TO_BLOB (raw)

Syntax

to_blob::=

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Purpose

TO_BLOB (raw) converts LONG RAW and RAW values to BLOB values.

From within a PL/SQL package, you can use TO_BLOB (raw) to convert RAW and BLOB values to BLOB.

Examples

The following hypothetical example returns the BLOB of a RAW column value:

SELECT TO_BLOB(raw_column) blob FROM raw_table;

BLOB
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00AADD343CDBBD