Oracle-L: RE: Size of a Long Field

From: <JApplewhite_at_austin.isd.tenet.edu>
Date: Wed, 05 Feb 2003 12:29:30 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.00544DDB.20030205122930@fatcity.com>

Dennis,

Using VSize on a Long results in:
ORA-00997: illegal use of LONG datatype

Just tried in on Trigger_Body in DBA_Triggers. (8.1.7.0.0 on HP-UX).

Jack C. Applewhite
Database Administrator
Austin Independent School District
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                      DENNIS WILLIAMS                                                                  
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Ed - Look up the function VSIZE in the documentation.

Dennis Williams
DBA, 40%OCP
Lifetouch, Inc.
dwilliams_at_lifetouch.com

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Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 8:53 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L

How do you determine the size, in bytes, of a long field?

Please. No tape measure jokes.

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