Dbms_lob inside forms

Question

Hi, I use DBMS_LOB package to save large text data in the database. The problem is whenever I deploy the form to a different version of database, I have to recompile the form. is there any way to construct a clob object in forms and save it to database without using DBMS_LOB package?
Thank You,

Answer 1

I don't know your code nor do I know why you need to recompile your form (I guess it's the infamous signature of package xyz has been changed ); however did you try to wrap your logic in a stored procedure and call this procedure in your form?
It might be religion, but personally I avoid calling sys objects directly in forms but rather call them in my own stored procedures / views / whatsoever and use my stored procedures in forms. This has also the benefit that you just need to grant the sys objects to your schema owner and to nobody else. Giving as few grants as possible to the end users is also very desireable. Do I want my end users to be able to do some stuff which maybe requires privilages like alter system ? Maybe. Do I want my end users to be able to issue alter system ? Not a chance. So I wrap the needed alter system commands in a database package, grant my schema owner alter system (nobody will know his password) and grant the package to the end users. By that they are able to change the system the way it is needed, but nothing else.
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