Re: varchar

From: Bastiaan Schaap <bschaap_at_desyde.nl>
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 13:12:58 +0200
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You can use a varchar2... A varchar2 can contain 32767 characters if you define it within PL/SQL, or 4000 characters if it is a column-type (for Oracle 8!). I'm not sure about Oracle 7, but I think it's the same numbers...

Hope this helps,

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"las" <laasunde_at_online.no> wrote in message
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> varchar can contain 255 characters, right ? I need something thats bigger,

> what are my options ? Looking to make a guestbook for my a web site and

 255


> is to few letters I reckon...

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> las

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