Per the SQL Server docs, it looks like if I have one or more varchar/nvarchar columns that cause row length to exceed 8KB, SQL Server will magically handle it.
Scenario:
- Table has 100 cols
- Max current row length is 3.4KB
- But if every varchar/nvarchar field was populated to max, the row length would hit 14kb
From how I interpret the Books Online details linked above, this scenario will work out OK (e.g. nothing will break and everything will work).
Is my assumption true?
Using the undocumented features DBCC IND and DBCC PAGE, you can pretty easily tell exactly what SQL Server does with rows that exceed the "maximum" size of 8,060 bytes.
To show how this works, I'll create a simple table in tempdb where the row width is 10,000 bytes, then run DBCC IND to get a list of pages where the data is stored. We'll then run DBCC PAGE to see the content of those pages.
First, we create the table with a maximum width of 10,000 bytes:
SET NOCOUNT ON;
IF OBJECT_ID(N'dbo.WidthTest', N'U') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE dbo.WidthTest;
CREATE TABLE dbo.WidthTest
(
Col01 varchar(1000) NOT NULL
, Col02 varchar(1000) NOT NULL
, Col03 varchar(1000) NOT NULL
, Col04 varchar(1000) NOT NULL
, Col05 varchar(1000) NOT NULL
, Col06 varchar(1000) NOT NULL
, Col07 varchar(1000) NOT NULL
, Col08 varchar(1000) NOT NULL
, Col09 varchar(1000) NOT NULL
, Col10 varchar(1000) NOT NULL
) ON [PRIMARY];
And populate that with a single row:
INSERT INTO dbo.WidthTest (Col01, Col02, Col03, Col04, Col05, Col06, Col07, Col08, Col09, Col10)
VALUES (
REPLICATE('A', 1000)
, REPLICATE('B', 1000)
, REPLICATE('C', 1000)
, REPLICATE('D', 1000)
, REPLICATE('E', 1000)
, REPLICATE('F', 1000)
, REPLICATE('G', 1000)
, REPLICATE('H', 1000)
, REPLICATE('I', 1000)
, REPLICATE('J', 1000)
);
Here we're creating a table to hold the DBCC IND output, and populating that table:
DECLARE @fileID int;
DECLARE @pageID int;
DECLARE @slotID int
DECLARE @cmd nvarchar(max);
IF OBJECT_ID(N'dbo.IndexDetails', N'U') IS NOT NULL
DROP TABLE dbo.IndexDetails;
CREATE TABLE dbo.IndexDetails
(
PageFID int NULL
, PagePID int NULL
, IAMFID int NULL
, IAMPID int NULL
, ObjectID int NULL
, IndexID int NULL
, PartitionNumber int NULL
, PartitionID bigint NULL
, iam_chain_type varchar(100) NULL
, PageType int NULL
, IndexLevel int NULL
, NextPageFID int NULL
, NextPagePID int NULL
, PrevPageFID int NULL
, PrevPagePID int NULL
) ON [PRIMARY];
SET @cmd = 'DBCC IND (''tempdb'', ''dbo.WidthTest'', 1);';
INSERT INTO dbo.IndexDetails
(
PageFID
, PagePID
, IAMFID
, IAMPID
, ObjectID
, IndexID
, PartitionNumber
, PartitionID
, iam_chain_type
, PageType
, IndexLevel
, NextPageFID
, NextPagePID
, PrevPageFID
, PrevPagePID
)
EXEC sys.sp_executesql @cmd;
Finally this cursor iterates over the contents of the dbo.IndexDetails table showing the page contents for each page used by the table:
DBCC TRACEON (3604); /* send DBCC PAGE output to the client (messages tab) */
DECLARE cur CURSOR LOCAL FORWARD_ONLY STATIC
FOR
SELECT PageFID, PagePID
FROM dbo.IndexDetails id
WHERE id.PageType IN (1, 3, 4) /* data pages, and text pages */;
OPEN cur;
FETCH NEXT FROM cur INTO @fileID, @pageID;
WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0
BEGIN
DBCC PAGE (tempdb, @fileID, @pageID, 1)
FETCH NEXT FROM cur INTO @fileID, @pageID;
END
CLOSE cur;
DEALLOCATE cur;
DBCC TRACEOFF (3604); /* send DBCC PAGE output to the error log (default) */
The interesting bits of output from the cursor are displayed on the Messages tab in SSMS.
