Re: LONG datatypes

This is just a guess but it sounds like you're trying to insert a blob of text into a numeric field. If $admin is 2573 bytes then it can't possibly be a type LONG which is probably only 32 bytes, or maybe 64, or 128 depending on platform but definitely not 2573.

I haven't used Oracle much but look into the docs for the proper field type for your data, I'm guessing a blob.

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Ira

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Re: Re: LONG datatypes by DrSax (Sexton) on May 31, 2001 at 23:16 UTC
I think he means an "Oracle" LONG, which is not the same as a long datatype in a language like 'C'. An Oracle LONG can hold up to 2 gigs of variable-length character data in version 8, perhaps less in version 7, but certainly enough to hold 2573 bytes of information. Brian - a.k.a. DrSax	[reply]