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SQL programmingYou can use the HCL OneDB™ implementation of the SQL language to develop applications for HCL OneDB™ database servers.
Guide to SQL: SyntaxThe HCL OneDB™ Guide to SQL: Syntax describes the syntax of the statements, data types, expressions, operators, and built-in functions of the HCL OneDB™ dialect of the SQL language.
SQL statementsThis chapter describes the syntax and semantics of SQL statements that are recognized by HCL OneDB™.
CREATE OPAQUE TYPE statementUse the CREATE OPAQUE TYPE statement to create an opaque data type.
INTERNALLENGTH Modifier
Varying-Length Opaque Types

Varying-Length Opaque Types

A varying-length opaque type has an internal structure whose size might vary from one value to another. For example, the internal structure of an opaque data type might hold the actual value of a string up to a certain size, but beyond this size it might use an LO-pointer to a CLOB to hold the value.

To create a varying-length opaque data type, use the VARIABLE keyword with the INTERNALLENGTH modifier. The following statement creates a variable-length opaque data type called varlen_typ:

CREATE OPAQUE TYPE varlen_typ
(INTERNALLENGTH=VARIABLE, MAXLEN=1024)