ORA-01704 inserting xmltype.

HI.
How can I do to make this insert works? I am getting Error SQL: ORA-01704: literal de cadena demasiado largo
01704. 00000 - "string literal too long"
*Cause:    The string literal is longer than 4000 characters.
*Action:   Use a string literal of at most 4000 characters.
           Longer values may only be entered using bind variables.
Insert into BF_MOTORPAGOS.BF_MTP_FRA_TEMPLATEBODY (FTB_TEMPLATEBODYID,FTB_TEMPLATEREFID,FTB_TYPEFORMATID,FTB_TYPESTRUCTUREID,FTB_STRUCTUREBODY,FTB_STRUCTUREBODYXML,FTB_STATE) values ('4','2','2','7',sys.xmltype('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-15"?>
<root>
<mapping name="estructura de encabezados" lineainicio="01" lote="05" transaccion="06" lotefin="08" lineafinal="09" nit="NitEmpresaPrincipal" identificador="NumIdCliente" fecha="fechacreacion" AGREEMENT="83" TEMPLATEREFERENCE="2" TYPEFORMAT="2"/>
<code value="01" longitud="220" interrumpe="1">
    <item name="TipoRegistro" inicio="1" fin="2" longitud="2" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="NitEmpresaPrincipal" inicio="3" fin="12" longitud="10" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="NitEmpresaAdicional" inicio="13" fin="22" longitud="10" type="integer" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="CodEntidadFinancieraOrigen" inicio="23" fin="25" longitud="3" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="fechacreacion" inicio="26" fin="33" longitud="8" type="date" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="horagrabacion" inicio="34" fin="37" longitud="4" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="ModificadorArchivo" inicio="38" fin="38" longitud="1" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="reservado" inicio="39" fin="220" longitud="182" type="string" requerido="0"/>
</code>
<code value="05" longitud="220" interrumpe="1">
    <item name="TipoRegistro" inicio="1" fin="2" longitud="2" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="CodServicio" inicio="3" fin="15" longitud="13" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="NumLote" inicio="16" fin="19" longitud="4" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="DescripcionServicio" inicio="20" fin="34" longitud="15" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="reservado" inicio="35" fin="220" longitud="186" type="string" requerido="0"/>
</code>
<code value="06" longitud="220" interrumpe="0">
    <item name="TipoRegistro" inicio="1" fin="2" longitud="2" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="RefUsuario" inicio="3" fin="50" longitud="48" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="RefSecUsuario" inicio="51" fin="80" longitud="30" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="PeriodosFacturados" inicio="81" fin="82" longitud="2" type="integer" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="Ciclo" inicio="83" fin="85" longitud="3" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="ValorServicioPrincipal" inicio="86" fin="99" longitud="14" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="CodServFactAd" inicio="100" fin="112" longitud="13" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="VlrServAd" inicio="113" fin="126" longitud="14" type="decimal" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="fechaven" inicio="127" fin="134" longitud="8" type="date" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="idefr" inicio="135" fin="142" longitud="8" type="integer" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="NumCtaClienteReceptor" inicio="143" fin="159" longitud="17" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="TipoCtaClienteReceptor" inicio="160" fin="161" longitud="2" type="integer" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="NumIdCliente" inicio="162" fin="171" longitud="10" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="NomClteReceptor" inicio="172" fin="193" longitud="22" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="CodEntidadFinancieraOrigen" inicio="194" fin="196" longitud="3" type="integer" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="reservado" inicio="197" fin="220" longitud="24" type="string" requerido="0"/>
</code>
<code value="08" longitud="220" interrumpe="1">
    <item name="TipoRegistro" inicio="1" fin="2" longitud="2" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="TotalRegLote" inicio="3" fin="11" longitud="9" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="ValorServicioPrincipal" inicio="12" fin="29" longitud="18" type="decimal" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="ValorServicioAdicional" inicio="30" fin="47" longitud="18" type="decimal" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="NLote" inicio="48" fin="51" longitud="4" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="reservado" inicio="52" fin="220" longitud="169" type="string" requerido="0"/>
</code>
<code value="09" longitud="220" interrumpe="1">
    <item name="TipoRegistro" inicio="1" fin="2" longitud="2" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="TotalRegDetalle" inicio="3" fin="11" longitud="9" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="TotalValorServicioPrincipal" inicio="12" fin="29" longitud="18" type="decimal" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="TotalValorServicioAdicional" inicio="30" fin="47" longitud="18" type="decimal" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="reservado" inicio="48" fin="220" longitud="173" type="string" requerido="0"/>
