Inserting XML data into xmltype column

Question

Oracle version: 10.1.0.5
OpenVms Alpha V8.3
1) Tried this and get the error shown below. Removed charset and placed a zero. Same error.
INSERT INTO xml_demo (xml_data) -- column of xmltype
VALUES
xmltype
bfilename('XML_DIR', 'MOL.XML'),
nls_charset_id('AL32UTF8')
ORA-22993: specified input amount is greater than actual source amount
ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_LOB", line 637
ORA-06512: at "SYS.XMLTYPE", line 283
ORA-06512: at line 1
2) This PL/SQL block works. However maximum raw size around 32K. The file can be around 100K. May be I can load it into a table of raw and somehow concatnate it to insert. Not sure whether this is possible but I am sure there must me a simple way of doing this.
Subset of the xml file is pasted below.
set serveroutput on size 1000000
DECLARE
file1 bfile;
v_xml XMLType;
len1 number(6);
v_rec1 raw(32000);
BEGIN
file1 := bfilename('XML_DIR','MOL.XML');
DBMS_LOB.fileopen(file1, DBMS_LOB.file_readonly);
len1 := DBMS_LOB.getLength(file1);
v_rec1 := dbms_lob.substr(file1,len1,1);
v_xml := xmltype(UTL_RAW.CAST_TO_VARCHAR2(v_rec1));
INSERT INTO xml_demo (xml_data) VALUES (v_xml);
COMMIT;
DBMS_LOB.fileclose(file1);
exception
when others then
dbms_output.put_LINE (sqlerrm);
DBMS_LOB.fileclose(file1);
END;
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<MolDocument DtdVersion="3" DtdRelease="0">
<DocumentIdentification v="MOL_20100331_1500_1600"/>
<DocumentVersion v="1"/>
<DocumentType v="A43"/>
<SenderIdentification codingScheme="A01" v="17X100Z100Z0001H"/>
<SenderRole v="A35"/>
<ReceiverIdentification codingScheme="A01" v="10XFR-RTE------Q"/>
<ReceiverRole v="A04"/>
<CreationDateTime v="2010-03-31T14:10:00Z"/>
<ValidTimeInterval v="2010-03-31T15:00Z/2010-03-31T16:00Z"/>
<Domain codingScheme="A01" v="10YDOM-1001A001A"/>
<MolTimeSeries>
<ContractIdentification v="RTE_20100331_1500_16"/>
<ResourceProvider codingScheme="A01" v="10XFR-RTE------Q"/>
<AcquiringArea codingScheme="A01" v="17Y100Z100Z00013"/>
<ConnectingArea codingScheme="A01" v="10YFR-RTE------C"/>
<AuctionIdentification v="AUCTION_20100331_1500_1600"/>
<BusinessType v="A10"/>
<BidTimeInterval v="2010-03-31T15:00Z/2010-03-31T16:00Z"/>
<MeasureUnitQuantity v="MAW"/>
<Currency v="EUR"/>
<MeasureUnitPrice v="MWH"/>
<Direction v="A02"/>
<MinimumActivationQuantity v="50"/>
<Status v="A06"/>
<Period>
<TimeInterval v="2010-03-31T15:00Z/2010-03-31T16:00Z"/>
<Resolution v="PT60M"/>
<Interval>
<Pos v="1"/>
<Qty v="50"/>
<EnergyPrice v="50.45"/>
</Interval>
</Period>
</MolTimeSeries>
</MolDocument>

Answer 1

Marc
Thanks. I understand what you are saying. I have been copying files in binary mode from NT servers into VMS. I have to get a proper xml file via FTP from the originating system to further investigate.
I have one last item i need help on. If anything looks obvious let me know:
+1) The xsd defintion of Qty (type: QuantityType) and EnergyPrice (type: Amount Type)+
               <xsd:element name="Qty" type="ecc:QuantityType">
                    <xsd:annotation>
                         <xsd:documentation/>
                    </xsd:annotation>
               </xsd:element>
               <xsd:element name="EnergyPrice" type="ecc:AmountType" minOccurs="0">
                    <xsd:annotation>
                         <xsd:documentation/>
                    </xsd:annotation>
               </xsd:element>
+2) Definition of AmountType and QuantityType in the parent xsd+
     <xsd:complexType name="AmountType">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>
                    <Uid>ET0022</Uid>
                    <Definition>The monetary value of an object</Definition>
               </xsd:documentation>
          </xsd:annotation>
          <xsd:attribute name="v" use="required">
               <xsd:simpleType>
                    <xsd:restriction base="xsd:decimal">
                         <xsd:totalDigits value="17"/>
                    </xsd:restriction>
               </xsd:simpleType>
          </xsd:attribute>
     </xsd:complexType>
     <!--_________________________________________________-->
     <xsd:complexType name="QuantityType">
          <xsd:annotation>
               <xsd:documentation>
                    <Uid>ET0012</Uid>
                    <Definition>(Synonym "qty") The quantity of an energy product. Positive quantities shall not have a sign.</Definition>
               </xsd:documentation>
          </xsd:annotation>
          <xsd:attribute name="v" type="xsd:decimal" use="required"/>
     </xsd:complexType>
     <!--________________
+3. Data in the XML file+
<Period>
<TimeInterval v="2010-03-31T15:00Z/2010-03-31T16:00Z"/>
<Resolution v="PT60M"/>
<Interval>
<Pos v="1"/>
<Qty v="50"/>
<EnergyPrice v="50.45"/>
</Interval>
+4) When I do the load:+
the EnergyPrice is saved in the xmltype column as <EnergyPrice v="50"/>
Losing its decimal value of .45
+5) When I select as follows:+
**DEV** SQL>> l
1 SELECT
2 EXTRACTVALUE(x2.column_value,'/MolTimeSeries/Period/Interval/EnergyPrice/@v') v1,
3 EXTRACTVALUE(x2.column_value,'/MolTimeSeries/Period/Interval/EnergyPrice') v2,
4 EXTRACTVALUE(x2.column_value,'/MolTimeSeries/Period/Interval/Qty') v3
5 FROM balit_mol_xml x,
6 TABLE(
7 XMLSEQUENCE(
8 EXTRACT(x.xml_payload, '/MolDocument/MolTimeSeries')
9 )
10 ) x2
11* WHERE EXISTSNODE(x.xml_payload,'/MolDocument/DocumentIdentification[@v="MOL_20100331_1500_1600"]') = 1
+6) get the result+
50
AmountType479_T(XDB$RAW_LIST_T('1301000000'), 50)
QuantityType471_T(XDB$RAW_LIST_T('1301000000'), 50)
+7) XDB$RAW_LIST_T('1301000000'),+
Does that tell what I am doing wrong?