Data being cut off on text import

I am trying to use SQL Server 2000 import/export funtion to import a
tab delimited text file. Some of the lines have upwards fo 27,000
characters in it. The first column of data is only 16 characters, the
rest in the second column. When I import it works however end up on
the largest data set to only have 8194 characters of data in the
field. I am importing the data into an NTEXT field but no joy. Any
suggestions?
Thanks.
JRHow are you determining that there are 8194 characters? Are you selecting
the data in Query Analyzer, copying it, and measuring the length? In this
case, the output is limited to 8192 characters, and does not necessarily
truly represent the data in the column. Try applying DATALENGTH() to the
column directly.
"JR" <jriker1@.yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>I am trying to use SQL Server 2000 import/export funtion to import a
> tab delimited text file. Some of the lines have upwards fo 27,000
> characters in it. The first column of data is only 16 characters, the
> rest in the second column. When I import it works however end up on
> the largest data set to only have 8194 characters of data in the
> field. I am importing the data into an NTEXT field but no joy. Any
> suggestions?
> Thanks.
> JR