</code>
</root>')
    ,sys.xmltype('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-15"?>
<root>
<mapping name="estructura de encabezados" lineainicio="01" lote="05" transaccion="06" lotefin="08" lineafinal="09" nit="NitEmpresaPrincipal" identificador="NumIdCliente" fecha="fechacreacion" AGREEMENT="2" TEMPLATEREFERENCE="2" TYPEFORMAT="2"/>
<code value="01" longitud="220" interrumpe="1">
    <item name="TipoRegistro" inicio="1" fin="2" longitud="2" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="NitEmpresaPrincipal" inicio="3" fin="12" longitud="10" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="NitEmpresaAdicional" inicio="13" fin="22" longitud="10" type="integer" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="CodEntidadFinancieraOrigen" inicio="23" fin="25" longitud="3" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="fechacreacion" inicio="26" fin="33" longitud="8" type="date" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="horagrabacion" inicio="34" fin="37" longitud="4" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="ModificadorArchivo" inicio="38" fin="38" longitud="1" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="reservado" inicio="39" fin="220" longitud="182" type="string" requerido="0"/>
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<code value="05" longitud="220" interrumpe="1">
    <item name="TipoRegistro" inicio="1" fin="2" longitud="2" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="CodServicio" inicio="3" fin="15" longitud="13" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="NumLote" inicio="16" fin="19" longitud="4" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="DescripcionServicio" inicio="20" fin="34" longitud="15" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="reservado" inicio="35" fin="220" longitud="186" type="string" requerido="0"/>
</code>
<code value="06" longitud="220" interrumpe="0">
    <item name="TipoRegistro" inicio="1" fin="2" longitud="2" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="RefUsuario" inicio="3" fin="50" longitud="48" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="RefSecUsuario" inicio="51" fin="80" longitud="30" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="PeriodosFacturados" inicio="81" fin="82" longitud="2" type="integer" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="Ciclo" inicio="83" fin="85" longitud="3" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="ValorServicioPrincipal" inicio="86" fin="99" longitud="14" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="CodServFactAd" inicio="100" fin="112" longitud="13" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="VlrServAd" inicio="113" fin="126" longitud="14" type="decimal" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="fechaven" inicio="127" fin="134" longitud="8" type="date" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="idefr" inicio="135" fin="142" longitud="8" type="integer" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="NumCtaClienteReceptor" inicio="143" fin="159" longitud="17" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="TipoCtaClienteReceptor" inicio="160" fin="161" longitud="2" type="integer" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="NumIdCliente" inicio="162" fin="171" longitud="10" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="NomClteReceptor" inicio="172" fin="193" longitud="22" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="CodEntidadFinancieraOrigen" inicio="194" fin="196" longitud="3" type="integer" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="reservado" inicio="197" fin="220" longitud="24" type="string" requerido="0"/>
</code>
<code value="08" longitud="220" interrumpe="1">
    <item name="TipoRegistro" inicio="1" fin="2" longitud="2" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="TotalRegLote" inicio="3" fin="11" longitud="9" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="ValorServicioPrincipal" inicio="12" fin="29" longitud="18" type="decimal" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="ValorServicioAdicional" inicio="30" fin="47" longitud="18" type="decimal" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="NLote" inicio="48" fin="51" longitud="4" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="reservado" inicio="52" fin="220" longitud="169" type="string" requerido="0"/>
</code>
<code value="09" longitud="220" interrumpe="1">
    <item name="TipoRegistro" inicio="1" fin="2" longitud="2" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="TotalRegDetalle" inicio="3" fin="11" longitud="9" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="TotalValorServicioPrincipal" inicio="12" fin="29" longitud="18" type="decimal" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="TotalValorServicioAdicional" inicio="30" fin="47" longitud="18" type="decimal" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="reservado" inicio="48" fin="220" longitud="173" type="string" requerido="0"/>
</code>
</root>'),'1');

