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Long data type

From: <andrewf_at_jaredgroup.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Feb 1999 18:18:49 GMT
Message-ID: <7af15v$dk1$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com> 





Why does Long data type has the following restriction?



Can not be referenced in Insert...Select...



So you need to first Insert without the Long column, and then do an Update. I
did not see an obvious reason for this forced inefficiency.



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