| title | sp_invalidate_textptr (Transact-SQL) | ||
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| description | sp_invalidate_textptr invalidates the specified in-row text pointer, or all in-row text pointers, in the transaction. | ||
| author | markingmyname | ||
| ms.author | maghan | ||
| ms.reviewer | randolphwest | ||
| ms.date | 06/23/2025 | ||
| ms.service | sql | ||
| ms.subservice | system-objects | ||
| ms.topic | reference | ||
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[!INCLUDE SQL Server]
Invalidates the specified in-row text pointer, or all in-row text pointers, in the transaction. sp_invalidate_textptr can be used only on in-row text pointers. These pointers are from tables that have the text in row option enabled.
:::image type="icon" source="../../includes/media/topic-link-icon.svg" border="false"::: Transact-SQL syntax conventions
sp_invalidate_textptr [ [ @TextPtrValue = ] TextPtrValue ]
[ ; ]
The in-row text pointer that to be invalidated. @TextPtrValue is varbinary(16), with a default of 0x00. If NULL, sp_invalidate_textptr invalidates all in-row text pointers in the transaction.
0 (success) or 1 (failure).
[!INCLUDE ssNoVersion] allows for a maximum of 1,024 active valid in-row text pointers per transaction per database. However, a transaction spanning more than one database can have 1,024 in-row text pointers in each database. sp_invalidate_textptr can be used to invalidate in-row text pointers and, therefore, free space for more in-row text pointers.
For more information about the text in row option, see sp_tableoption.
Requires membership in the public role.