You can either :
1- enclose the INSERT statement in an anonymous PL/SQL block and use XMLType variables to pass XML content to the INSERT. You'll be able to use string literal up to 32767 bytes, it should be sufficient for this case.
2- split the XML string into multiple CLOB chunks of max. 4000 bytes, e.g.
xmltype(
to_clob('<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-15"?>
<root>
<mapping name="estructura de encabezados" lineainicio="01" lote="05" transaccion="06" lotefin="08" lineafinal="09" nit="NitEmpresaPrincipal" identificador="NumIdCliente" fecha="fechacreacion" AGREEMENT="83" TEMPLATEREFERENCE="2" TYPEFORMAT="2"/>
<code value="01" longitud="220" interrumpe="1">
    <item name="TipoRegistro" inicio="1" fin="2" longitud="2" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="NitEmpresaPrincipal" inicio="3" fin="12" longitud="10" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="NitEmpresaAdicional" inicio="13" fin="22" longitud="10" type="integer" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="CodEntidadFinancieraOrigen" inicio="23" fin="25" longitud="3" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="fechacreacion" inicio="26" fin="33" longitud="8" type="date" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="horagrabacion" inicio="34" fin="37" longitud="4" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="ModificadorArchivo" inicio="38" fin="38" longitud="1" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="reservado" inicio="39" fin="220" longitud="182" type="string" requerido="0"/>
</code>
<code value="05" longitud="220" interrumpe="1">
    <item name="TipoRegistro" inicio="1" fin="2" longitud="2" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="CodServicio" inicio="3" fin="15" longitud="13" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="NumLote" inicio="16" fin="19" longitud="4" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="DescripcionServicio" inicio="20" fin="34" longitud="15" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="reservado" inicio="35" fin="220" longitud="186" type="string" requerido="0"/>
</code>
<code value="06" longitud="220" interrumpe="0">
    <item name="TipoRegistro" inicio="1" fin="2" longitud="2" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="RefUsuario" inicio="3" fin="50" longitud="48" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="RefSecUsuario" inicio="51" fin="80" longitud="30" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="PeriodosFacturados" inicio="81" fin="82" longitud="2" type="integer" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="Ciclo" inicio="83" fin="85" longitud="3" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="ValorServicioPrincipal" inicio="86" fin="99" longitud="14" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="CodServFactAd" inicio="100" fin="112" longitud="13" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="VlrServAd" inicio="113" fin="126" longitud="14" type="decimal" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="fechaven" inicio="127" fin="134" longitud="8" type="date" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="idefr" inicio="135" fin="142" longitud="8" type="integer" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="NumCtaClienteReceptor" inicio="143" fin="159" longitud="17" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="TipoCtaClienteReceptor" inicio="160" fin="161" longitud="2" type="integer" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="NumIdCliente" inicio="162" fin="171" longitud="10" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="NomClteReceptor" inicio="172" fin="193" longitud="22" type="string" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="CodEntidadFinancieraOrigen" inicio="194" fin="196" longitud="3" type="integer" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="reservado" inicio="197" fin="220" longitud="24" type="string" requerido="0"/>
</code>
<code value="08" longitud="220" interrumpe="1">
    <item name="TipoRegistro" inicio="1" fin="2" longitud="2" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="TotalRegLote" inicio="3" fin="11" longitud="9" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="ValorServicioPrincipal" inicio="12" fin="29" longitud="18" type="decimal" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="ValorServicioAdicional" inicio="30" fin="47" longitud="18" type="decimal" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="NLote" inicio="48" fin="51" longitud="4" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="reservado" inicio="52" fin="220" longitud="169" type="string" requerido="0"/>
</code>') || to_clob('
<code value="09" longitud="220" interrumpe="1">
    <item name="TipoRegistro" inicio="1" fin="2" longitud="2" type="string" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="TotalRegDetalle" inicio="3" fin="11" longitud="9" type="integer" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="TotalValorServicioPrincipal" inicio="12" fin="29" longitud="18" type="decimal" requerido="1"/>
    <item name="TotalValorServicioAdicional" inicio="30" fin="47" longitud="18" type="decimal" requerido="0"/>
    <item name="reservado" inicio="48" fin="220" longitud="173" type="string" requerido="0"/>
</code>
</root>')
3- use external files :
xmltype(bfilename('XML_DIR', 'FTB_STRUCTUREBODY.xml'), nls_charset_id('WE8ISO8859P15'))
Option #3 would be my choice most of the time to insert large XML content.

