Oracle's NUMBER field maps to a java.math.BigDecimal.
A byte aray typically maps to a RAW field.
I suspect with Oracle 8 it makes to a BLOB.
Burr
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From: Hernandez, Rey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, October 27, 2000 9:27 PM
Subject: MessageDigest and the database
> Hi all,
>
> How are people using the MessageDigest object to encrypt values before
> sending them to the database?
>
> Maybe I'm using it in the wrong way, but I am trying to do something
> like this:
>
> Get a value from the user, across SSL, like a password.
> Encrypt that password with MessageDigest(using MD5).
> Put the resulting byte array into the database.
>
> I can't seem to find a way to get a byte array into the database,
Oracle
> in this case. I figured I could use a NUMBER datatype, but then how do
you
> convert a byte array to a java datatype that you can use with one of the
> setXXX functions provided with PreparedStatement that will go into a
NUMBER?
>
> Hope I didn't confuse everyone with this question, I'd be happy to
clarify.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Rey
>
>
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