This section describes the ways in which you can work with LOB data in remote tables.

• Working with Remote LOBs in SQL and PL/SQL
  This section describes the SQL and PL/SQL functions that are supported on remote LOBs.
• Using the Data Interface on Remote LOBs
  The data interface enables you to bind and define a CHARACTER buffer for a CLOB column and a RAW buffer for a BLOB column. This interface is supported for remote LOB columns too.
• Working with Remote Locators
  You can select a persistent LOB locator from a remote table into a local variable and this can be done in any programmatic interface like PL/SQL, JDBC or OCI. The remote columns can be of type BLOB, CLOB or NCLOB.