RE: Help Please

From: Harsh Agrawal <HARSHA_at_Amdocs.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 08:55:41 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.00378544.20010827085111@fatcity.com>

Update the table by using either PL/SQL or 3gls.

If the LONG is always 32k or less you can do this in plsql. If it may exceed 32k in size, plsql *cannot* manipulate it in any way shape or form.

If the long is 32k or less, you simply declare a variable of type LONG :

declare

my_var long;
begin

....

and then you can select into it:

...
select my_long_column into my_var from T where condition; ...

Use Update here to update the value selected into the new column.

end;
/

HTH
Harsh

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Sent: Monday, August 27, 2001 6:21 PM
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If I have a table that has a fields of type long, how can I move the data to
a varchar2(300)?

Thanks,
Mark

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