Issues du read XML into Oracle

Question

Hello all,
I try to insret XML data into Oracle, and I looked on forum for tips. I found (I think) the way to do it, but I have an error :
Here is what I did : I created a table of XMLType (OK) :
CREATE TABLE XML_TAB ( xmlval XMLType);
Then I insert data directly (OK):
INSERT INTO XML_TAB VALUES (
xmltype('<?xml version="1.0"?>
<EMP>
<EMPNO>221</EMPNO>
<ENAME>John</ENAME>
</EMP>'));
Now, I want to import directly from a XML file. I try this :
INSERT INTO Xml_tab
VALUES
xmltype(bfilename('xml_dir','essai2.xml'),nls_charset_id('AL32UTF8'))
it fails with ORA-06553: PLS-306: numéro ou types d'arguments erronés dans appel à 'XMLTYPE' (xml_dir is setup)
or this :
INSERT INTO Xml_tab
VALUES
xmltype('D:/TMP/XML/essai2.xml',nls_charset_id('AL32UTF8'))
it fails with ORA-06553: PLS-307: trop de déclarations de 'XMLTYPE' correspondent à cet appel
I try with Oracle 9i.
Did I miss something ?
I'm not far to succeed what I want to do. Thank's a lot for your help.
Antoine

Answer 1

Hello,
Thanks for you answer. Oracle version is 9.2.0.4.0.
Thanks also for the BFILENAME information. My problem remains that if I try to read by entering directly the filename, I have the PLS307 error.
I will check the XMLDB FAQ, but I have seen several documentation, and process is always the same, as I do...except for the error.
I will also try in 10g, to see if it works better.
Antoine