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Data type for medium size text files [message #246425] Wed, 20 June 2007 20:28 Go to next message
creolophus
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Registered: June 2007
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Hi,

I need to store text files (10K - 30K max) in a database for a light-weight content-management-system.

(I know I don't need a database for that, but I want to experiment!)

Which data type would be best ? I think CLOB would do fine, but is it the only option?

I mean, MySQL has types like mediumtext, etc. Is there anything like that?

And, I use (or my college uses) version 9i

Thanks
Re: Data type for medium size text files [message #246494 is a reply to message #246425] Thu, 21 June 2007 01:54 Go to previous message
Littlefoot
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Registered: June 2005
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My first thought was a CLOB as well.

You could use LONG (VARCHAR2's big brother), but it is deprecated. Also, there is XMLtype (which is to be populated with XML from a CLOB or VARCHAR2).

A conclusion? Stay with CLOB.
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