You convert LONG to CLOB and then read it into your character variable using DBMS_LOB.READ.
Alternatively, you can use Java and/or EXTPROC.
On 2002.09.01 15:48 sun449 wrote:
> Dear List,
>
> This is what I'm trying to do in a stored procedure.
> 1) Read a long raw column from a table into a varchar2 variable. (Let's
> assume that each value contains a not-too-long text value.)
> 2) Parse it to create a bunch of insert statements and execute them.
>
> Step 2 is something I understand how to do. But, I've no clue how to do
> step 1. I've spent a few hours trying to figure out the tools I need for
> this. All my research turns up information on how to convert long raw to
> blob/clob etc. and the advantages of blob/clob over long raw and so on.
> My impression is that dealing with long raw is considered so basic that
> people don't even mention it :-)
>
> I'd appreciate any pointers.
>
> Thanks for your time,
> - Rao
> >
>
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