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So, I wonder if anyone can explain why the following code works fine in Oracle 9.2.0.4 but not in Oracle 10.2.0.2:
CREATE TABLE longtest
(text LONG);
BEGIN
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'INSERT INTO LONGTEST VALUES (:a) '
using
'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
..............(repeat more than 32768 characters)..............
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa';
COMMIT;
END;
Regards,
Cassiano

SQL Error: ORA-01704: string literal too long

select * from table(fn_split('some 10000 characters with comma separation .........................'))
Error report:
SQL Error: ORA-01704: string literal too long
01704. 00000 - "string literal too long"
*Cause: The string literal is longer than 4000 characters.
*Action: Use a string literal of at most 4000 characters.
how to pass my 10k record string

933663 wrote:
The string is through a user interface.So, that interface is using what datatype for the string? What language is the interface written in?
insert into table
select * from table(fn_split('2,4,2,5,7'));Do you understand what a string literal is? You cannot provide a varchar2 string that exceeds 4000 bytes from within SQL. Fact. It just cannot be done.
If you are passing the string from a user interface using a datatype that supports more than 4000 bytes, and you pass it directly to PL/SQL code by calling the function or procedure directly (not using SQL) then you can use up to 32767 bytes for your VARCHAR2.
The code you've posted (which happens to be some of my own code posted years ago on these forums) takes a VARCHAR2 as an input. You would have to change that to accept a CLOB datatype and work on the CLOB instead. However, you still wouldn't be able to pass in a string literal of more than 4000 bytes from SQL for it.
Looking at your other thread: Seperate the string value
... it looks like the 'user' is trying to pass in a table definition. What is it your application is trying to do? Surely you are not trying to create a table at run time?
So explain, what is the business issue you are trying to solve? We may be able to provide a better way of doing it.

ORA-01704: string literal too long for CLOB colum

Hi,
I'm trying to execute sql script containing a lot of insert into statements.
Insert into table (clob_column) values ("value of 5500 characters");
I get the below error message. Please let me know how do resolve this issue without PL/SQL ?
ORA-01704: string literal too long

Hi,
LOB columns store locators that reference the location of the actual LOB value. Depending on the column properties you specify when you create the table, and depending the size of the LOB, actual LOB values are stored either in the table row (inline) or outside of the table row (out-of-line).
LOB values are stored out-of-line when any of the following situations apply:
•If you explicitly specify DISABLE STORAGE IN ROW for the LOB storage clause when you create the table.
•If the size of the LOB is greater than approximately 4000 bytes (4000 minus system control information), regardless of the LOB storage properties for the column.
•If you update a LOB that is stored out-of-line and the resulting LOB is less than approximately 4000 bytes, it is still stored out-of-line.
LOB values are stored inline when any of the following conditions apply:
•When the size of the LOB stored in the given row is small, approximately 4000 bytes or less, and you either explicitly specify ENABLE STORAGE IN ROW or the LOB storage clause when you create the table, or when you do not specify this parameter (which is the default).
•When the LOB value is NULL (regardless of the LOB storage properties for the column).
Read this for more details..
http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/appdev.111/b28393/adlob_tables.htm

[ORA-01704: string literal too long] in a long xquery

I get an error when using queries with xmlquery.
If the quoted string part is longest than 4000 chr then I get
ORA-01704: string literal too long.
Example...
select xmlquery(
' <Root >
{for $xxx in ora:view("ttttttt")
let $nnn := $xxx/ROW/nnn/number()
[total chr>4000] '
RETURNING CONTENT)
from dual
Is it really not possible to write Oracle xmlqueries longest than 4000chr or there's a workaround for it?

