Install teh dbms_utlraw package. You can then convert raws to varchar, etc
Jeff Siegel wrote in message <3a1050e8$1_at_rpc1284.daytonoh.ncr.com>...
>I can't get Access to read a raw(16) type from Oracle 8i into a usable
>format.
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>It looks like Oracle's ODBC driver sends RAW fields to Access as Binary
>types.
>These "binary types" are not really useful in Access. A type of TEXT
>would be more suitable. Ideally I'd like that field to show up as TEXT in
>Access.
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>I think this stuff came across as TEXT with Oracle 7.3, but I'm not
>positive.
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>Is there a way to do this? Or is this just Microsoft and Oracle not
wanting
>to talk to each other?
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>Thanks,
> Jeff
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Received on Wed Nov 15 2000 - 05:11:56 CST
