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Conference ulysse::rdb_vms_competition

Title:DEC Rdb against the World
Moderator:HERON::GODFRIND
Created:Fri Jun 12 1987
Last Modified:Thu Feb 23 1995
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:1348
Total number of notes:5438

868.0. "Can Oracle handle large objects? Image information?" by HILLST::AMELI () Mon Feb 18 1991 21:33

Hello there -

	Does anybody know whether Oracle has the capability to handle very large 
objects like image data, blobs? Do they support anything like Segmented String
data type? 

	From all indications, I haven't seen anything to support that and I think
the answer is NO but I am not sure! Another way, I don't think Oracle has any 
more capability dealing with large objects than Rdb/VMS does, if not less! I need
this for a competetive situation against Oracle.

Regards,
Ali
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868.1ORACLE has an equivlent to Segmented StringsTRCA03::MCMULLENKen McMullenMon Feb 18 1991 21:485
    I believe ORACLE has a similiar data structure to Rdb's Segmented
    Strings. The last time I checked (several years) the capabilities were
    about the same. Segmented String support is better in Rdb 4.0 and the
    equivalent functionality in ORACLE has most likely improved on the
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868.21 per table max 65,535KCBBQ::DUNCANGerry Duncan @KCO 452-3445Wed Mar 13 1991 18:185
	According to the Oracle SQL Reference Manual V6, they have a LONG
	datatype that can be "up to 65,535" characters.  Only one
	LONG column may be defined per table."

	-- gerry