This package contains implementations of the DBSupport interface, which abstracts out the specifics of the underlying DBMS implementation.  Some useful information to know about the various supported DBMS implementations:

DBMS
Max width for Varchar
Notes
SQL Server 2000
8000

Oracle 9i
4000


DBMS
Max row size
Notes
SQL Server 2000
8060

Oracle 9i



Useful links for SQL Server:

Useful links for Oracle 9i: