Unable to convert BLOB to XML using XMLTYPE

Hello (XML) Experts
I need your help with manipulating a BLOB column containing XML data - I am encountering the following error:
ORA-31011: XML parsing failed
ORA-19202: Error occurred in XML processing
LPX-00200: could not convert from encoding UTF-8 to WINDOWS-1252
Error at line 1
ORA-06512: at "SYS.XMLTYPE", line 283
I am on Windows 7 64 bit, Oracle 11.2.0.3 64 bit and database character set is WE8MSWIN1252, NLS_LANG is set to AMERICAN_AMERICA.AL32UTF8. The BLOB column contains the following XML data:
ï»¿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Root CRC="-4065505">
<Header Converted="0">
    <Version Type="String" Value="512" />
    <Revision Type="String" Value="29" />
    <SunSystemsVersion Type="String" Value="" />
    <Date Type="String" Value="20080724" />
    <Time Type="String" Value="165953" />
    <DAG Type="String" Value="" />
    <ChkID Type="String" Value="" />
    <FormType Type="String" Value="1" />
    <DB Type="String" Value="AllBusinessUnits" />
    <FuncID Type="String" Value="SOE" />
    <Status Type="String" Value="" />
    <FileType Type="String" Value="SFL" />
    <Descriptions>
      <Default Type="String" Value="Sales Order Entry" />
      <L01 Type="String" Value="Sales Order Entry" />
      <L33 Type="String" Value="Saisie commande client" />
      <L34 Type="String" Value="Entrada de Ã³rdenes de venta" />
      <L39 Type="String" Value="Inserimento ordine di vendita" />
      <L49 Type="String" Value="AuftrÃ¤ge erfassen" />
      <L55 Type="String" Value="Entrada de pedido de venda" />
      <L81 Type="String" Value="å?—æ³¨ã‚ªãƒ¼ãƒ€ãƒ¼å…¥åŠ›" />
      <L86 Type="String" Value="é”€å”®è®¢å?•å½•å…¥" />
      <L87 Type="String" Value="éŠ·å”®è¨‚å–®éŒ„å…¥" />
    </Descriptions>
</Header>
<FormDesignerAppVer Type="String" Value="5.1" SFLOnly="1" />
</Root>I am using the XMLTYPE constructor and passing in the BLOB column and the character set id of the XML data stored in the BLOB column in order to extract and update a node in the XML as follows:
select xmltype(srce_form_detail,873) from SRCE_FORM where 873 above corresponds to the utf-8 encoding of the XML data in the BLOB column i.e. AL32UTF8, but this results in the above error.
I have also tried converting the BLOB to a CLOB first as below where BLOB2CLOB is a function that converts the BLOB to a CLOB:
select xmltype(BLOB2CLOB(srce_form_detail)).EXTRACT('/Root/Header/DB').getStringVal() XMLSrc from SRCE_FORM;This results in the following error:
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ORA-19202: Error occurred in XML processing
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Error at line 1
ORA-06512: at "SYS.XMLTYPE", line 272
ORA-06512: at line 1
Looking at the XML in the BLOB I noticed that it contains a BOM(byte order mark) and this is causing the XML parsing to fail and I don't know how to deal with it and I don't want to simply SUBSTR it out.
What I am trying to achieve is to extract the contents of the DB node in the XML and depending on its value I need to update the 'Value' part of that node. I am stuck at the point of extracting the contents of the DB node.
I hope I have provided enough information and I would appreciate any suggestions on how best to resolve this - my XML knowledge is very limited so I would appreciate any help.
Regards,
Mohinder

Hi Marc
Thanks for your response.
You are correct that the blob contains Japanese and Chinese characters but I was expecting that using the XMLTYPE constructor would convert the character set albeit with some data loss or then not display the Chinese and Japanese characters correctly.
It seems to me that XMLTYPE is not handling/interpreting the BOM contained in the BLOB since even converting the BLOB to CLOB is resulting in an error. If I use SUBSTR and ignore the BOM to extract the XML from the BLOB then it works and as expected the Chinese and Japanese characters are not displayed correctly, they are displayed as '¿' corresponding to the lines beginning with L81, L86 & L87 , see below:
select xmltype(SUBSTR(BLOB2CLOB(srce_form_detail),4)) from SRCE_FORM
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<Root CRC="-4065505">
<Header Converted="0">
    <Version Type="String" Value="512" />
    <Revision Type="String" Value="29" />
    <SunSystemsVersion Type="String" Value="" />
    <Date Type="String" Value="20080724" />
    <Time Type="String" Value="165953" />
    <DAG Type="String" Value="" />
    <ChkID Type="String" Value="" />
    <FormType Type="String" Value="1" />
    <DB Type="String" Value="AllBusinessUnits" />
    <FuncID Type="String" Value="SOE" />
    <Status Type="String" Value="" />
    <FileType Type="String" Value="SFL" />
    <Descriptions>
      <Default Type="String" Value="Sales Order Entry" />
      <L01 Type="String" Value="Sales Order Entry" />
      <L33 Type="String" Value="Saisie commande client" />
      <L34 Type="String" Value="Entrada de ¿¿rdenes de venta" />
      <L39 Type="String" Value="Inserimento ordine di vendita" />
      <L49 Type="String" Value="Auftr¿¿ge erfassen" />
      <L55 Type="String" Value="Entrada de pedido de venda" />
      <L81 Type="String" Value="¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿" />
      <L86 Type="String" Value="¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿" />
      <L87 Type="String" Value="¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿¿" />
    </Descriptions>
</Header>Can you please let me know how I can extract the binary dump of the BLOB and post it on the forum as I don't know how to do this. Below is snippet of the hexadecimal dump, that includes the BOM. I can post the full hexadecimal dump if this can help you to reproduce the error ?
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 XML I posted so far is actually truncated as the full XML is quite big but I showed the beginning of it as this is the section I believe that is not being handled properly. Furthermore I am able to write the BLOB out to a file successfully without any errors using DBMS_LOB & UTL_FILE.PUT_RAW and this seems to handle the BOM without any issues but what I really need to do is read a single node in the XML and update it directly preferably using XMLTYPE directly with the BLOB.
I would welcome your suggestions on how best to read a single node and update it when the XML is contained in a BLOB.
Regards,
Mohinder

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<xsd:complexType>
<xsd:sequence>
<xsd:element name="C1" type="xsd:string" nxsd:style="terminated" nxsd:terminatedBy="," nxsd:quotedBy=""" />
</xsd:sequence>
</xsd:complexType>
</xsd:element>
</xsd:schema>
Kindly help me in ths regard.
Thanks,
Sabarisri. N
Edited by: Sabarisri N on Jul 22, 2011 2:37 PM

Read this :
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Insert XML file into Relational database model without using XMLTYPE tables

Dear all,
How can I store a known complex XML file into an existing relational database WITHOUT using xmltypes in the database ?
I read the article on DBMS_XMLSTORE. DBMS_XMLSTORE indeed partially bridges the gap between XML and RDBMS to a certain extent, namely for simply structured XML (canonical structure) and simple tables.
However, when the XML structure will become arbitrary and rapidly evolving, surely there must be a way to map XML to a relational model more flexibly.
We work in a java/Oracle10 environment that receives very large XML documents from an independent data management source. These files comply with an XML schema. That is all we know. Still, all these data must be inserted/updated daily in an existing relational model. Quite an assignment isn't it ?
The database does and will not contain XMLTYPES, only plain RDBMS tables.
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Luc.

Luc,
your Doomed !
If you would try something like DBMS_XMLSTORE, you probably would be into serious performance problems in your case, very fast, and it would be very difficult to manage.
If you would use a little bit of XMLType stuff, you would be able to shred the data into the relational model very fast and controlable. Take it from me, I am one of those old geezers like Mr. Tom Kyte way beyond 40 years (still joking). No seriously. I started out as a classical PL/SQL, Forms Guy that switched after two years to become a "DBA 1.0" and Mr Codd and Mr Date were for years my biggest hero's. I have the utmost respect for Mr. Tom Kyte for all his efforts for bringing the concepts manual into the development world. Just to name some off the names that influenced me. But you will have to work with UNSTRUCTURED data (as Mr Date would call it). 80% of the data out there exists off it. Stuff like XMLTABLE and XML VIEWs bridge the gap between that unstructured world and the relational world. It is very doable to drag and drop an XML file into the XMLDB database into a XMLtype table and or for instance via FTP. From that point on it is in the database. From there you could move into relational tables via XMLTABLE methods or XML Views.
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:-)

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windows
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mac
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points will be rewarded
Thank you,
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Hi
Check this
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Bye,
lat

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hi all,
I have requirement to convert blob column into clob .
version details
BANNER
Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.1.0.7.0 - Production
PL/SQL Release 11.1.0.7.0 - Production
CORE     11.1.0.7.0     Production
TNS for 32-bit Windows: Version 11.1.0.7.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 11.1.0.7.0 - Production
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Edited by: prakash on Feb 5, 2012 11:41 PM

