Oracle SQL Data Types
Oracle Database 10g supports character, numeric, timestamp, binary, and row address data types. These are also known as SQL data types or built-in types because they can be used to define columns in tables and parameter data types in PL/SQL. Table D-2 summarizes these SQL data types and qualifies two widely-used data subtypes by groups. While the list is not comprehensive of all subtypes found in the Oracle Database SQL Reference 10g Release 2 manual, it covers the most frequently used data subtypes.
You can also find examples using these Oracle SQL data types in the Oracle Database Application Developer’s Guide - Fundamentals and Oracle Database Application Developer’s Guide - Large Objects. The most frequently used data ...
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