Checkout UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_RAW to convert varchar2 to raw datatypes hth connor
--- "Hagedorn, Linda" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello, > > Does anyone have an example of how to insert raw > ascii into a varchar2 > field? > > For example, > CREATE TABLE LH_test > ( col1 varchar2(10), > col2 varchar2(10), > col3 varchar2(10) ) > PCTFREE 0 PCTUSED 80 INITRANS 1 MAXTRANS 255 > LOGGING > STORAGE(INITIAL 5M NEXT 5M MINEXTENTS 1 > MAXEXTENTS 2147483645 PCTINCREASE 0 > FREELISTS 1 FREELIST GROUPS 1 BUFFER_POOL DEFAULT) > TABLESPACE REGDAT ; > commit ; > insert into lh_test values ( 'X'||chr(9), > 'Y'||chr(A), 'Z'||chr(D) ) ; > > Why am I doing this? Because some non-printable > ascii codes have been > inserted in some fields and I am tasked with finding > the bad data. I need a > test bed to insure I can scan for ranges of ascii > characters, and need a > range of known ascii printable and non-printable > characters in a test table. > > > The bad data can be in over 200 fields, so I need a > broad tool; I'll gen the > select statements after I have some test data to > work with. > > Any suggestions or referrals are appreciated. > > Regards, > > Linda > ===== Connor McDonald http://www.oracledba.co.uk (mirrored at http://www.oradba.freeserve.co.uk) "Some days you're the pigeon, some days you're the statue" __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: =?iso-8859-1?q?Connor=20McDonald?= INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