Post the 4 digit Oracle version.
Did you read the Doc for DBMS_LOB.CONVERTTOCLOB? - http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/appdev.111/b28419/d_lob.htm
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>
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>
Same for 'lang_context' - your code is using 1; just use 0. It is an IN OUT
>
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Edited by: BigTicket on May 12, 2010 9:36 AM

Hi BigTicket.
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Our original code looked like this:
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     shipmentData XMLTYPE;
csid INTEGER;
shipmentName VARCHAR(128);
gk_namespaces VARCHAR(1024) := 'xmlns:a="http://my.app/1.0.0.0"';
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I have created a SQL program which can be run independently to reproduce the problem.
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SELECT EXTRACT(VALUE(t), 'text()').getstringval() AS
bullock
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SELECT EXTRACT(VALUE(t), 'text()').getstringval() AS
bullock
FROM TABLE(xmlsequence(reeves.EXTRACT('/a:hopper', namespaces))) t;
CURSOR cursor2(reeves XMLTYPE) IS
SELECT EXTRACT(VALUE(t), 'text()').getstringval() AS
bullock
FROM TABLE(xmlsequence(reeves.EXTRACT('/a:hopper', namespaces))) t;
CURSOR cursor3(reeves XMLTYPE) IS
SELECT EXTRACT(VALUE(t), 'text()').getstringval() AS
bullock
FROM TABLE(xmlsequence(reeves.EXTRACT('/a:hopper', namespaces))) t;
CURSOR cursor4(reeves XMLTYPE) IS
SELECT EXTRACT(VALUE(t), 'text()').getstringval() AS
bullock
FROM TABLE(xmlsequence(reeves.EXTRACT('/a:hopper', namespaces))) t;
CURSOR cursor5(reeves XMLTYPE) IS
SELECT EXTRACT(VALUE(t), 'text()').getstringval() AS
bullock
FROM TABLE(xmlsequence(reeves.EXTRACT('/a:hopper', namespaces))) t;
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SELECT EXTRACT(VALUE(t), 'text()').getstringval() AS
bullock
FROM TABLE(xmlsequence(reeves.EXTRACT('/a:hopper', namespaces))) t;
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SELECT EXTRACT(VALUE(t), 'text()').getstringval() AS
bullock
FROM TABLE(xmlsequence(reeves.EXTRACT('/a:hopper', namespaces))) t;
CURSOR cursor8(reeves XMLTYPE) IS
SELECT EXTRACT(VALUE(t), 'text()').getstringval() AS
bullock
FROM TABLE(xmlsequence(reeves.EXTRACT('/a:hopper', namespaces))) t;
CURSOR cursor9(reeves XMLTYPE) IS
SELECT EXTRACT(VALUE(t), 'text()').getstringval() AS
bullock
FROM TABLE(xmlsequence(reeves.EXTRACT('/a:hopper', namespaces))) t;
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xml_xmltype XMLTYPE;
warning INTEGER;
dest_offset INTEGER := 1;
src_offset INTEGER := 1;
lang_context INTEGER := 0;
char_set INTEGER := nls_charset_id('UTF8');
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dbms_lob.createtemporary(xml_clob, TRUE);
dbms_lob.createtemporary(xml_blob, TRUE);
dbms_lob.OPEN(xml_clob, dbms_lob.lob_readwrite);
dbms_lob.OPEN(xml_blob, dbms_lob.lob_readwrite);
xml_varchar := '<a:hopper xmlns:a="http://morton.com"/>';
dbms_lob.writeappend(xml_clob, length(xml_varchar), xml_varchar);
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xml_xmltype := XMLTYPE(xml_blob, char_set);
FOR daniels IN cursor0(xml_xmltype)
LOOP
    CONTINUE;
END LOOP;
FOR daniels IN cursor1(xml_xmltype)
LOOP
    CONTINUE;
END LOOP;
FOR daniels IN cursor2(xml_xmltype)
LOOP
    CONTINUE;
END LOOP;
FOR daniels IN cursor3(xml_xmltype)
LOOP
    CONTINUE;
END LOOP;
FOR daniels IN cursor4(xml_xmltype)
LOOP
    CONTINUE;
END LOOP;
FOR daniels IN cursor5(xml_xmltype)
LOOP
    CONTINUE;
END LOOP;
FOR daniels IN cursor6(xml_xmltype)
LOOP
    CONTINUE;
END LOOP;
FOR daniels IN cursor7(xml_xmltype)
LOOP
    CONTINUE;
END LOOP;
FOR daniels IN cursor8(xml_xmltype)
LOOP
    CONTINUE;
END LOOP;
FOR daniels IN cursor9(xml_xmltype)
LOOP
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END LOOP;
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