RE: Getting a Clob into a Long

Gary,

Sorry to say, I think you're looking at implementing a Pro*C solution.

I know it can be done via Pro*C. I don't think you'll find any direct SQL or PL/SQL solution.

-Mark

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Subject: Getting a Clob into a Long

I have a bit of a dilemma here. We have a production table that has a = long
datatype on it and for reasons
I won't get into cannot be converted to a clob for several more months. I have a work table that has a clob on it as one of the columns. I need = to
copy the row from the clob table into the table with the long. This is all done in a stored procedure that gets called when needed. I = go
through a loop that parses the
clob into varchar2 chunks and then concatenates them into a plsql long datatype. Problem is a plsql long
datatype can only be 32k. Some of the clobs are longer and thus the problem.
There are built-in functions to convert/load from a long to a clob but = I
haven't been able to find a way of going the other way. Longs on tables can hold 2gig but a plsql long can only handle 32k. Does anyone out there have any ideas how I could do this? I have tried every possible scenario I can think of with no success. Thanks for listening, Gary

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http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l Received on Mon Oct 18 2004 - 17:11:57 CDT