Illegal use of LONG

I create on table say "TAB" with a column as long datatype
create table tab
(name long);
now i need to create another table structure similar to "TAB" say "TMP_TAB"
create table tmp_tab
as
select * from tab;
But this gives the following error..< ORA-00997: illegal use of LONG datatype >
Can anyone please explain me the reason for the following error?

If you have Oracle 9i, then
Quick and correct solution: Don't use LONG - Datattype !
It's obsolete, use CLOB instead.
If LONG- Datatype is inevitable (why ?), then
declare
v_sql VARCHAR2(32767);
begin
select dbms_metadata.get_ddl('TABLE', 'TAB', 'SCOTT') INTO v_sql
from dual;
v_sql := replace (v_sql, '"SCOTT"."TAB"', '"SCOTT"."TMP_TAB"');
execute immediate v_sql;
end;
/but it's a bit tricky ....

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Illegal use of LONG datatype

While I was insert a rows into the same table I am getting an error. I am having one long column in table list. I am getting following error while I was inserting a row.
ORA-00997: illegal use of LONG datatype
Please let me know how do I insert long data type values for this kind of insert.

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Illegal use of LONG datatype error message when i create materialized view

Hello to all
I want create read only materialized view replication environment two of our tables have LONG datatype when i create materialized view against on them
I recieve this error message
CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW MDB.TOAD_PLAN_TABLE TABLESPACE aramis REFRESH FORCE WITH ROWID AS SELECT * FROM MDB.TOAD_PLAN_TABLE@arahisto
Error report:
SQL Error: ORA-00997: illegal use of LONG datatype
00997. 00000 - "illegal use of LONG datatype"
Do you know any resort solution for it?
thanks

You can not use longs in materialized views over a database link, you can however take a part of a long over to a materialized view.
I have gotten this to work in the past l had to create a PL/SQL function that you can use to extract the character data from the long column and use that to
as part of the function you will need to pass in the columns of the table that will identify the unique records so you can pick out the long column
example function
-- you will need to make sure this funtion is in the remote location as you can not select longs accross a DB LINK.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION MDB.TOAD_PLAN_LONG_CONV
(pass in the primary key columns for the table)
RETURN VARCHAR2
IS
v_long VARCHAR2(32767) ;
BEGIN
BEGIN
-- need to select the long column into the PL/SQL variable
SELECT long_column
INTO v_long
FROM MDB.TOAD_PLAN_TABLE
WHERE key_columns = passed columns ;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
IF SQLCODE = '-01406' THEN
NULL ;
ELSE
RAISE ;
END IF ;
END ;
RETURN SUBSTR(v_long,1,4000) ;
END ;
Then when you create the materialized view utilize that function on the long column.
create or replace materialized view MDB.TOAD_PLAN_TABLE TABLESPACE aramis REFRESH FORCE WITH ROWID
AS
SELECT column1, .... columnx,
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FROM MDB.TOAD_PLAN_TABLE@arahisto ;
See if this will work for you? Keep in mind however this solution will not get the entire long column only as much as a PL/SQL variable will hold of it.
Mike

ORA-00997: illegal use of LONG datatype - while inserting a record

Hello,
I have this table:
create table TEST
USER VARCHAR2(20) not null,
WINCFG LONG RAW
There are a few records, some with user='OLDUSER'.
I want to add new records with a statement like this one:
insert into TEST
select 'NEWUSER',wincfg from TEST where user='OLDUSER'
But Oracle returns the error:
"ORA-00997: illegal use of LONG datatype"
I have no idea...
Thank you

SQL> insert into TEST
2 (
3 select 'NEWUSER',wincfg from TEST where user='OLDUSER'
4 );
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ERROR at line 3:
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Array fetch/bind size is 15. (arraysize is 15)
Will commit when done. (copycommit is 0)
Maximum long size is 80. (long is 80)
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ORA-00997 - Illegal use os LONG Datatype

Hello
I'm having this error in my query, and I know I can't use one column LONG with a INSERT statement, but I can't change this column to VARCHAR2(4000) because of the short space.
Somebody have the solution for this? Or how I make this insert? Some function or procedure... anything...
Tnks
Rafael

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By the way, what about CLOB ?
Nicolas.

