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How to compress text data before storing it in database

 
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Hello all
I am writing an application which needs to store lots of text data in database. Is there a way of compressing text data before i store it in Database. I use Oracle 8 database and Weblogic server for my application.
Please help!!!
Thanks in Advance
Anand
 
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This isn't really compressing the text field, but it will get rid of leading and trailing spaces:
In your SQL statement to insert into your table add trim(FieldName) to each text field. For example if you have a text field called FirstName, it would be trim(FirstName), trim(LastName)......
 
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