Re: Is datatype long supported in future releases of Oracle

From: Richard Foote <richard.foote_at_bigpond.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Oct 2002 23:31:57 +1000
Message-ID: <uBUq9.53452$g9.155250@newsfeeds.bigpond.com>

Hi Erik,

LONG is still currently supported although for a number of well documented reasons should no LONG(er) be used.

I wish to express my sincere apologies for this quite awful pun but it was my main for answering :)

And indeed, 10i looks to be the final doom of LONG, which of course is LONG over due.

Boy, I'm having fun tonight ...

Richard

"Erik Greuter" <e.greuter_at_mproof.nl> wrote in message news:6e35f472.0210150355.3b44a1f0_at_posting.google.com...
> Their is a rumour going on that Oracle is dropping the long datatype
> in next releases of their DBMS (Or has already done so!) Is this true?
Received on Tue Oct 15 2002 - 08:31:57 CDT