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Conference eps::oracle

Title:	Oracle
Notice:	For product status see topics: UNIX 1008, OpenVMS 1009, NT 1010
Moderator:	EPS::VANDENHEUVEL

Created:	Fri Aug 10 1990
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	1574
Total number of notes:	4428

1558.0. "Binary Data in a Char field? is it Legal?" by NEWVAX::SSIEGLER () Thu May 08 1997 19:33

    I am trying to write 5 bytes of binary data to a DB and its 
    being written as blanks.
    
    The field in the table is defined as a CHAR(5), and the the
    first byte is a null (0).
    
    Does Oracle consider a char field to be like a C string,
    that is, in string_data_until_a_null format?
    
    Must I use LIST OF BYTE VARYING? (Note: this didnt work for me
    when I tried, but its not really what I need...)
    
    Im running DEC SQL V6.1-0 (Oracle RDB), on an Alpha running
    OpenVMS V6.2.
    
    Thanks,
    
    Stuart Siegler

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1558.1	Wrong conf ?	SALEM::MOITRA		`Thu May 08 1997 20:33`	5
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