title: DB2 VARCHAR unicode data storage
body: <p>We are currently using VARCHAR for storing text data in DB2 however we are hitting the problem that length of VARCHAR specified is not the same as length of text because in DB2 VARCHAR length specified is UTF-8 data length which can vary depending on stored text data. For example some texts contain characters from different languages and because of it some texts with 500 characters can't be saved in VARCHAR(500) and etc.</p>
  
  <p>Now we are planning to migrate to VARGRAPHIC. I need to know what are limitations of using VARGRAPHIC for storing unicode text data in DB2.
  Are there any problems with using VARGRAPHIC? </p>