Re: VARCHAR2 database column limitation

Sybrand Bakker <sybrandb_at_hccnet.nl> wrote in message news:<4dseq0d8kcsef8rh196aea0in7g44uclrf_at_4ax.com>...
> On 26 Nov 2004 07:48:58 -0800, hband_at_csc.com (Hilary Band) wrote:
>
> >What to do? Can't make the column any bigger. Don't know enough
> >about CLOBs to know if the Forms functionality will still work if we
> >go down that route. Perhaps a nested table to store 4000 character
> >chunks?
>
> CLOBs should do fine depending on your version of the database and
> forms. Who can tell whether you aren't using Forms 3.0?

Oops, my bad *blush* Oracle 8i/Forms 6i. I'll play around with a CLOB and see how that pans out.

Thanks

H Received on Sun Nov 28 2004 - 02:58:22 CST