This is the first page. Notice the Record Type = PRIMARY_RECORD:
PAGE: (1:319464) BUFFER: BUF @0x0000000203A1C0C0 bpage = 0x000000017018E000 bhash = 0x0000000000000000 bpageno = (1:319464) bdbid = 2 breferences = 0 bcputicks = 0 bsampleCount = 0 bUse1 = 950 bstat = 0x10b blog = 0x212121cc bnext = 0x0000000000000000 PAGE HEADER: Page @0x000000017018E000 m_pageId = (1:319464) m_headerVersion = 1 m_type = 1 m_typeFlagBits = 0x0 m_level = 0 m_flagBits = 0x8000 m_objId (AllocUnitId.idObj) = 178209m_indexId (AllocUnitId.idInd) = 7680 Metadata: AllocUnitId = 2161727832816943104 Metadata: PartitionId = 1152921515708121088 Metadata: IndexId = 0 Metadata: ObjectId = 1013578649 m_prevPage = (0:0) m_nextPage = (0:0) pminlen = 4 m_slotCnt = 1 m_freeCnt = 992 m_freeData = 7198 m_reservedCnt = 0 m_lsn = (60:220956:448) m_xactReserved = 0 m_xdesId = (0:0) m_ghostRecCnt = 0 m_tornBits = 0 DB Frag ID = 1 Allocation Status GAM (1:2) = ALLOCATED SGAM (1:3) = NOT ALLOCATED PFS (1:315432) = 0x43 ALLOCATED 95_PCT_FULL DIFF (1:6) = NOT CHANGED ML (1:7) = NOT MIN_LOGGED DATA: Slot 0, Offset 0x60, Length 7102, DumpStyle BYTE Record Type = PRIMARY_RECORD Record Attributes = NULL_BITMAP VARIABLE_COLUMNS Record Size = 7102 Memory Dump @0x000000000DBAA060 0000000000000000: 0......ü..6.N.f.N.6. 0000000000000014: ....î.Ö.¾..........> 0000000000000028: ..è...àß............ 000000000000003C: ..I...è...àß........ 0000000000000050: ......2_..è...àß.... 0000000000000064: ..DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 0000000000000078: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 000000000000008C: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 00000000000000A0: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 00000000000000B4: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 00000000000000C8: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 00000000000000DC: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 00000000000000F0: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 0000000000000104: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 0000000000000118: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 000000000000012C: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 0000000000000140: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 0000000000000154: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 0000000000000168: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 000000000000017C: DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD 0000000000000190: 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EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 00000000000005A0: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 00000000000005B4: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 00000000000005C8: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 00000000000005DC: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 00000000000005F0: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 0000000000000604: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 0000000000000618: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 000000000000062C: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 0000000000000640: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 0000000000000654: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 0000000000000668: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 000000000000067C: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 0000000000000690: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 00000000000006A4: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 00000000000006B8: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 00000000000006CC: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 00000000000006E0: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 00000000000006F4: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 0000000000000708: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 000000000000071C: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 0000000000000730: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 0000000000000744: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 0000000000000758: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 000000000000076C: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 0000000000000780: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 0000000000000794: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 00000000000007A8: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 00000000000007BC: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 00000000000007D0: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 00000000000007E4: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 00000000000007F8: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 000000000000080C: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 0000000000000820: EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE 0000000000000834: EEFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000848: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 000000000000085C: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000870: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000884: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000898: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 00000000000008AC: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 00000000000008C0: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 00000000000008D4: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 00000000000008E8: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 00000000000008FC: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000910: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000924: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000938: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 000000000000094C: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000960: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000974: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000988: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 000000000000099C: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 00000000000009B0: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 00000000000009C4: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 00000000000009D8: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 00000000000009EC: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000A00: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000A14: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000A28: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000A3C: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000A50: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000A64: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000A78: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000A8C: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000AA0: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000AB4: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000AC8: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000ADC: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000AF0: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000B04: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000B18: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000B2C: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000B40: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000B54: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000B68: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 0000000000000B7C: FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF 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GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 0000000000000EEC: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 0000000000000F00: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 0000000000000F78: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 0000000000000F8C: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 0000000000000FA0: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 0000000000000FB4: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 0000000000000FC8: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 0000000000000FDC: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 0000000000000FF0: GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG 0000000000001004: GGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 0000000000001018: HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 000000000000102C: HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 0000000000001040: HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 0000000000001054: HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 0000000000001194: HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 00000000000011A8: HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 00000000000011BC: HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 00000000000011D0: HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 00000000000011E4: HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 00000000000011F8: HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 000000000000120C: HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 0000000000001220: HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 0000000000001234: HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 0000000000001248: HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 000000000000125C: HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 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If DBCC printed error messages, contact your system administrator.
