[Zope] DCOracle 2 and long text fields..How to use them?
Geir Bækholt
Geir Bækholt
Fri, 3 May 2002 23:52:12 +0200
Hello Chris,
You have to use bind-variables or a stored procedure. Oracle or the
adapter (not sure which) don't want those huge strings in the middle
of an SQL statement it has to parse..
:-)
hth
Friday, May 3, 2002, 11:49:15 PM, you wrote:
CB> Hello,
CB> Maybe someone here can help..
CB> I had thought that DCOracle 2 (now) supported long text fields, but
CB> when I tried to insert more than 2k into one (after upgrading) I got
CB> a 'string literal too long' error from Oracle.
CB> Is there some trick to this or am I running into a DCO2 or Oracle limitation?
CB> I'm using Oracle 7 which (I think) is supposed to support up to 32k
CB> in long text fields..
CB> I'd hate to have to continue working around this in the way I have,
CB> by using Oracle7's 2k(max) varchar2 columns and splitting text in
CB> Python on input/concatenating them together on output.. That is just
CB> ugly..
CB> There must be a better way...
CB> Also, is there any way to use the LONG RAW datatype to store images?
CB> We are using Zope with Oracle as a CMS and need the long text
CB> capability for descriptions within web pages..
CB> BTW...We are a nonprofit and can't afford the upgrade to Oracle 8/9.. etc.
CB> -Chris
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