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A Qlik Replicate administrator is replicating data from a source system with some columns with large PDFs. Which data type should be used?
Suggested Answer: D
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For replicating columns that contain large PDFs, the appropriate data type to use in Qlik Replicate is:
The other options are not suitable for the following reasons:
A . DLOB: This is not a recognized data type in Qlik Replicate.
B . NCLOB: NCLOB, or National Character Large Object, is used for storing large text data in the national character set and is not optimal for binary data like PDFs.
C . NVARCHAR(1000): NVARCHAR is a character data type with a specified length, which would not be suitable for large binary objects like PDFs due to size limitations and the nature of the data.
38 comments · newest first
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Rossana
11 months ago
I’m not convinced, isn’t there a better option for PDFs?
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Tanja
11 months ago
Wait, are we sure about BLOB? What if the PDFs have text?
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Weldon
11 months ago
I agree, BLOB is the way to go!
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Eun
11 months ago
I thought it was NCLOB, but BLOB makes sense too.
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Antonette
11 months ago
Definitely BLOB for large PDFs!
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Serina
12 months ago
I practiced a similar question where BLOB was the answer for large binary files, so I'm leaning towards that option here too.
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Gayla
12 months ago
I feel like NCLOB might be for character data, so I don't think that's the right answer for binary files like PDFs.
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Nicholle
12 months ago
I remember something about DLOBs being used for large objects, but I can't recall if they specifically apply to PDFs.
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Honey
1 year ago
I think we discussed BLOBs in class, but I'm not entirely sure if that's the right choice for PDFs.
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Tiara
1 year ago
I'm a bit confused by the different data type options here. NVARCHAR(1000) seems too small for large PDFs, and I'm not sure what DLOB and NCLOB are. I'll have to review my notes on Qlik Replicate data types to make sure I choose the best one for this scenario.
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Eliz
1 year ago
Okay, let me see here. The question is asking about replicating data with large PDFs, so we need a data type that can handle that kind of large binary data. I'm pretty confident BLOB is the right answer, but I'll double-check the other options just to be sure.
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Lino
1 year ago
Hmm, I'm not totally sure about this one. I know BLOB is used for binary data, but I'm not familiar with the other options like DLOB and NCLOB. I'll have to think this through carefully.
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Paz
1 year ago
This looks like a straightforward question about data types in Qlik Replicate. I think the answer is BLOB, since that's the data type typically used for large binary objects like PDFs.
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Lindsey
1 year ago
This is a good question to test our knowledge of Qlik Replicate data types. Based on the requirement to handle large PDFs, I think BLOB is the way to go. It's designed for storing binary large objects, which sounds perfect for this use case.
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Laticia
1 year ago
D seems like the worst option to me. Leaving out backup data is a recipe for disaster if you get unexpected questions. I'd definitely avoid that one.
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Val
2 years ago
Hmm, BLOB sounds like the obvious choice here. Unless the PDFs are secretly encoded in alien hieroglyphics, in which case NCLOB might be the way to go.
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Sherell
2 years ago
NVARCHAR(1000)? Really? That's not going to cut it for PDFs, unless they're all under 1KB. BLOB is the way to go, no doubt.
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Coletta
2 years ago
Yeah, NVARCHAR(1000) is definitely not suitable for that kind of data.
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Pete
2 years ago
I agree, BLOB is definitely the best choice for large PDFs.
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Edda
2 years ago
That's a good point, but I still think DLOB is more suitable for this scenario.
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Leonida
2 years ago
I disagree, I believe the correct answer is BLOB as it is commonly used for storing binary large objects.
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Edda
2 years ago
I think the answer is DLOB because it is specifically designed for large PDFs.
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Val
2 years ago
I think NCLOB might also be a good option for handling large PDFs, as it is designed for character data.
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Ezekiel
2 years ago
DLOB? What is that, some kind of new data type I haven't heard of? I'm going with BLOB, the classic choice for handling large binary data.
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Alesia
2 years ago
I think NVARCHAR(IOOO) is for handling large Unicode character data, so it might not be the best option for large PDFs.
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Chantell
2 years ago
I've used NCLOB before for handling large character data, but I'm not sure if it's the best choice for large PDFs.
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Anika
2 years ago
I agree, but I'm still going with BLOB for handling large binary data.
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Georgeanna
2 years ago
I think DLOB stands for Data Large Object, it might be a new data type for handling large PDFs.
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Augustine
2 years ago
But DLOB is specifically designed for large objects like PDFs, so it should be the most suitable choice.
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Jamal
2 years ago
NCLOB seems like the best option to me. It's designed for storing large character data, and PDFs are basically just text, right?
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Kattie
2 years ago
Yes, NCLOB is specifically designed for handling large amounts of character data, so it would be the most suitable option for storing PDFs.
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Raymon
2 years ago
I agree, NCLOB is the best choice for storing large character data like PDFs.
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Linwood
2 years ago
I disagree, I believe the best option is BLOB for large PDFs.
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Thomasena
2 years ago
I think BLOB is the way to go here. It's made for handling large binary data like PDFs.
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Kaycee
2 years ago
I would go with BLOB as well, it's specifically designed for handling binary data.
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Jules
2 years ago
I think DLOB could also work well for this situation.
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Daren
2 years ago
I agree, BLOB is the best choice for handling large PDFs.
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Augustine
2 years ago
I think the correct data type to use is DLOB.