Oracle BLOB data type

Define BLOB

SQL> CREATE TABLE TESTTAB(A BLOB)

INSERT BLOB

SQL> INSERT INTO TESTTAB VALUES(HEXTORAW('61626364'));
SQL> INSERT INTO TESTTAB VALUES(UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_RAW('ABCD'));

SQL> SELECT A FROM TESTTAB;
A
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61626364
41424344

Operate on BLOB

SQL> SELECT DBMS_LOB.SUBSTR(A) FROM TESTTAB;
DBMS_LOB.SUBSTR(A)
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61626364
41424344

SQL> SELECT DBMS_LOB.SUBSTR(A, DBMS_LOB.GETLENGTH(A) - 1) FROM TESTTAB;
DBMS_LOB.SUBSTR(A,DBMS_LOB.GETLENGTH(A)-1)
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616263
414243

SQL> SELECT UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_VARCHAR2(DBMS_LOB.SUBSTR(A)) FROM TESTTAB;

UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_VARCHAR2(DBMS_LOB.SUBSTR(A))
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abcd
ABCD