Problem with Charindex function

Hi,
I met a problem with charindex function. CharIndex can't find the char
after 8000 in a text field. You can try the following script:
create table #test (notes text)
insert #test values (replicate('1',8000)+'2'+'111')
select * from #test where charindex('2',notes)>0
drop table #test
I tested it on SQl 2000 EE SP3 and SP4.
If you change the above number 8000 to 7999 it will return the data. I am
not sure it's a bug or limitation but there is no any information about it
on BOL.
Thanks for any help!
BillYou will have to use TEXTPTR
>From BOL
If an ntext, text, and image data value is no longer than a Unicode,
character, or binary string (4,000 characters, 8,000 characters, 8,000
bytes respectively), the value can be referenced in SELECT, UPDATE, and
INSERT statements much the same way as the smaller data types. For
example, an ntext column with a short value can be referenced in a
SELECT statement select list the same way an nvarchar column is
referenced. Some restrictions that must be observed, such as not being
able to directly reference an ntext, text, or image column in a WHERE
clause. These columns can be included in a WHERE clause as parameters
of a function that returns another data type (such as ISNULL, SUBSTRING
or PATINDEX) or in an IS NULL, IS NOT NULL, or LIKE expression.
Handling Larger Data Values
When the ntext, text, and image data values get larger, however, they
must be handled on a block-by-block basis. Both Transact-SQL and the
database APIs contain functions that allow applications to work with
ntext, text, and image data block by block.
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