The new server now has the same version of FreeTDS and the config are supposed to be the same as well. I tried the DBI tracing option on both servers which revealed that there is a maxlen set to 4000 on the one but only 255 on the new server which results in column contents being truncated. This is an excerpt of the DBI tracing (level 5):

-> prepare for DBD::Sybase::db (DBI::db=HASH(0x8d42418)~0x8d44360 'sel
+ect details from LogEntry
                    where logEntryId = 24516') thr#8b29008
    New DBI::st (for DBD::Sybase::st, parent=DBI::db=HASH(0x8d44360), 
+id=)
    dbih_setup_handle(DBI::st=HASH(0x8d444c8)=>DBI::st=HASH(0x8d4433c)
+, DBD::Sybase::st, 8d444d4, Null!)
    dbih_make_com(DBI::db=HASH(0x8d44360), 8d44c78, DBD::Sybase::st, 4
+20, 0) thr#8b29008
    dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::st=HASH(0x8d4433c), Err, DBI::db=HASH(0x8d4
+4360)) SCALAR(0x8cbfd34) (already defined)
    dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::st=HASH(0x8d4433c), State, DBI::db=HASH(0x8
+d44360)) SCALAR(0x8cbfd94) (already defined)
    dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::st=HASH(0x8d4433c), Errstr, DBI::db=HASH(0x
+8d44360)) SCALAR(0x8cbfd64) (already defined)
    dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::st=HASH(0x8d4433c), TraceLevel, DBI::db=HAS
+H(0x8d44360)) 0 (already defined)
    dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::st=HASH(0x8d4433c), FetchHashKeyName, DBI::
+db=HASH(0x8d44360)) 'NAME' (already defined)
    dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::st=HASH(0x8d4433c), HandleSetErr, DBI::db=H
+ASH(0x8d44360)) undef (not defined)
    dbih_setup_attrib(DBI::st=HASH(0x8d4433c), HandleError, DBI::db=HA
+SH(0x8d44360)) undef (not defined)
    syb_st_prepare() -> inUse = 0
    syb_st_prepare() -> set inUse
    <- prepare= DBI::st=HASH(0x8d444c8) at testbigchar.pl line 32 via 
+testbigchar.pl line 18
    -> execute for DBD::Sybase::st (DBI::st=HASH(0x8d444c8)~0x8d4433c)
+ thr#8b29008
    syb_alloc_cmd() -> CS_COMMAND 8d58a70 for CS_CONNECTION 8c81840
    cmd_execute() -> ct_command() OK
    cmd_execute() -> ct_send() OK
    cmd_execute() -> set inUse flag
    st_next_result() -> ct_results(4040) == 1
    ct_res_info() returns 1 columns
    ct_describe(0): type = 1, maxlen = 255
    describe() -> col 0, type 1, realtype 1
describe() retcode = 1
    st_next_result() -> lasterr = 0, lastsev = 0
    <- execute= -1 at testbigchar.pl line 33 via testbigchar.pl line 1
+8
    -> fetchrow_array for DBD::Sybase::st (DBI::st=HASH(0x8d444c8)~0x8
+d4433c) thr#8b29008
    dbih_setup_fbav for 1 fields => 0x8d45ed0
    fix_fbav() -> num_fields = 1, numCols = 1
    syb_st_fetch() -> ct_fetch() = 1 (1 rows)
    syb_st_fetch() -> 0/255/1
    <- fetchrow_array=...
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The question is: How do I set/override the maxlen? I have tried a couple of things, which haven't worked.

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