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You can't use the insert select with long, check out the COPY command
>>> "Kumar, Dharminder" <Dharminder.Kumar_at_bmonesbittburns.com> 01/31/01 02:32PM >>>
Hi,
I have a requirement like mentioned bellow.
Table A
Columns datatype
col1 number col2 long Table B col1 number col2 long
I need to put some rows from table A to table B. If I use the sqlplus
sqlplus>insert into A select * from B where B.col1 < 50; I get the following error.
ORA-00997: illegal use of LONG datatype
Is there any other way to accomplish this goal.
Thanks.
Dharminder Kumar
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