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Working with Multimedia Datatypes

This chapter includes the following topics:

• Overview

• DDL for LOBs

• LOB Locators

• EMPTY_BLOB and EMPTY_CLOB Functions

• Using the OCI to Manipulate LOBs

• Using DBMS_LOB to Manipulate LOBs

• LOBs in External Procedures

• LOBs and Triggers

• Using Open/Close as Bracketing Operations for Efficient Performance