Answer / pavan_1981

no its not possible to use long columns in WHERE or ORDERBY
clause.other restrictios on LONG column are
1.there can be only colum of long data type in a table.
2.no constraints can be defined on long column.
3.a long column will not be cpied when u create a new table
from existing table using a subquery.

Answer / lakshmikanthan

while using where or order by clause in long datatype column . error will come LIKE
ORA-00997: illegal use of LONG datatype .

And another points is :
1. only one long data type allowed in a table
2. cannot able to create the constraint in a long data type column in a table
error :
ORA-02269: key column cannot be of LONG datatype.

Answer / bolearner

Long data type can't participate for any operation in SQL.

Only DML queries can be applied.

Can't apply any aggregate function on LONG colum.

Can't apply any analytical function on LONG colum.

Can apply sequence on LONG colum.

Can apply synonym for LONG column table.

Can create view for LONG column table and Mat view is not possible.

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