I got similary problem using the OCCI to insert record in my table.
I have a BLOB field in my table and whenever I quote an HEX string that is bigger than 4000 chars I get the error: ORA-01704: string literal too long
To sort that problem I have to pass to the prepared SQL statement, but now I got a new problem for which I do not have solution.
I write here the piece of C++ code to insert and the error I get hoping somebody can help me.
I have problem to write into a Blob object.
I get the error: ORA-22275: Invalid LOB Locator Specified.
The error occurs when I try to write into the blob variable:
blobField.writeChunk(....
Routine:
void insert2 (void) throw (SQLException)
cout << "=== Prepare Statement ===" << endl;
Statement* stmtIns = occiConn->createStatement("insert into test_tab values (:1,:2,:3,:4,:5)");
cout << "=== Prepare the Blob data ===" << endl;
// Prepare all Blobs in an array of char.
char* data[5];
ub2 dataLen[5];
int i;
for (i = 0; i < 5; i++)
data[i] = new char[16364];
memset(data, 65+i, 16364);
dataLen[i] = 16364;
cout << "=== Assign the other fields ===" << endl;
stmtIns->setInt(1, i + 10);
stmtIns->setInt(2, i + 1000);
stmtIns->setInt(3, i + 10000);
stmtIns->setInt(4, i + 20);
// Assign the blob field
Blob blobField(occiConn);
blobField.setEmpty();
cout << "=== Opening the blob field in read/write mode ===" << endl;
blobField.open(OCCI_LOB_READWRITE);
cout << "=== Writing data into the blob ===" << endl;
blobField.writeChunk(dataLen[0], reinterpret_cast<unsigned char*>(data[0]), dataLen[0], 1);
blobField.close();
cout << "=== Done ===" << endl;
stmtIns->setBlob(5, blobField);
cout << "=== Execute the iteration ===" << endl;
stmtIns->executeUpdate();
for (i = 0; i < 5; i++)
delete [] data[i];
stmtIns->executeUpdate("COMMIT");
occiConn->terminateStatement(stmtIns);

Exception in thread "main" java.sql.SQLException: ORA-01704: string literal

Hi Everyone,
I am Using This Code to read the Mail from server and inserting those into database but i am getting error like
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.mail.*;
import java.sql.*;
public class ReadMail_OLD {
static StringBuffer s= new StringBuffer();
static StringBuffer s1= new StringBuffer();
public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
String host = "***.****.co.in";
String user = "***@***.**.**";
String password = "******";
String Message_2000 = new String();
String Message_2001 = new String();
Connection conn;
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:oracle:thin:@1.2.3.5:1050:abcgdb", "abc", "efg");
Statement stm = conn.createStatement();
String strsql = "insert into READ_MAIL_MSG (MESSAGE_ID,SENT_DATE,MAIL_FROM,MAIL_TO,MAIL_SUBJECT,MESSAGE) values (" ;
// Get system properties
Properties properties = System.getProperties();
// Get the default Session object.
Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(properties);
// Get a Store object that implements the specified protocol.
Store store = session.getStore("pop3");
//Connect to the current host using the specified username and password.
store.connect(host, user, password);
//Create a Folder object corresponding to the given name.
Folder folder = store.getFolder("inbox");
// Open the Folder.
folder.open(Folder.READ_ONLY);
Message[] message = folder.getMessages();
// Display message.
for (int i = 0; i < message.length; i++)
//System.out.println("------------ Message " + (i + 1) + " ------------");
//System.out.println("SentDate : " + message.getSentDate());
//System.out.println("From : " + message[i].getFrom()[0]);
//System.out.println("Subject : " + message[i].getSubject());
//System.out.print("Message : ");
InputStream stream = message[i].getInputStream();
int j = 0;
Message_2000 = "";
Message_2001 = "";
while(stream.available()>0 && j < 500)
// read the byte and convert the integer to character
s.append((char) stream.read());
j = j+1;
Message_2000 = s.toString();
Message_2001 = Message_2000.replace("'"," ");
System.out.println(strsql+"'"+(i + 1)+"','"+message[i].getSentDate()+"','"+message[i].getFrom()[0]+"','***@***.co.in','"+message[i].getSubject()+"','"+s.toString()+"')");
stm.execute(strsql+"'"+(i + 1)+"','"+message[i].getSentDate()+"','"+message[i].getFrom()[0]+"','***@****.co.in','"+message[i].getSubject()+"','"+Message_2001+"')");
folder.close(true);
store.close();
when i execute this some messages get inserted into table but for some messages
Exception in thread "main" java.sql.SQLException: ORA-01704: string literal too long
at oracle.jdbc.dbaccess.DBError.throwSqlException(DBError.java:134)
at oracle.jdbc.ttc7.TTIoer.processError(TTIoer.java:289)
at oracle.jdbc.ttc7.Oall7.receive(Oall7.java:582)
at oracle.jdbc.ttc7.TTC7Protocol.doOall7(TTC7Protocol.java:1983)
at oracle.jdbc.ttc7.TTC7Protocol.parseExecuteFetch(TTC7Protocol.java:1141)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleStatement.executeNonQuery(OracleStatement.java:2149)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleStatement.doExecuteOther(OracleStatement.java:2032)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleStatement.doExecuteWithTimeout(OracleStatement.java:2894)
at oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleStatement.execute(OracleStatement.java:942)
at ReadMail_OLD.main(ReadMail_OLD.java:64)
Edited by: 997089 on May 1, 2013 9:29 PM
Edited by: 997089 on May 1, 2013 9:30 PM

