Oracle PL/SQL provides a set of regular expression functions that can be used to manipulate and analyze text data stored in an Oracle database. Here’s a brief overview of the most commonly used Oracle PL/SQL regular expression functions: REGEXP_LIKE: This function checks whether a string matches a given regular expression pattern. For example, the following…(Continue Reading)
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PL/SQL RAW
The Oracle PL/SQL RAW datatype is a binary data type used to store unstructured binary data. The RAW data type is used to store binary data in the database and can be used to store any type of binary data, including images, audio files, video files, and others. RAW data is stored in the database…(Continue Reading)
PL/SQL BFILE
The BFILE datatype in Oracle PL/SQL is used to store binary large objects (BLOBs) in external files. This type of datatype is different from the BLOB datatype in that BLOB data is stored in the database itself, whereas BFILE data is stored outside the database in a file system. A BFILE column is used to…(Continue Reading)
PL/SQL BLOB
The BLOB (Binary Large Object) data type in Oracle PL/SQL is used to store large binary data such as images, audio, video, and other multimedia content. A BLOB can hold up to 4 GB of binary data. BLOBs are stored as binary data in the database, and they can be manipulated using PL/SQL functions and…(Continue Reading)
PL/SQL LONG
Oracle PL/SQL LONG datatype is a data type in the Oracle database management system used for storing character string data of up to 2 GB in size. It is used to store long character strings that are too large to fit in a VARCHAR2 or CHAR data type. The LONG data type was used in…(Continue Reading)