Re: Obsolescence of LONG RAW?

From: Sybrand Bakker <postbus_at_sybrandb.demon.nl>
Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 07:47:03 +0100
Message-ID: <ta6dfd45d3j2cb@beta-news.demon.nl>

"Doug C" <dcowles_at_i84.net> wrote in message news:1096ato46qv9kr51pqeon2jol8hqtihvk9_at_4ax.com...
> I have heard that Oracle is planning to dump the long raw..
> Any more info?
>
> Thanks.
>
>
>
>

Oracle already announced the LONG RAW to be obsolete in the early days of Oracle8. They stated this in migration courses, and most likely also in the release notes, which of course, no one reads. The LONG datatype is also going to disappear in the same action.

Hth,

Sybrand Bakker, Oracle DBA Received on Mon Mar 05 2001 - 00:47:03 CST