ORA - 00997 Illegal Use Of Long Datatype when no Long is used

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The view in the FROM clause is an org specific view on xxc_affi_relation_headers_all. All of the fields in the view and underlying table are either VARCHAR2, NUMBER, or DATE.
I have simplified the query to one that still gives the error.
The query is:
SELECT *
FROM xxc_affi_relation_headers xarh
WHERE xarh.affi_relation_id = (select xarh.affi_relation_id
from xxc_affi_relation_headers xarh
where xarh.execute_vendor_id = 125
connect by prior xarh.affi_relation_id = xarh.parent_relation_id
start with xarh.affi_relation_id = 214
If I run the sub query by itself, as below, there is no error and the result is 214.
select xarh.affi_relation_id
from xxc_affi_relation_headers xarh
where xarh.execute_vendor_id = 125
connect by prior xarh.affi_relation_id = xarh.parent_relation_id
start with xarh.affi_relation_id = 214
If I run the main query and replace the sub query with 214, as below, thre is no error.
Is there something that would cause an implicit conversion to a LONG datatype in this query? I am not able to find a reason for this error message that fits the query.
The original query that caused the error was:
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AND v_creation_date
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WHERE otty.transaction_type_id = p_order_type_id
AND otty.cust_trx_type_id = rctt.cust_trx_type_id
AND rctt.gl_id_rev = gcco.code_combination_id )
AND EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM xxc_affi_relation_lines xarl WHERE xarl.affi_relation_id = xarh.affi_relation_id
AND NVL(xarl.element_value,v_item_type) = v_item_type)
connect by prior xarh.parent_relation_id = xarh.affi_relation_id
Start with
xarh.affi_relation_id = (select xarh.affi_relation_id
from xxc_affi_relation_headers xarh
where xarh.execute_vendor_id = p_vendor_id
AND xarh.affi_relation_id != p_parent_relation_id
AND NOT EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM xxc_affi_relation_headers xarh2
WHERE xarh2.parent_relation_id = xarh.affi_relation_id)
AND v_creation_date BETWEEN NVL(xarh.start_date,v_creation_date-1) AND NVL(xarh.end_date,v_creation_date+1)--ES fix not a valid month
start with xarh.affi_relation_id = p_parent_relation_id
connect by prior xarh.affi_relation_id = xarh.parent_relation_id)
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;

Its a bug
See this Oracle Document
Bug 9726739 - ORA-997 from SQL with CONNECT BY and UNION [ID 9726739.8]
Best Regards
mseberg

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Revision: 16385
Revision: 16385
Author:   [email protected]
Date:     2010-06-01 13:32:35 -0700 (Tue, 01 Jun 2010)
Log Message:
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QE notes:
Doc notes: no
Bugs: no
Reviewer: Guarav
Tests run: no
Is noteworthy for integration: no
Modified Paths:
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With best regards,
AVI DDS.

hi
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DS wrote:
Andy_N wrote:
DS wrote:
pottyperson wrote:
I doubt that other contributors will be able to offer a solution
Well, as I mentioned before, if it's a HH2 and the rear of it is in view of the public, then every Thomas, Richard and Harry will be able to see the wireless key and make full use of the Internet.
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Although possible, that's not entirely true. If the user has altered the wireless key, then viewing the back of the hub will not help
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At least BT thought about the label design on the HH3, keeping it hidden until needed.
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I'm trying to run this program....
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import java.util.Properties;
import javax.mail.*;
import javax.mail.internet.*;
import sun.net.nntp.*;
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Exception in thread "main" java.lang.VerifyError: (class: com/ibm/CORBA/iiop/Gen
ericServerSC, method: dispatch signature: (Lcom/ibm/CORBA/iiop/IIOPInputStream;L
com/ibm/CORBA/iiop/IIOPOutputStream;)V) Illegal use of nonvirtual function call
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at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ORB.registerSubcontracts(ORB.java)
at com.ibm.CORBA.iiop.ORB.<init>(ORB.java)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance0(Native Method)
at java.lang.Class.newInstance(Class.java:254)
at org.omg.CORBA.ORB.create_impl(ORB.java:306)
at org.omg.CORBA.ORB.init(ORB.java:355)
at lotus.domino.cso.Session.OREFtoSession(Session.java:703)
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at lotus.domino.cso.Session.createSession(Session.java:36)
at lotus.domino.NotesFactory.createSession(NotesFactory.java:67)
at WriteNewsFile.openNotesDB(WriteNewsFile.java:88)
at WriteNewsFile.main(WriteNewsFile.java:66)
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Hi,
I am new to TimesTen and using version 11.2 with Hibernate.
I get the following error while running my application--
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I'm currently running LR 4 RC2, but also noticed this on RC1, but not sure of 4.0. I'm a Mac user, running the current version of Lion (10.7.3) on a 2010 Mac Pro.
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