Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!usc!apple!portal!cup.portal.com!Bron From: Bron@cup.portal.com (George Bron Faison) Newsgroups: comp.databases Subject: ORACLE 5.1A Message-ID: <32448@cup.portal.com> Date: 5 Aug 90 02:57:47 GMT Organization: The Portal System (TM) Lines: 17 I hate to be the one to tell you, but you can't get there from here. (SQL*PLUS and SQL*FORMS don't support the LONG data type in any meaningful way. You'd have to use HLI/OCI or Pro*C.) There are some add on products for this kind of thing, but I doubt it'd be worth it on the PC version (but someone else may think otherwise, so...) Sorry! Bron Bron@cup.portal.com Modern Office Systems Technology, Inc. 6006-B Mechanicsville Turnpike Mechanicsville VA 23111 (804) 730-1467