Of CLOB's, multi-byte characters and NCLOB's...

From: Orr, Steve <sorr_at_rightnow.com>
Date: Mon, 05 May 2003 11:22:27 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.0058FFBE.20030505112227@fatcity.com>

We have several columns of datatype CLOB and one of our developers says we can store multi-byte characters in Oracle CLOB columns because multi-byte characters are just a few single-byte characters strung together. Sure enough, using OCI our app displays multi-byte Kanji characters just fine. Interesting! So that being the case, what's the difference between CLOB's and NCLOB's? If CLOB's work just fine for storing multi-byte characters then why even bother with NCLOB's? Even though our app has been working just fine by storing multi-byte characters in CLOB's, are there any potential gotchas?

Still trying to get back into productive work after IOUG...

Steve Orr
Bozeman, Montana
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