a parameter declared like DECLARE @var NVARCHAR or DECLARE @var2 VARCHAR has a size of ONE character...I think that's what Phil is going after...bad definition in the Stored procedure.
you would want to explicitly define the size, if that's the case. @var NVARCHAR(255) or whatever is appropriate.
Lowell
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