How to reference LONG field in trigger

I am trying to create a trigger (update and delete) for auditing purposes. The source table has a long field and I need to insert all columns (which includes the long field) into an audit table if any column in the source record changes or if the source record is deleted. I cannot reference :old.longfield or do a select into.
If anyone has a suggestion or has done it in the past, please email me at [email protected] or post an answer.
Thank You so much for your help !!!!!

As you have noticed, you cannot reference the value of a LONG column using :old/:new in a trigger. The work around is to instead process your audit information (including the LONG value) in an after statement trigger. Here is an example to get you started:
http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/ask/f?p=4950:8:605685::NO::F4950_P8_DISPLAYID

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Assigns any (internal) field string or structure to the field symbol from the ABAP Dictionary (s). All fields of the structure can be addressed by name: <fs>-fieldname. The structured field symbol points initially to the work area wa specified after DEFAULT.
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