Problem in bodi

Question

I have coded like this
$TEXT_LINE_VALUE = sql( 'ds_stage','SELECT text_line FROM MANAGEMENT_LONGTEXT where ROOT = 43004003');
in sql the value is having 1500 characters ,but in bodi it is returning 1020 characters only..
the length of $text_line_value is 8000 which I have declared (This may not be the problem),
I tried printing it like this too
print(   sql( 'ds_stage','SELECT text_line FROM MANAGEMENT_LONGTEXT where ROOT = 43004003') );(here is the real problem)
In the trace also I can see only 1020 characters...
what is the maximum limit a sql transform can return in bodi??

Answer 1

Try the same SELECT statement in SQL SERVER. (if that is your database). Copy and paste the retreived string into a notepad. It shows only 1020 characters.
Cannot blame BODI for this
What if the string length is more that 2040? How about this?
$G_String_Start = 1;
$G_String_Limit = 1020;
$G_String = '';
while($G_String_Limit <= 8000)
begin
$G_String = $G_String||sql('DATASTORE','SELECT substring(STRING, [$G_String_Start],[$G_String_Limit]) FROM STRING_TABLE');
$G_String_Start = $G_String_Start + 1020;
$G_String_Limit = $G_String_Limit + 1020;
end
print($G_String);
Regards,
Suneer.