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How to select data(first 10 charcters) from a LONG datatype column.? [message #434864] Fri, 11 December 2009 06:00 Go to next message
DBA_SangramKeshari
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Hi,

I am getting below error wile i am trying to select forst 10 charcter from a log datatype column. May be I am using it in a wrong way using SUBSTR function.
I dont know whether SUBSTR works for LONG columns or not as it's char function.

I am not able to find any inbuild conversion function which will work like TO_CHAR.Please revert.

My steps:-

=================================================
SQL> create table long_varchartest(
2 nirav long, sangram varchar2(30));

Table created.

SQL> insert into long_varchartest values('ns89027','sd22712');

1 row created.

SQL> insert into long_varchartest values('Nirav Shah', 'Sangram Dash');

1 row created.

SQL> commit;

Commit complete.

SQL> select * from long_varchartest;

NIRAV SANGRAM

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------
ns89027 sd22712
Nirav Shah Sangram Dash


SQL> insert into long_varchartest(sangram)
2 select nirav from long_varchartest;

select nirav from long_varchartest
*
ERROR at line 2:
ORA-00997: illegal use of LONG datatype
Re: How to select data(first 10 charcters) from a LONG datatype column.? [message #434866 is a reply to message #434864] Fri, 11 December 2009 06:09 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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LONG (that is obsolete since the last century) is submitted to many restrictions and one is that it is mandatory the whole data (in SQL and PL/SQL, in external language you can get them by chunks).

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Re: How to select data(first 10 charcters) from a LONG datatype column.? [message #434869 is a reply to message #434864] Fri, 11 December 2009 06:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Restrictions on LONG type.

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Delna
Re: How to select data(first 10 charcters) from a LONG datatype column.? [message #434880 is a reply to message #434864] Fri, 11 December 2009 07:10 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Atleast there must me any way left...
Re: How to select data(first 10 charcters) from a LONG datatype column.? [message #434882 is a reply to message #434880] Fri, 11 December 2009 07:24 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Don't know exactly, but TO_LOB may help you.

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Re: How to select data(first 10 charcters) from a LONG datatype column.? [message #434883 is a reply to message #434880] Fri, 11 December 2009 07:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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As I said: no way "in SQL and PL/SQL, in external language you can get them by chunks".
Use external program and language.

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Re: How to select data(first 10 charcters) from a LONG datatype column.? [message #434884 is a reply to message #434882] Fri, 11 December 2009 07:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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delna.sexy wrote on Fri, 11 December 2009 14:24
Don't know exactly, but TO_LOB may help you.

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Delna

But this require to store the LONG value into a CLOB column either in the same or another table.

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Re: How to select data(first 10 charcters) from a LONG datatype column.? [message #434885 is a reply to message #434884] Fri, 11 December 2009 07:35 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Yes Michel sir,
And that is why I said,
Quote:
Don't know exactly


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Delna
Re: How to select data(first 10 charcters) from a LONG datatype column.? [message #434886 is a reply to message #434884] Fri, 11 December 2009 07:37 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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In all_views there is a column of the type LONG, You can read it out (copy it in the VARCHAR2 vtext) with the code. May be this could help you.
SET SERVEROUTPUT ON SIZE 100000;

DECLARE
   vnr      NUMBER;
   tname    VARCHAR2(4000);
   vtext    VARCHAR2(4000);
   vlong    LONG;
BEGIN

   SELECT ROWNUM view_name, text, text INTO tname, vlong, vtext  FROM all_views  WHERE ROWNUM = 1;

   DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line(' VIEW_NAME=' || tname||' lenght='||length(vlong)||' cont='||substr(vtext,1,60));

END;
Re: How to select data(first 10 charcters) from a LONG datatype column.? [message #434887 is a reply to message #434886] Fri, 11 December 2009 07:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Only if the LONG is less than 32K.

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Re: How to select data(first 10 charcters) from a LONG datatype column.? [message #434888 is a reply to message #434885] Fri, 11 December 2009 07:42 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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delna.sexy wrote on Fri, 11 December 2009 14:35
Yes Michel sir,
And that is why I said,
Quote:
Don't know exactly


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Delna

In this case check the doc. First lines of TO_LOB doc:
[quote title=Quote:]TO_LOB converts LONG or LONG RAW values in the column long_column to LOB values. You can apply this function only to a LONG or LONG RAW column, and only in the select list of a subquery in an INSERT statement./quote]
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Re: How to select data(first 10 charcters) from a LONG datatype column.? [message #434890 is a reply to message #434888] Fri, 11 December 2009 07:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Quote:
in the select list of a subquery in an INSERT statement


Didn't know that.
Thanks a lot sir...

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Delna
Re: How to select data(first 10 charcters) from a LONG datatype column.? [message #434897 is a reply to message #434864] Fri, 11 December 2009 10:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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As it's production database , I am not allowed to create any object(function) just to run for a adhoc query. is there any other way around.?
Re: How to select data(first 10 charcters) from a LONG datatype column.? [message #434898 is a reply to message #434897] Fri, 11 December 2009 10:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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No. All options that exist to access LONGs have been mentioned in this thread.
Re: How to select data(first 10 charcters) from a LONG datatype column.? [message #434899 is a reply to message #434897] Fri, 11 December 2009 10:30 Go to previous message
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Michel Cadot wrote on Fri, 11 December 2009 14:27
As I said: no way "in SQL and PL/SQL, in external language you can get them by chunks".
Use external program and language.

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Michel

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