Re: LONG RAW vs. RAW

From: Tim Arnold <timkarnold_at_comcast.net>
Date: Sat, 13 Dec 2003 08:30:13 -0500
Message-ID: <fs2dnUQzMY_7jkaiRVn-jw@comcast.com>

"Jim Kennedy" <kennedy-downwithspammersfamily_at_attbi.net> wrote in message news:56bBb.477262$Fm2.466475_at_attbi_s04...
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> "OraGeek" <drays_at_houston.rr.com> wrote in message
> news:0e4e55a05acaee62d4105fd547c3ef49_at_news.teranews.com...
> > What is the difference is these two datatypes? Thx.
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> You could rtfm about these datatypes. One is deprecated. Difference is
> about 2 billion bytes.
> Jim
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Yeah, so why does Oracle have a table in the 9.2 OEM repository (smp_vdi_pos) with a column (DATA) of long raw? My guess is to hide the contents of the column from all but the most persistent. Received on Sat Dec 13 2003 - 07:30:13 CST