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I need to store a (large) SQL query in a column of a table and I thought using a BLOB field. To be clear, I want to store the query, not its result.
What’s best to use: BLOB or a VARCHAR? Or something else maybe?
If you’re going to store text data that can’t fit in a
VarChar2then I think you’re supposed to use aCLOB.Quote from OraFaq: *A CLOB (Character Large Object) is an Oracle data type that can hold up to 4 GB of data. CLOB’s are handy for storing text. *