database insert (8,000+ characters)s

[Anon]

Specs

MSSQL SERVER 2000 Enterprise
PHP 4.0.4
HTML 4.0
Netscape Enterprise Server 3.6

*******************The Goal***************

I want to insert into a database field more than 16,000 characters.

table
doc_number (varchar)
doc_notes (text)

1.I will have the user enter the data into <textarea name="data">

2.I will have the user preview the data they entered in the <textarea name="data"> on the next page via echo $data;

3. after the user previews the data the user will submit the data via <input type="hidden" name="insert_data" value="$data">

*****************the problem**************

1.I can not find a datatype in MSSQL server that can accept more than 8060 characters

2. also is there a limit on how large a variable from a <input type="hidden"> can pass to another page?

Thanks in advance

[Anon]

BLOB/TEXT

A BLOB or TEXT column has a maximum length of 65535 (2¹⁶ - 1) characters.

But, bear in mind,

The maximum size of a BLOB or TEXT object is determined by its type, but the largest value you can actually transmit between the client and server is determined by the amount of available memory and the size of the communications buffers. You can change the message buffer size, but you must do so on both the server and client ends.

[Anon]

Where on the client do I change the memory buffer?