Hi All,
Thanks for Your Reply .
I got the answer i have made a mistake in loop after every iteration i have not cleared the stringBuffer Varaible so the after one or two iteration it givesthe error.
import java.io.*;
import java.util.*;
import javax.mail.*;
import java.sql.*;
public class ReadMail_OLD {
static StringBuffer s= new StringBuffer();
static StringBuffer s1= new StringBuffer();
public static void main(String args[]) throws Exception {
String host = "***.****.co.in";
String user = "***@***.**.**";
String password = "******";
String Message_2000 = new String();
String Message_2001 = new String();
Connection conn;
Class.forName("oracle.jdbc.driver.OracleDriver");
conn = DriverManager.getConnection("jdbc:oracle:thin:@1.2.3.5:1050:abcgdb", "abc", "efg");
Statement stm = conn.createStatement();
String strsql = "insert into READ_MAIL_MSG (MESSAGE_ID,SENT_DATE,MAIL_FROM,MAIL_TO,MAIL_SUBJECT,MESSAGE) values (" ;
// Get system properties
Properties properties = System.getProperties();
// Get the default Session object.
Session session = Session.getDefaultInstance(properties);
// Get a Store object that implements the specified protocol.
Store store = session.getStore("pop3");
//Connect to the current host using the specified username and password.
store.connect(host, user, password);
//Create a Folder object corresponding to the given name.
Folder folder = store.getFolder("inbox");
// Open the Folder.
folder.open(Folder.READ_ONLY);
Message[] message = folder.getMessages();
// Display message.
for (int i = 0; i < message.length; i++)
//System.out.println("------------ Message " + (i + 1) + " ------------");
//System.out.println("SentDate : " + message.getSentDate());
//System.out.println("From : " + message.getFrom()[0]);
//System.out.println("Subject : " + message.getSubject());
//System.out.print("Message : ");
InputStream stream = message.getInputStream();
int j = 0;
Message_2000 = "";
Message_2001 = "";
while(stream.available()>0 && j < 500)
// read the byte and convert the integer to character
s.append((char) stream.read());
j = j+1;
Message_2000 = s.toString();
Message_2001 = Message_2000.replace("'"," ");
System.out.println(strsql+"'"+(i + 1)+"','"message.getSentDate()"','"message.getFrom()[0]"','***@****.co.in','"message.getSubject()"','"s.toString()"')");
stm.execute(strsql+"'"+(i + 1)+"','"message.getSentDate()"','"message.getFrom()[0]"','***@****.co.in','"message.getSubject()"','"Message_2001"')");
s.delete(0, s.length());
folder.close(true);
store.close();
Thanks for Reply
Edited by: 997089 on May 1, 2013 9:28 PM
Edited by: 997089 on May 1, 2013 9:30 PM

ORA-01704: string literal too long in Oracle 10.2.0.2

We are running some Xqueries that are larger than 4k.
Yesterday we were running on an Oracle 10.2.0.1 database, when we tried to run a large Xquery then we immediately got an ORA-01704 error.
Since some messages on this forum indicate that in Oracle 10.2.0.2 this problem was solved, we patched the database this morning to level 10.2.0.2.
At first everything seemd fine after that. The xquery had a type-mismatch and running the query resulted in a normal XP0003 syntax error. However, after we solved the type-mismatch in the query we got our old ORA-01704 error back.
Might it be that the XMLQuery function now can handle larger input than 4k. but the parsing under water is still limited?
And how can we solve this problem? It's urgent!
By the way, the Xquery we used in this example is 5599 characters long.
Hope to hear from you.
Andre

