BUG: DataColumn.MaxLength property is not set for strongly typed DataSets (317175)

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Steps to Reproduce the Behavior

1. Open Visual Studio .NET, and then create a new Microsoft Visual Basic .NET Windows Application.
2. Add a command button to Form1.
3. Create a typed DataSet to the Northwind database. Use "SELECT * FROM customers" as the SQL statement.
   For additional information, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   315678 HOW TO: Create and Use a Typed DataSet in .NET

4. Copy and paste the following code into the button1_click event:

           SqlDataAdapter1.Fill(DataSet11, "customers")
           'SqlDataAdapter1.FillSchema(DataSet11, SchemaType.Mapped)
           MessageBox.Show(DataSet11.Customers.CustomerIDColumn.MaxLength)
   					

5. Save the project, and then run the project.
6. Notice that the MessageBox displays -1.
7. Uncomment the FillSchema line of code, and then run the project.
8. Notice that the correct value appears.

NOTE: Instead of FillSchema, you can use the following before the Fill method is called:

SqlDataAdapter1.MissingSchemaAction = MissingSchemaAction.AddWithKey 

NOTE: Because FillSchema requires an additional trip to the database to get the Schema information, using FillSchema can affect performance.