Define a varbinary(max) column using sqlalchemy on MS SQL Server

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Published on 2010-06-18T08:25:55Z Indexed on 2010/06/18 8:33 UTC
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Hi,

I'm querying an SQL Server database using SQLAlchemy and need to cast a column to varbinary(max). The thing I am struggling with is the "max" part. I can get the cast to work for any actual number (say varbinary(20)), but I cannot find how to get it to work for the "max" size of the varbinary column.

Any pointers? Links? Solutions?

Regards, Mark

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