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Can an Extended Data Type in AX have a string size larger than 255? If so, are there any concerns with doing so?

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RE: String size larger than 255

Take a look at the AOT, there is an Extended data type called str1260, I believe that is the longest one already defined in Standard AX. There are specifcic length versions as well, they start with String* EDT name.
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RE: String size larger than 255

Thanks. I needed just one field that could handle up to 500 characters and knew AX could accommodate it, but just wanted to make sure it didn't cause any SQL issues on the back end or other issues. I added the new field.
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RE: String Size

Short answer, yes.

You simply make a new string and set the size to whatever you need (memo btw will use the max varchar).

The concern is storing that much data in a database could cause some serious issues in performance.

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