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Datatype [message #372256] Mon, 22 January 2001 23:44 Go to next message
Raj
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Registered: November 1998
Senior Member
How can I store character data which is more than 2000 bytes in a column, (Is there any data type other than varchar & varchar2 Which has a limitation of 2000 bytes)

I appreciate your help.

Regards
Raj
Re: Datatype [message #372260 is a reply to message #372256] Tue, 23 January 2001 06:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
John R
Messages: 156
Registered: March 2000
Senior Member
Datatype LONG is probably what you're looking for.
It's not perfect though - you can only have one LONG per table, you cannot include them in WHERE, ORDER BY, GROUP BY clauses, you cannot use them in any function which takes a varchar as an argument (like substr, instr ect)

All in all they're pretty naff.
Re: Datatype [message #372268 is a reply to message #372260] Tue, 23 January 2001 21:19 Go to previous message
Sajit Nair
Messages: 6
Registered: January 2001
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If I have to view the text or export the contents of this field with datatype LONG to an ASCII file...How do I go about it?

Pls. help. I am facing problem in exporting such tables since long.

thanks
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