Re: GUID Fields in Oracle

rbc wrote:

> are RAW replicable? I know LONGRAW isn't but I'm not sure about RAW
>
> "Daniel A. Morgan" <dmorgan_at_exesolutions.com> wrote in message
> news:3B2EE1BD.4721F7AA_at_exesolutions.com...
> > Jim Kennedy wrote:
> >
> > > Just store it in a varchar2 field.
> > > Jim
> > > "rbc" <astrobran_at_yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:JIpX6.75349$r4.828733_at_e420r-atl3.usenetserver.com...
> > > > In SQL Server, there is a GUID datatype that we use in our
 replication.
> > > > However, we need to determine the feasibility of Oracle as a back end
 for
> > > > some customers. In this case, we need to be able to store the GUIDs as
 we
> > > > currently do and also allow those fields to be used in replication.
> > > > Is this possible in Oracle and, if so, what datatype would be used
 since I
> > > > haven't seen mention of a GUID datatype in Oracle.
> > > >
> > > > FYI, using Oracle 8i (8.1.7)
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Brandon
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> >
> > GUIDs in Oracle are meant to be stored in a field of type RAW(16).
> >
> > Daniel A. Morgan
> >
> >

LONGs and LONG RAW are obsolete. RAW is not and should replicate without a problem.

Daniel A. Morgan Received on Tue Jun 19 2001 - 17:36:30 CDT