# Ruby-oci8 0.1.16

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-oci8-0-1-16/65697>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [August 20, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-oci8-0-1-16/65697 "2006-08-20T17:56:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [August 20, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/ruby-oci8-0-1-16/65697/1 "2006-08-20T17:56:58Z")

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ruby-oci8 0.1.16 is released.  
This is a Oracle module using OCI8 API.

URL:[http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruby-oci8/](http://rubyforge.org/projects/ruby-oci8/)

What’s new.

1. Add LONG and LONG RAW support longer than 65535 bytes.

2. OraDate and OraNumber can be serialized by Marshal now.

3. OraDate and OraNumber can be serialized by YAML now.

4. Fix bug on OraDate#dup, OraDate#clone, OraNumber#dup and  
OraNumber#clone.  
(reported by Daniel B…)

5. Add a workaround code on cygwin environment variables problem.

6. Accept all Fixnum values when binding as a Fixnum on 64-bit ruby.