SQL Server 2008 VarChar (Max) returns only 8,000 characters. What for?

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SQL Server 2008 VarChar (Max) returns only 8,000 characters. What for?

PRINT Convert(VarChar(Max),Replicate('1234567890 ',1000))

This returns 7997 characters to the window.

SELECT Convert(VarChar(Max),Replicate('1234567890 ',1000))

This returns 7996 characters to the grid. An additional character in the print window is CRLF. I have my options: Tools → Options → Query Results → Results for text → Maximum number of characters displayed in each column = 8192

So, I would expect 8,119 characters to be returned in the grid, and I expect 11,001 characters to return to my window.

Then this test:

DECLARE @VarCharMax VarChar(Max)
SET @VarCharMax = Replicate('123456',2000)
SELECT Right(@VarCharMax,3) -- returns 456
SELECT Right(Left(@VarCharMax,8000),3) -- returns 456
SELECT Right(Left(@VarCharMax,7999),3) -- returns 456
SELECT Right(Left(@VarCharMax,7998),3) -- returns 456
SELECT Right(Left(@VarCharMax,7997),3) -- returns 345
SELECT Right(Left(@VarCharMax,7996),3) -- returns 234

What am I missing in understanding here? It seems that he does not behave at all as I expected?

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sql sql-server varchar varcharmax

Gregory hart Nov 15 '16 at 15:00

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David דודו Markovitz · Answer 1 · 2016-11-15T15:02:21+0000

8000 - , varchar (max)/nvarchar (max)

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms174383.aspx

string_expression varchar (max) nvarchar (max), REPLICATE 8000 . 8000 , string_expression .

John Cappelletti · Answer 2 · 2016-11-15T15:03:01+0000

SELECT len(Replicate(cast('1234567890' as varchar(max)),1000))

Returns 10000

Cham · Answer 3 · 2016-11-15T15:10:26+0000

"123456" varchar (max). 8000 , varchar (max).

Gregory Hart · Answer 4 · 2016-11-15T15:22:55+0000

. 9,060 .

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 PRINT Right(@VarCharMax,3)  -- returns st!
 PRINT Right(Left(@VarCharMax,8000),3) -- returns is 
 PRINT Right(Left(@VarCharMax,7999),3) -- returns his
 PRINT Right(Left(@VarCharMax,7998),3) -- returns Thi
 PRINT Right(Left(@VarCharMax,7997),3) -- returns !Th
 PRINT Right(Left(@VarCharMax,7996),3) -- returns t!h

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