String data

The following are the data types included in String data:

• Text: This contains any string of alphanumeric characters. In a table, a Text field can be from 1 to 250 characters long. In working storage within an object, a Text variable can be any length if there is no length defined. If a maximum length is defined, it must not exceed 1024. NAV 2017 does not require a length to be specified, but if we define a maximum length, it will be enforced. When calculating the length of a record for design purposes (relatpe to the maximum record length of 8000 bytes), the full defined field length should be counted.
• Code: Help says the length constraints for Code variables are the same as those for text variables, but the C/AL Editor enforces limits of 1 to 250 characters in length. All the letters are automatically converted to uppercase when data is entered into a Code variable; any leading or trailing spaces are removed.