Complex pdf reports

configuration
apex 4.2.3
listener 2.0.5 (configured for Listener printing)
DB 11.2.0.3
problem
I'm following the whitepaper for developing a custom PDF (http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/apex/learnmore/custom-pdf-reports-1953918.pdf)
I can get simple reports to work.
Now, I'm trying to create a more complex report.
Each row of data contains (the equivalent of) an embedded table.
I can easily create an XML document for the embedded table.
But, when I 'download' the "XML Data" for testing, the XML data is not what I am expecting.
Example Report Query SQL
with xml_results as (
select deptno,
    xmlelement( "employees", xmlagg(
        xmlelement( "employee", ename )
    )) as xmldata
from emp
group by deptno
select D.deptno, D.dname, d.loc
,X.xmldata emp_xml
from dept D
join xml_results X
on (D.deptno=X.deptno)
This produces the XML snippet similar to:
<emp_xml>[data type not supported]</emp_xml>
questions
For the APEX developers: Why is XMLType "not supported" in this context?
I've changed X.xmldata to X.xmldata.getClobVal(), but, the data shows up "encoded". (ie "<employees>" instead of "<employees>" )
Is there a way to prevent this?
So, far, the only work-around I see, is to generate the XML data myself and use APEX_UTIL.GET_PRINT_REPORT()
Does anybody have any other ideas?
Thanks
MK

Are you married to using the APEX Listener based PDF reports? If look at alternative products..I would suggest PL-jrxml2pdf (PL-jrxml2pdf / Wiki / Home)
I have used it and find it to be a nice reporting toll. Also like the gui report building tool it uses (IReports)..
Thank you,
Tony Miller
LuvMuffin Software

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