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   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Arne Vajhøj (arne@vajhoej.dk) writes:   
   >>> I am well aware that the image datatype (as well as others) are being   
   >>> phased out in some future version of SQL Server. For that reason, in   
   >>> all of my personal C#.NET projects that store images use the   
   >>> varbinary(max) datatype.   
   >   
   > That is what the docs says.   
   >   
   > I am somewhat skeptical about how soon it will happen.   
   >   
   > Using *var*(max) for new stuff absolutely makes sense.   
   >   
   > But I would hurry slowly to convert existing code.   
      
   Given how much simpler the MAX data types are over text/image/ntext I see   
   all reason to change existing code. At least if you run into one of the   
   many quirks with the old data types.   
   --   
   Erland Sommarskog, SQL Server MVP, esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Links for SQL Server Books Online:   
   SQL 2008: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/cc514207.aspx   
   SQL 2005: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/sqlserver/bb895970.aspx   
      
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