue [nvarchar](100),

@SettingDescription [nvarchar],

@SettingCategory [nvarchar](50),

Notice how the SettingValue and SettingCategory parameters correctly specify the size as 100 and 50 respectfully. SettingDescription is defined in the table design as an nvarchar(max). However SMO creates it as a single character nvarchar.

Thanks in advance

Doug Holland



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SqlServer SMO StoredProcedureParameter Bug?

  • EvanY

    This is a know issue in SMO, which is expected to be in Service Pack 1.

    Peter



  • Devendersys

    It is going to be more likely Q2.

    Peter



  • Sillyman

    Any idea when we might see SP1

    Q1 2006 maybe or do you think later than that

    Thanks in advance

    Doug


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