Using dbload with Other Data Types

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Using dbload with Other Data Types

You can use dbload with the following data types:

A BLOB or CLOB
A SET inside a ROW type

The dbload utility does not work with the following data types:

A CLOB or BLOB inside a ROW type
A ROW type inside a SET

Warning:

All the load utilities (dbexport, dbimport, dbload, onload, onunload, and onxfer) rely on an export and import function. If you do not define this function when you write a user-defined data type, you cannot use these utilities.

Note:

Loading a new data type inside another data type can cause problems if the representation of the data contains handles. If a string represents the data, you should be able to load it.