What's returned in SQL*Plus when you "DESC TableA@hsodbc"? Rich
Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA > -----Original Message----- > From: Luc Demanche [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 11:18 AM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > Subject: SqlServer - Oracle transfer issues > > > Hi gurus, > I need to transfer a few tables from SqlServer to > Oracle. I've installed Heteroegous Service between the > SqlServer and our Oracle database according to the > Metalink doc no : 109730.1 > > I began the transfer between those two databases with > this kind of statement : > create table TableA as select * from TableA@hsodbc; > > But now I have a problem with the tables on the > SqlServer side that contain columns of the Text > datatype. Oracle wants to handle it as a LONG > datatype. I received this kind of errors : > > ORA-00997 : illegal use of LONG database > > What should I do ? > > TIA > > Luc -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jesse, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
