Increased maximum length of text and code fields, variables, and text constants

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The maximum allowed characters for text and code type table fields, variables, and text constants has expanded. The new limits are as follows:
Table fields Code maximum specified length: 2048
Text maximum specified length: 2048
Variables Code maximum specified length: 2048
Text maximum specified length: 2048
Text constants Text constant maximum length: 2048

Note

Text variables still have an unlimited length if no length is specified. This is actually controlled by Int32.MaxValue.

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