Form 6i clob

Hi,
I perform the following in Form 6i , where sql_txt is a clob
SUBSTR(sql_txt,1,1000)
It shows the error - wrong number or types of arguments in call to 'SUBSTR'
It also fails if i use dbms_lob.substr .
Anyone can help ?
Many thanks in advance

For CLOB it is CHAR and for BLOB it is long.

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