Re: In what type in Oracle it is possible to write down binary <8bit?

From: DA Morgan <damorgan_at_psoug.org>
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 2008 13:11:20 -0700
Message-ID: <1223064677.799475@bubbleator.drizzle.com>


Mark D Powell wrote:
> On Oct 3, 6:47 am, "gym dot scuba dot kennedy at gmail"
> <kenned..._at_verizon.net> wrote:

>> <mmf.stave..._at_gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:e0ff1b3e-4f77-41dd-b628-4123954f2b47_at_s50g2000hsb.googlegroups.com...> Hello,
>>
>>> In what type in Oracle it is possible to write down binary <8bit?
>>> Thanks,
>>> St. Mr
>> That would be a raw column or a blob column depending upon size.
>> Jim

>
> If you are going to try to work with bits via Oracle you might find
> the following SQL functions of interest:
>
> HEXTORAW
> RAWTOHEX
> BITAND
> BIN_TO_NUM
>
> as well as the functions provided by the UTL_RAW package.
>
> HTH -- Mark D Powell --

Don't forget:
NUMTOHEX
NUMTOHEX2
and
RAWTONHEX
http://www.psoug.org/reference/builtin_functions.html

-- 
Daniel A. Morgan
Oracle Ace Director & Instructor
University of Washington
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu (replace x with u to respond)
Puget Sound Oracle Users Group
www.psoug.org
Received on Fri Oct 03 2008 - 15:11:20 CDT

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