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Re: Difference between "SELECT *" and "SELECT COLUMN1, ..., COLUMNN"

From: Brian Ross <brian.ross_at_home.com>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 12:41:54 -0500
Message-ID: <7X8j7.17876$Z2.229375@nnrp1.uunet.ca> 





> The LONG is the problem..

> I think that ,because here is no way to determine the size of the LONG ,

any attempt to retrieve something AFTER the LONG


> will fail, because the parser won't know when the LONG ends and the next

field begins..



Is this something because of Oracle? or is this because of how I have my
connection configured in ADO/ODBC? Is there anywhere I can find some sort of
document explaining the relevant issues?



Thanks
Received on Wed Aug 29 2001 - 12:41:54 CDT












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