Hi,
I faced the same problem and I created an EXE in .NET. I copied all my XML files in a directory named ReviewCaseXML and used the same to generate the script for all the xml files.
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Console.Clear();
string directorypath = ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["DirectoryPath"];
string[] filePaths = Directory.GetFiles(directorypath, "*.xml");
Array.Sort(filePaths);
FileStream finalScript = null;
File.Open(directorypath + "\\DBScript\\Final.sql", FileMode.Create);
foreach (string file in filePaths)
ProcessXMLFile(file);
// ProcessXMLFile(directorypath + "\\CCV41E051v2 - Equipment Breakdown Clarification Clause (Amended).xml");
Console.WriteLine("Complete. Press any key to exit.");
Console.ReadKey();
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doc.Load(file);
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foreach (XmlNode varNode in varNodes)
foreach (XmlAttribute attrib in varNode.Attributes)
if (attrib.Value.Equals("Name", StringComparison.InvariantCultureIgnoreCase))
endorsementName = varNode.InnerText;
if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(endorsementName))
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decimal fragmentCount;
string fagmentToBeCopied;
int fragmentLenght = 3000;
fragmentCount = (Convert.ToDecimal(xml.Length) / Convert.ToDecimal(fragmentLenght));
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for (int ctr = 0; ctr < fragmentCount; ctr++)
if (ctr == 0)
startingIndex = ctr * fragmentLenght;
else
startingIndex = (ctr * fragmentLenght) ;
if (ctr + 1 > fragmentCount)
fragmentLenght = xmltobeScript.Length - (ctr * fragmentLenght );
sb.Append("dbms_lob.append(TEMPLOB,'");
fagmentToBeCopied = xmltobeScript.Substring(startingIndex, fragmentLenght);
fagmentToBeCopied = fagmentToBeCopied.Replace("'", "''");
sb.AppendFormat(fagmentToBeCopied);
sb.AppendFormat("');{0}", Environment.NewLine);
sb.AppendFormat("{0}Update ENDORSEMENTMASTER set THTEMPLATEXML = XMLTYPE(TEMPLOB) where ENDORSEMENTNAME='{1}';",Environment.NewLine, EndorsementName);
sb.AppendFormat("{0} END ; {1}", Environment.NewLine, Environment.NewLine);
sb.AppendFormat("COMMIT; {0} / {1}", Environment.NewLine, Environment.NewLine);
SaveFile(EndorsementName + ".sql", ConfigurationManager.AppSettings["DirectoryPath"], sb.ToString());
public static void SaveFile(string filename, string directory, string data)
try
filename = filename.Replace("/", "");
StreamWriter stringWriter = new StreamWriter(directory + "\\DBScript\\" + filename);
stringWriter.Write(data);
stringWriter.Flush();
stringWriter.Close();
FileStream finalScript = null;
byte[] finalString;
finalString = System.Text.Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(data);
finalScript = File.Open(directory + "\\DBScript\\Final.sql", FileMode.Append, FileAccess.Write);
finalScript.Write(finalString, 0, finalString.Length);
finalScript.Close();
Console.WriteLine("{0} saved sucessfully.", filename);
catch (Exception e)
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Console.WriteLine("{0} not saved.", filename);
Console.Write(e.Message);
Console.ReadKey();
}

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I get an error -
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How do I insert xml type data into clob?
Thanks!

Here is my sql code:
I have a view :
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(id,
code,
desc)
as select
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code,
xmlroot(xmlelement("empname", ename), version '1.0') as desc
from employee;
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I am trying to make a program (C# & ODP.NET)to do the task , get geometry data From sqlserver2008 database and INSERT INTO Oracle11 Spatial Database.
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01704, 00000, "string literal too long"
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Hello!
I'm trying to update a CLOB column with more than 35000 characteres, but I get "ORA-01704: string literal too long".
The code:
declare
l_clob clob;
begin
update test set test = empty_clob()
WHERE ID = 1
returning test into l_clob;
dbms_lob.write( l_clob, length('A...here 35000xA...A'), 1,'A...here 35000xA...A');
end;
Is there any limitation for CLOB columns?
Thanks for help.
Daniel

user605489 wrote:
32768 characteres :)Actually it's 1 character less than 32K...
*32767*
SQL> declare
2 v_vc varchar2(32768);
3 begin
4 null;
5 end;
6 /
v_vc varchar2(32768);
ERROR at line 2:
ORA-06550: line 2, column 17:
PLS-00215: String length constraints must be in range (1 .. 32767)
SQL>I guess it comes from a legacy thing where signed words (2 bytes) are/were used to represent a value. As the most significant bit of the word is used to represent the sign of the number the range goes from -32768 to 32767.

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