Fabric SQL Database Mirroring Error With Large Columns

[blull]

I've mirrored a database to Fabric that is a large varchar column, and as a result I'm not able to query the table at all.  Is there something I can do to fix this?

Started running query at line 1

Failed to read parquet file because the column segment for column 'Description' is too large. Underlying data description: 'table 'dbo.dbo_LoanCommunication', 

[Anonymous · Accepted solution]

Hi @blull,

Did this field define with VARCHAR(max) or other size that larger than VARCHAR(8000)? AFAIK, current the data warehouse support the VARCHAR(8000) type.

Troubleshoot Fabric mirrored databases - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn

Some of the data in my column appears to be truncated
The Fabric warehouse does not support VARCHAR(max) it only currently supports VARCHAR(8000).

You may need to split them to multiple fields or waiting for the next release for add support with VARCHAR(max).

What's new and planned for Synapse Data Warehouse in Microsoft Fabric - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft...

Feature	Estimated release timeline
VARCHAR(MAX)/VARBINARY(MAX) types	Q3 2024

Regards,

Xiaoxin Sheng

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Hi @blull ,

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