Oracle 7 - Maximum SQL statement length

http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/server.920/a96536/ch44.htm#288033
Like above, maximum SQL Statement Length is clearly defined on the "Reference" document of Oracle 8, 9, and 10.
But I could not find it for Oracle 7.
Can someone help me?

This info is available in the Oracle 7 Server Reference. It can be found via http://otn.oracle.com/documentation. Look at the "Previously Released Oracle Documentation" to access it. It's a pdf. Here's a direct link: http://download-uk.oracle.com/docs/pdf/A32589_1.pdf. The details can be found in chapter 5.
It comes down to this: 64k.
MHE

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Hi Tadaaki,
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