Execute the following script in Query Editor to demonstrate how the 8060 maximum row size can be exceeded in Microsoft SQL Server 2005:

use tempdb
go

create table Huge
(Alpha varchar(8000),
Beta varchar(8000),
Gamma varchar(8000),
Delta varchar(8000))
go

insert Huge values ('1', '2', '3','4')

update Huge set Alpha = replicate('ABCDEFGHIJ',800)

update Huge set Beta = replicate('abcdefghij',800)

update Huge set Gamma = replicate('0123456789',800)

update Huge set Delta = replicate('klmnopqrst',800)
go

select len(Alpha)+len(Beta)+len(Gamma)+len(Delta)
from Huge
go