Hi... If you do not want to use pl-sql for populating your varchar2 field, then another choice is:
use the COPY command from sqlplus... for doing the pass of data. you must have into account that varchar2 just can hold up to 4000 characters! so, your long data column, should not have more than 4000 chars or you could use: set long 4000 HTH --- "Gujral, Harpal S." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Guys, > > We have a requirement to add a VARCHAR2 column to an > existing table which is > a part of an application and also has a LONG column > with data in it. Without > using PL/SQL, how can we create the new VARCHAR2 > column and "default" it to > the LONG column data? > > The idea is all future inserts and updates made to > the LONG column by the > application, should get reflected in the VARCHAR2 > column. We need to use > this new VARCHAR2 column for reporting and use a > WHERE clause on the column > to filter data. > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks > Harpal > -- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: > http://www.orafaq.net > -- > Author: Gujral, Harpal S. > INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 > http://www.fatcity.com > San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web > hosting services > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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! Platinum - Watch CBS' NCAA March Madness, live on your desktop! http://platinum.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jose Luis Delgado INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
