Bear in mind that you cannot declare a procedure like this: procedure blah( p in varchar2(200) ); it has to be: procedure blah( p in varchar2 );
So even though a declaration like Rob's test.col_01%type appears to tell Oracle that the parameter is limited to 200 bytes I believe there is no limit, other than the inherent limit of varchar2(), viz: 4,000. Jonathan Lewis http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk Next Seminar - UK, April 3rd - 5th http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/seminar.html Host to The Co-Operative Oracle Users' FAQ http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html Author of: Practical Oracle 8i: Building Efficient Databases -----Original Message----- To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 06 March 2002 13:49 |Initially is will be nothing unless test.col2 has a default value as |varchar2 structures are data_length followrd by actual string. The maximum |that p_in_one can have is 200 bytes thought due to its anchored definition. | |The answer, none initially as it will be initializes to NULl value, then |whatever you assign ti it plus 2 bytes to store the length of the actual |string, max size is 200+2 bytes (assuming standard characterset). | |This has no baring on max size of varchar2 because by definition of |p_in-one, its max length is limited to 200. | |Raj |______________________________________________________ |Rajendra Jamadagni MIS, ESPN Inc. |Rajendra dot Jamadagni at ESPN dot com |Any opinion expressed here is personal and doesn't reflect that of ESPN Inc. | |QOTD: Any clod can have facts, but having an opinion is an art! | -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jonathan Lewis INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).