Determining char/varchar2 column length

From: Adam Donahue <adonahue_at_opsware.com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2004 12:30:07 -0700
Message-ID: <40F589BF.5020301@opsware.com>

Folks,

Is there a single query or builtin PL/SQL routine that allows one to calculate the (character) length of a column that works for both 8i and 9i?

For 8i, character length = data_length

For 9i, character length = char_length (which /may/ equal data_length depending on the value of char_used)

Question, again, is whether there's a single query that can be run against both databases to accurately determine the length of a character-based column.

Thanks,

Adam

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