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melperso21
Contributor II
Contributor II

Databricks Connection: Text fields truncated at 255 characters

Hi Community,

I am facing an issue with my Databricks connection in Qlik Sense.

The Problem: I have a table in Databricks that contains text columns with descriptions longer than 255 characters. When I load this data into Qlik, the text is being truncated (cut off) at exactly 255 characters.

Environment:

  • Source: Databricks (Hive Metastore)

  • Connection Type: Qlik Databricks Connector (via Qlik Cloud/SaaS)

 

What I have tried: I attempted to adjust the settings in the connection dialog, but I couldn't find a direct option that resolves the truncation issue. I suspect this is related to a default driver limitquation for String/Varchar length.

Question: Is there a specific parameter or "Advanced Property" I need to add to the connection string (e.g., in the Name/Value pairs) to allow strings longer than 255 characters?

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

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Chanty4u
MVP
MVP

Try this.SELECT

    CAST(long_description AS VARCHAR(20000)) AS long_description

FROM mytabl

e;