Re: Is "long raw" a valid Oracle datatype?

Long RAW is a valid datatype because you can create it. But the content of this datatype is RAW, so only bits without a display format. It is not possible to show such a field with a select statement. But it is good for storing OLE packets through forms etc.

Peter

Grace Tsai <gtsai_at_bnl.gov> schreef in artikel <34FDC8BC.41C6_at_bnl.gov>...
> When I do this:
>
> ====================================================================
> create table x (data long raw);
> select * from x;
> ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes
> ====================================================================
>
> But this is ok:
>
> ====================================================================
> create table x (data long);
> select * from x;
> no rows selected
> ====================================================================
>
> What am I doing wrong? Is "long raw" a valid datatype? We are using
> Oracle 7.3.2 in AIX. Client platforms include AIX and IRIX.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
>
> Grace Tsai
> Brookhaven National Lab
> RHIC Computing Group
>
Received on Thu Mar 05 1998 - 00:00:00 CST