Re: Compare CLOBs over dblink

How big do the LOBS get? I wouldn't want to compare multi mb files over a
link....

On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 3:28 PM, <japplewhite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> How about the DBMS_LOB.Compare function?
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> From:        Sherrie Kubis <Sherrie.Kubis@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To:        "oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date:        11/01/2010 09:36 AM
> Subject:        Compare CLOBs over dblink
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> I have a developer request to compare CLOB fields over a dblink.  We looked
> at dbms_utility.get_hash_value but that only works for varchar data types.
>  We then looked at dbms_crypto.hash, which has potential. My concern with
> this is granting dbms_crypto to a developer as a security issue.
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> Anyone have an experience or advice on comparing clobs over a dblink or the
> dbms_crypto package?
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