Max database name length in SQL Server

Question

I am trying to do some UI validation on a database name. I was told from different places that the SQL Server database name is stored as sysname inside SQL Server. I also ve

Answer 1

The log file name does not need to include the database name.

This works fine for me for example.

CREATE DATABASE [AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA] ON  PRIMARY 
( 
NAME = N'AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA', 
FILENAME = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\A128.mdf')
 LOG ON 
( 
NAME = N'A128_log', 
FILENAME = N'C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL10.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\DATA\A128_log.LDF')