Re: Use of Long DataTypes

In a previous article, cs_a213_at_dcs.king.ac.uk (Cool Dude) says:

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>I have created a database which has only two attributes .
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>probid number
>description LONG.
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>This is what tends to happen
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>I am running a Solaris 2.3 machine.
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>Having problems setting up a NIS Domain master and slaves
>I have SOlaris 1 machines as the client
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>When I select description from problem, I get
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>I am running a Solaris 2.3 machine.
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>Having problems setting up a NIS Domain mas
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>Can anyone please explain what I am doing wrong here ?
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Have you tried SET LONG 6000 in SQL*Plus? (6000 is arbitrary, it could be any large number). Of course, that's probably only the problem if you are actually doing the select in plus. Anyway, that's my two cents.

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