I've removed the hexaxdecimal content of the actual page dump to keep my post under the 30,000 character limit. As you can see from the page dump above, the primary page in my example does not contain the first 3 columns, A, B, and C - they are stored in the row overflow region, shown next, with Record Type = BLOB_FRAGMENT:
PAGE: (1:319456) BUFFER: BUF @0x0000000203A19240 bpage = 0x0000000170186000 bhash = 0x0000000000000000 bpageno = (1:319456) bdbid = 2 breferences = 0 bcputicks = 0 bsampleCount = 0 bUse1 = 950 bstat = 0x10b blog = 0x1212121c bnext = 0x0000000000000000 PAGE HEADER: Page @0x0000000170186000 m_pageId = (1:319456) m_headerVersion = 1 m_type = 3 m_typeFlagBits = 0x0 m_level = 0 m_flagBits = 0x8000 m_objId (AllocUnitId.idObj) = 178834m_indexId (AllocUnitId.idInd) = 7936 Metadata: AllocUnitId = 2233785426895831040 Metadata: PartitionId = 1152921515708121088 Metadata: IndexId = 0 Metadata: ObjectId = 1013578649 m_prevPage = (0:0) m_nextPage = (0:0) pminlen = 0 m_slotCnt = 3 m_freeCnt = 5048 m_freeData = 3166 m_reservedCnt = 0 m_lsn = (60:220956:430) m_xactReserved = 0 m_xdesId = (0:0) m_ghostRecCnt = 0 m_tornBits = 0 DB Frag ID = 1 Allocation Status GAM (1:2) = ALLOCATED SGAM (1:3) = NOT ALLOCATED PFS (1:315432) = 0x41 ALLOCATED 50_PCT_FULL DIFF (1:6) = NOT CHANGED ML (1:7) = NOT MIN_LOGGED DATA: Slot 0, Offset 0x60, Length 1014, DumpStyle BYTE Record Type = BLOB_FRAGMENT Record Attributes = Record Size = 1014 Memory Dump @0x000000000DBAA060 0000000000000000: ..ö....>......AAAAAA 0000000000000014: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000028: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 000000000000003C: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000050: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000064: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000078: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 000000000000008C: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000000A0: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000000B4: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000000C8: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000000DC: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000000F0: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000104: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000118: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 000000000000012C: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000140: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000154: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000168: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 000000000000017C: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000190: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000001A4: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000001B8: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000001CC: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000001E0: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000001F4: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000208: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 000000000000021C: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000230: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000244: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000258: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 000000000000026C: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000280: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000294: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000002A8: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000002BC: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000002D0: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000002E4: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000002F8: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 000000000000030C: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000320: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000334: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000348: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 000000000000035C: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000370: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000384: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 0000000000000398: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000003AC: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000003C0: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000003D4: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA 00000000000003E8: AAAAAAAAAAAAAA Slot 1, Offset 0x464, Length 1014, DumpStyle BYTE Record Type = BLOB_FRAGMENT Record Attributes = Record Size = 1014 Memory Dump @0x000000000DBAA464 0000000000000000: ..ö...I.......BBBBBB 0000000000000014: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000028: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 000000000000003C: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000050: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000064: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000078: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 000000000000008C: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000000A0: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000000B4: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000000C8: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000000DC: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000000F0: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000104: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000118: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 000000000000012C: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000140: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000154: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000168: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 000000000000017C: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000190: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000001A4: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000001B8: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000001CC: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000001E0: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000001F4: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000208: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 000000000000021C: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000230: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000244: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000258: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 000000000000026C: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000280: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000294: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000002A8: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000002BC: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000002D0: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000002E4: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000002F8: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 000000000000030C: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000320: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000334: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000348: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 000000000000035C: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000370: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000384: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 0000000000000398: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000003AC: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000003C0: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000003D4: BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB 00000000000003E8: BBBBBBBBBBBBBB Slot 2, Offset 0x868, Length 1014, DumpStyle BYTE Record Type = BLOB_FRAGMENT Record Attributes = Record Size = 1014 Memory Dump @0x000000000DBAA868 0000000000000000: ..ö...2_......CCCCCC 0000000000000014: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000028: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 000000000000003C: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000050: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000064: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000078: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 000000000000008C: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000000A0: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000000B4: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000000C8: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000000DC: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000000F0: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000104: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000118: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 000000000000012C: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000140: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000154: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000168: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 000000000000017C: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000190: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000001A4: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000001B8: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000001CC: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000001E0: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000001F4: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000208: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 000000000000021C: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000230: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000244: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000258: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 000000000000026C: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000280: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000294: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000002A8: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000002BC: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000002D0: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000002E4: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000002F8: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 000000000000030C: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000320: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000334: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000348: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 000000000000035C: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000370: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000384: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 0000000000000398: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000003AC: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000003C0: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000003D4: CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC 00000000000003E8: CCCCCCCCCCCCCC
CREATE/ALTER TABLE. So if you can create your table without error or warning, you'll be ok. As the article you linked to points out, there are some performance impacts to this--so make sure you test that, too.