I'm going to try very hard to unremember (<G>) anything about ANY just so I can tell them they can't get there from here.
Rachel --- Tim Gorman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Rachel, > > This "variant" datatype sounds a lot like the "union" data structure > from > "C" language, which closely resembled a "struct" (i.e. record) but > all of > the "fields" overlap the same memory address. In other words, it was > a > mechanism for type re-casting. In the grand tradition of robust > programming > languages, there are about a dozen and a half ways to do this in "C", > and > the "union" structure is one of the less popular. Luckily, it is > difficult > to use for any other purpose... > > Not so with what you're describing. Sounds like a feature which is > ripe for > all kinds of abuse. I can just imagine entire tables populated with > columns > of type VARIANT by some designer touting "flexibility" as a mantra. > Fortunately, Oracle developers can use the RAW datatype in the same > fashion, > and it is interesting to note (but perhaps not coincidental) that > most "C" > programmers tend to favor a similar mechanism (i.e. "void" pointers) > for > type re-casting too. In other words, be assured that VARIANT is not > the > only way to get the job done, and might prove unpopular anyway... > > Just my $0.02... > > -Tim > > ----- Original Message ----- > To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 11:08 AM > > > > Okay, I'm working on what feels like 30 new projects all at once > and I > > WILL be RTFM'ing as soon as I can get more than 5 minutes out of > > meetings but.... > > > > > > first: has anyone heard of any problems with 64-bit Oracle on a > > Solaris 64-bit OS? > > > > second (and this one confuses me a bit)... I've been asked if > Oracle9i > > supports a "variant" datatype -- they are not familiar with oracle > but > > are familiar with SQL Server and say that there is a datatype > called > > "variant" there where you can basically overload the column with > > whatever datatype you want (string, number, date) and the database > > knows what type of data it is storing within the column. They > referred > > me to C++ and Java, neither of which I know. > > > > Can anyone point in the right direction to start researching this? > > > > Thanks! > > > > Rachel > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes > > http://autos.yahoo.com > > -- > > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > > -- > > Author: Rachel Carmichael > > 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). > > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > -- > Author: Tim Gorman > 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). __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Autos - Get free new car price quotes http://autos.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Rachel Carmichael 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).
