SELECT "char(10)" = convert(char(10), "test") SELECT "varchar(10)" = convert(varchar(10), "test") CREATE TABLE dsp_test ( char_col char(10) null, vchar_col varchar(10) null, bin_col binary(4) null, text_col text null, image_col image null, tiny_col tinyint null, small_col smallint null, int_col int null, real_col real null, float_col float null, bit_col bit not null, dt_col datetime null, sdt_col smalldatetime null, money_col money null, smoney_col smallmoney null, num_col numeric(12,3) null, dec_col numeric(12,3) null ) go INSERT INTO dsp_test VALUES ( "test", "testtest", 0x12345678, "this is an example of data in a text column, I just need to make sure that the contents of this column exceeds two hundred and fify five characters.this is an example of data in a text column, I just need to make sure that the contents of this column exceeds two hundred and fify five characters.this is an example of data in a text column, I just need to make sure that the contents of this column exceeds two hundred and fify five characters.this is an example of data in a text column, I just need to make sure that the contents of this column exceeds two hundred and fify five characters.this is an example of data in a text column, I just need to make sure that the contents of this column exceeds two hundred and fify five characters.this is an example of data in a text column, I just need to make sure that the contents of this column exceeds two hundred and fify five characters.this is an example of data in a text column, I just need to make sure that the contents of this column exceeds two hundred and fify five characters.", 0x123456, 15, 99, 23938, 3.14837, 99283.1328273, 1, getdate(), "11/03/69 04:35am", $1237362.32, $1233.99, 3.14837, 99283.1328273) go