• david.howell (10/16/2009)


    nVarchar can actually use more than 2 bytes for some characters e.g. chinese characters that use 3 bytes.

    Do you have a source for that? Both Books Online and every website I've ever read say that nvarchar and nchar use 2 bytes per character, never less, never more.


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