How to save XML from a CLOB to a text file (size over 32767 chars)

Question

Hi,
I am trying to export a table into an XML file. Using various examples, I have learned that is really easy to handle objects smaller that 32767 bytes (characters).
The problem is working with big chunks. My XML CLOB is just over 10 MB in size. I can easilly break it into smaller pieces but then I risk to write chr(10) in the middle of a XML Tag (which happened). I have an idea of finding a way around the problem but there are two issues:
1. DBMS_LOB.instr function returns 0 if offset grows above appx 1100.
2. I tried this in oreder to avid the limitation from item 1.:
for c = 1..dbms_lob.getlength(CLOB) loop
dbms_lob.read(CLOB,c,1,MyString);
if MyString = chr(10) then
utl_file.put_line(MyLine);
MyLine := '';
else
MyLine := MyLine || MyString;
end if;
end loop;
This way I generate perfect XML structure, and it takes about an hour of cpu time to create 2.3 MB file. I have tried to run ir for a big one, and it took just over 7 hours to get to 10.2 MB when I had shut it down.
Does anybody has any suggestions?

Answer 1

supahsain08 wrote:
Well, you are not in my class and you don't even know my teacher
who are you to judge meHe is jaded by our experiences here. 99% of posters who complain that the teacher doesn't teach have adequate (note that I didn't say good) teachers, but it's the student who is failing to take responsibility for his own education. It is after all your responsibility and complaining won't help you any.
Good luck.