MSDE Text datatype - unable to store more than 900 characters. (msde + visual studio 2003)

Hello,
I'm not sure if it's the setup I did wrong, but I can't seem to get mytext datatype in my database to store more than 900 characters. I'm trying to setup a news database for my website, which will populatethe information into a datagrid. To test, I manually added a newsitem in the database through the visual studio 2003 gui. Iimmediately noticed a problem as the I was getting an error after along news item saying:
"The value you entered is not consistent with the data type or length of the column, or over grid buffer limit."
I couldn't find anthing to set the buffer limit and the datatype is"text" filled with simple text in the column. As a further test,Isimply entered 12334567890123... up to 900 characters and stillrecevied the error.
I would appreciate someone leading me in the right direction on this one.
Thanks a lot.
I think may be your create table statement was not executed correctly because text can grow it is not table space based SQL Server creates an Arithmetic pointer to the file. Try the link below see if you can download the eval edition of the SQL Server. Or you could drop the table and recreate it and test again. Hope this helps.
http://www.microsoft.com/sql/evaluation/trial/default.mspx

MSDE ON WINDOWS XP - Unable to determine system default collation.

Please help Me,
I need Install MSDE2000 On Windows XP, but this message is show in the proces
Product: Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine -- Unable to determine system default collation.Are you running Windows XP Pro or Home?|||Please help Me,

I need Install MSDE2000 On Windows XP PRO, but this message is show in the proces

Product: Microsoft SQL Server Desktop Engine -- Unable to determine system default collation.|||Have you tried to logon with a user with administrator privileges?|||Originally posted by Dynatoz
Have you tried to logon with a user with administrator privileges?

Yes, I using the Administrator Acount

MSDE installation problem

Dear all,
I have a installation problem on MSDE and install to window 2000 server,
while installing MSDE, it shows error "1607: Unable to install InstallShield
Scripting Runtime", then rolling back.
Does anyone experienced the same problem?
Thank you very much for any suggestion.
Hi
Are you running the setup whilst logged in as Administrator or a user with
administrator privileges?
Regards
Mike
"kpler" wrote:

> Dear all,
> I have a installation problem on MSDE and install to window 2000 server,
> while installing MSDE, it shows error "1607: Unable to install InstallShield
> Scripting Runtime", then rolling back.
> Does anyone experienced the same problem?
> Thank you very much for any suggestion.
|||Already login by administrator account
"Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
> Hi
> Are you running the setup whilst logged in as Administrator or a user with
> administrator privileges?
> Regards
> Mike
> "kpler" wrote:
|||Hi
http://consumer.installshield.com/kb.asp?id=Q108340
Regards
Mike
"kpler" wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
> Already login by administrator account
> "Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" wrote:
|||Hi
Also:
Make sure you have the Windows Installer Service enabled and set to manual:
Browse to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.
Verify that the Windows Installer Service is enabled.
If the Windows Installer Service is disabled, set it to Manual.
Refer to InstallShield? Knowledge Base Article - Q107094, ERRDOC: Run-time
Error 1607, for more information.
Regards
Mike
"kpler" wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
> Already login by administrator account
> "Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" wrote:
|||Checked service enabled, and i can install MDAC, but still can't install MSDE.
"Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" wrote:
[vbcol=seagreen]
> Hi
> Also:
> Make sure you have the Windows Installer Service enabled and set to manual:
> Browse to Control Panel > Administrative Tools > Services.
> Verify that the Windows Installer Service is enabled.
> If the Windows Installer Service is disabled, set it to Manual.
> Refer to InstallShield? Knowledge Base Article - Q107094, ERRDOC: Run-time
> Error 1607, for more information.
> Regards
> Mike
> "kpler" wrote:
|||"kpler" wrote:
> Checked service enabled, and i can install MDAC, but still
> can't install MSDE.
> "Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" wrote:
> set to manual:
> Services.
> Manual.
> ERRDOC: Run-time
>  > > Already login by administrator account
>  > >
>  > > "Mike Epprecht (SQL MVP)" wrote:
>  > >
>   > > > Hi
>   > > >
>   > > > Are you running the setup whilst logged in
> as Administrator or a user with
>   > > > administrator privileges?
>   > > >
>   > > > Regards
>   > > > Mike
>   > > >
>   > > > "kpler" wrote:
>   > > >
>   > > > > Dear all,
>   > > > >
>   > > > > I have a installation problem on MSDE and
> install to window 2000 server,
>   > > > > while installing MSDE, it shows error
> "1607: Unable to install InstallShield
>   > > > > Scripting Runtime", then rolling back.
>   > > > >
>   > > > > Does anyone experienced the same problem?
>   > > > > Thank you very much for any suggestion.
I am currently experiencing the same problems with installing MSDE.
I have checked everything above.
The server that i am trying to install onto is a domain controller.
I have previously installed on servers which are not domain
controllers without problems.
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|||"jharwood" wrote:
> I am currently experiencing the same problems with installing
> MSDE.
> I have checked everything above.
> The server that i am trying to install onto is a domain
> controller.
> I have previously installed on servers which are not domain
> controllers without problems.
I have cracked this one on the Domain controller.
See this link:
http://www.sepialine.com/kb/read/?1151
Had to change the PDC to the original domain controller, at some point
in the past we added a DC and that new one took over as the Primary.
Good Luck

MSDE Install Failure - Unable to Configure Server

I have seen a few posts loosely related to this issue - but check this one out.

On a windows xp home box, I installed MSDE without an issue. I then upgraded said pc to MDAC 2.7 SP1 (XP) and got the above mentioned "Unable to Configure Server" error.

We have 3 users who are also getting this error when attempting to install the MSDE from our media, so I really need some help on this one!

I'm reasonably sure it is mdac, but I cannot determine the specifics yet. We also have this same issue on one lonely 98 box here in our office.

Does anyone have any experience with this typ of MDAC issue? Anything you could share would be great.Make sure to stop any anti virus application running.