Re: Oracle support of binary fields
From: Andrew Finkenstadt <andy_at_vistachrome.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 19:02:01 GMT
Message-ID: <C54nJE.ELG_at_vistachrome.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Apr 1993 19:02:01 GMT
Message-ID: <C54nJE.ELG_at_vistachrome.com>
ortelio_at_remus.rutgers.edu (Fred Ortelio) writes:
>Sorry if this is in the FAQ but I didn't see anything like this...but
>does Oracle support binary image data?
>Thanks for any help
>Fred
>ortelio_at_remus.rutgers.edu
Yes. In a "RAW" or "LONG RAW" column it will support binary untranslated untouched data. The CASE products support a type called "IMAGE" but I've never watched what DDL it generates for this.
-Andy
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