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What is the best datatype to use for storing moderate amounts of text in SQL Server (2005)? For example, imagine a table, storing information on downloads available on a website. I want a title for the download which is brief, say varchar(20). A path, say varchar(255) then I want to store some user friendly text about the download - a description. In some cases it could be as short as the title, other times you may need a few of paragraphs of explanation. What's best? A varchar with a size of say 4000, or a varchar(max) or something else?
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