Error: wrong number or types of arguments

Question

Getting the following error:-
wrong number or types of arguments in call to 'XMLTYPE'
with the following insert statement:-
INSERT INTO com_xml(name,content)
VALUES (V_FILENAME,XMLType(bfilename('EMAIL_ATTACH', 'JobInstructions.xml')));
Any ideas for a fix folks?

Answer 1

hi guys
managed a work around with utl_file
DECLARE
V_FILENAME VARCHAR2(20):= 'JobInstructions.xml';
V_PATH     VARCHAR2(100):= '/oracle/attachments';
+V_XML      CLOB;                 --HOLDS THE CONTENTS OF THE XML FILE TO BE INSERTED IN TO THE DATABASE+
+VNEWLINE   VARCHAR2(200):= '';   --HOLDS THE LINE TO INSERTED IN TO V_xml+
+VSFILE     utl_file.file_type;   --HOLDS THE FILE+
BEGIN
VSFile := utl_file.fopen(V_PATH, V_FILENAME,'r');
IF utl_file.is_open(VSFILE) THEN
LOOP
BEGIN
utl_file.get_line(VSFILE, vNewLine);
IF vNewLine IS NULL THEN
EXIT;
ELSE
V_XML := V_XML||vNewLine;
END IF;
EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
EXIT;
END;
END LOOP;
END IF;
--insert the file into com_xml+
--INSERT THE FILE CONTENTS+
INSERT INTO COM_XML(name,content)
VALUES ('STEW',XMLType(V_XML));
end;