Thanks,
But it gives bytes for "current status of field".
i.e. if field is empty or filled it will be different.
This makes the assumption that at least one record must be having all fields
filled except CHAR, to know the maxm recd length. Right ?
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vsize( <name of the field> ). You can use it through PL/SQL or SQL.
Regards.
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> De: Harsh Agrawal [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
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> Asunto: Record Length ...
>
> Hi,
>
> I have a table containing CHAR, VARCHAR2, NUMBER and DATE fields.
>
> Is there any way or command to find out the record length in bytes.
>
> This can be useful while defining a Buffer in Pro*C to handle
a record.
>
> Thanks in Advance.
>
> = Harsh
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