# Entity Framework SQL Output Incorrect

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**Category:** .NET\
**Created:** [October 18, 2013, 10:25am UTC](https://community.miniprofiler.com/t/entity-framework-sql-output-incorrect/9 "2013-10-18T10:25:26Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 18, 2013, 10:25am UTC](https://community.miniprofiler.com/t/entity-framework-sql-output-incorrect/9/1 "2013-10-18T10:25:26Z")

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When I get the SQL used by EF Code First, the DECLARE statements for nvarchar are incorrect because they do not specify a width,e.g.

```
DECLARE @p __linq__ 0 nvarchar = N'blah';

```

should be more like

```
DECLARE @p __linq__ 0 nvarchar(255) = N'blah';

```

> <https://stackoverflow.com/questions/18582772/select-in-ssms-fails-to-return-expected-row>