Re: Oracle 8.0 Copy long from 1 table to another
From: jcwhui <j_c_w_h_u_i_at_hot_mail.company>
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 16:27:25 GMT
Message-ID: <Xns9407603394788jcwhui_at_198.161.157.145>
>
> Investigate the use of the SQLPlus COPY command. This can transfer
> longs.
>
> Here's a link to the FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com/faqplus.htm#COPYLONG
>
> Kind regards
> Dale
Date: Wed, 01 Oct 2003 16:27:25 GMT
Message-ID: <Xns9407603394788jcwhui_at_198.161.157.145>
Dale Edgar <Dale_at_DataBee.com> wrote in
news:tctknvg1ahvp1ga310pd1fhn1qsd90avip_at_4ax.com:
> <j_c_w_h_u_i_at_hot_mail.company> wrote:
>
>>My problem is I need to copy the value of the long column in table A to >>another table B's long column. >> >>Unfortunately, "insert into table_a select long_column from table_b" >>doesn't work. I also thought of changing table_a's long column to clob, >>and convert table_b.long_column to clob before inserting into table_a, >>but to_lob() doesn't exist in Oracle 8.0. >> >>So is this my only option: dumping table_b.long_column to a file and >>loading it back to table_a.long_column?
>
> Investigate the use of the SQLPlus COPY command. This can transfer
> longs.
>
> Here's a link to the FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com/faqplus.htm#COPYLONG
>
> Kind regards
> Dale
- Will