Xml driver used with a teradata external database

hi everyone,
I would like to use the db_props feature within the xml driver to create the xml schema inside a teradata database. With some oracle examples, the JDBC URL looks like this :
jdbc:snps:xml?f=../demo/xml/xxx.xml&s=XXX&dod=true&iue=true&dp_driver=com.ncr.teradata.TeraDriver&dp_url=jdbc:teradata://localhost/TMODE=ANSI,CHARSET=UTF8&dp_user=xxx&dp_password=xxx&dp_schema=xxx
And this returns the following error :
java.sql.SQLException: Unsupported technology (Driver: com.teradata.jdbc.TeraDriver, Url: jdbc:teradata://localhost/TMODE=ANSI,CHARSET=UTF8)
Do you know how I can solve this ? Thanks

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mRNA</Description><Length>6445</Length><TargetAlignments><TargetAlignment><QueryStart>1</QueryStart><QueryEnd>5075</QueryEnd><TargetStart>203</TargetStart><TargetEnd>5277</TargetEnd><BitScore>10060.9</BitScore><PercentIdentity>100</PercentIdentity><Score>5075</Score><QueryAlignmentSequence>ATGAAACTGCGTGGAGTCAGCCTGGCTGCCGGCTTGTTCTTACTGGCCCTGAGTCTTTGGGGGCAGCCTGCAGAGGCTGCGGCTTGCTATGGGTGTTCTCCAGGATCAAAGTGTGACTGCAGTGGCATAAAAGGGGAAAAGGGAGAGAGAGGGTTTCCAGGTTTGGAAGGACACCCAGGATTGCCTGGATTTCCAGGTCCAGAAGGGCCTCCGGGGCCTCGGGGACAAAAGGGTGATGATGGAATTCCAGGGCCACCAGGACCAAAAGGAATCAGAGGTCCTCCTGGACTTCCTGGATTTCCAGGGACACCAGGTCTTCCTGGAATGCCAGGCCACGATGGGGCCCCAGGACCTCAAGGTATTCCCGGATGCAATGGAACCAAGGGAGAACGTGGATTTCCAGGCAGTCCCGGTTTTCCTGGTTTACAGGGTCCTCCAGGACCCCCTGGGATCCCAGGTATGAAGGGTGAACCAGGTAGTATAATTATGTCATCACTGCCAGGACCAAAGGGTAATCCAGGATATCCAGGTCCTCCTGGAATACAAGGCCTACCTGGTCCCACTGGTATACCAGGGCCAATTGGTCCCCCAGGACCACCAGGTTTGATGGGCCCTCCTGGTCCACCAGGACTTCCAGGACCTAAGGGGAATATGGGCTTAAATTTCCAGGGACCCAAAGGTGAAAAAGGTGAGCAAGGTCTTCAGGGCCCACCTGGGCCACCTGGGCAGATCAGTGAACAGAAAAGACCAATTGATGTAGAGTTTCAGAAAGGAGATCAGGGACTTCCTGGTGACCGAGGGCCTCCTGGACCTCCAGGGATACGTGGTCCTCCAGGTCCCCCAGGTGGTGAGAAAGGTGAGAAGGGTGAGCAAGGAGAGCCAGGCAAAAGAGGTAAACCAGGCAAAGATGGAGAAAATGGCCAACCAGGAATTCCTGGTTTGCCTGGTGATCCTGGTTACCCTGGTGAACCCGGAAGGGATGGTGAAAAGGGCCAAAAAGGTGACACTGGCCCACCTGGACCTCCTGGACTTGTAATTCCTAGACCTGGGACTGGTATAACTATAGGAGAAAAAGGAAACATTGGGTTGCCTGGGTTGCCTGGAGAAAAAGGAGAGCGAGGATTTCCTGGAATACAGGGTCCACCTGGCCTTCCTGGACCTCCAGGGGCTGCAGTTATGGGTCCTCCTGGCCCTCCTGGATTTCCTGGAGAAAGGGGTCAGAAAGGTGATGAAGGACCACCTGGAATTTCCATTCCTGGACCTCCTGGACTTGACGGACAGCCTGGGGCTCCTGGGCTTCCAGGGCCTCCTGGCCCTGCTGGCCCTCACATTCCTCCTAGTGATGAGATATGTGAACCAGGCCCTCCAGGCCCCCCAGGATCTCCAGGTGATAAAGGACTCCAAGGAGAACAAGGAGTGAAAGGTGACAAAGGTGACACTTGCTTCAACTGCATTGGAACTGGTATTTCAGGGCCTCCAGGTCAACCTGGTTTGCCAGGTCTCCCAGGTCCTCCAGGATCTCTTGGTTTCCCTGGACAGAAAGGGGAAAAAGGACAAGCTGGTGCAACTGGTCCCAAAGGATTACCAGGCATTCCAGGAGCTCCAGGTGCTCCAGGCTTTCCTGGATCTAAAGGTGAACCTGGTGATATCCTCACTTTTCCAGGAATGAAGGGTGACAAAGGAGAGTTGGGTTCCCCTGGAGCTCCAGGGCTTCCTGGTTTACCTGGCACTCCTGGACAGGATGGATTGCCAGGGCTTCCTGGCCCGAAAGGAGAGCCTGGTGGAATTACTTTTAAGGGTGAAAGAGGTCCCCCTGGGAACCCAGGTTTACCAGGCCTCCCAGGGAATATAGGGCCTATGGGTCCCCCTGGTTTCGGCCCTCCAGGCCCAGTAGGTGAAAAAGGCATACAAGGTGTGGCAGGAAATCCAGGCCAGCCAGGAATACCAGGTCCTAAAGGGGATCCAGGTCAGACTATAACCCAGCCGGGGAAGCCTGGCTTGCCTGGTAACCCAGGCAGAGATGGTGATGTAGGTCTTCCAGGTGACCCTGGACTTCCAGGGCAACCAGGCTTGCCAGGGATACCTGGTAGCAAAGGAGAACCAGGTATCCCTGGAATTGGGCTTCCTGGACCACCTGGTCCCAAAGGCTTTCCTGGAATTCCAGGACCTCCAGGAGCACCTGGGACACCTGGAAGAATTGGTCTAGAAGGCCCTCCTGGGCCACCCGGCTTTCCAGGACCAAAGGGTGAACCAGGATTTGCATTACCTGGGCCACCTGGGCCACCAGGACTTCCAGGTTTCAAAGGAGCACTTGGTCCAAAAGGTGATCGTGGTTTCCCAGGACCTCCGGGTCCTCCAGGACGCACTGGCTTAGATGGGCTCCCTGGACCAAAAGGTGATGTTGGACCAAATGGACAACCTGGACCAATGGGACCTCCTGGGCTGCCAGGAATAGGTGTTCAGGGACCACCAGGACCACCAGGGATTCCTGGGCCAATAGGTCAACCTGGTTTACATGGAATACCAGGAGAGAAGGGGGATCCAGGACCTCCTGGACTTGATGTTCCAGGACCCCCAGGTGAAAGAGGCAGTCCAGGGATCCCCGGAGCACCTGGTCCTATAGGACCTCCAGGATCACCAGGGCTTCCAGGAAAAGCAGGTGCCTCTGGATTTCCAGGTACCAAAGGTGAAATGGGTATGATGGGACCTCCAGGCCCACCAGGACCTTTGGGAATTCCTGGCAGGAGTGGTGTACCTGGTCTTAAAGGTGATGATGGCTTGCAGGGTCAGCCAGGACTTCCTGGCCCTACAGGAGAAAAAGGTAGTAAAGGAGAGCCTGGCCTTCCAGGCCCTCCTGGACCAATGGATCCAAATCTTCTGGGCTCAAAAGGAGAGAAGGGGGAACCTGGCTTACCAGGTATACCTGGAGTTTCAGGGCCAAAAGGTTATCAGGGTTTGCCTGGAGACCCAGGGCAACCTGGACTGAGTGGACAACCTGGATTACCAGGACCACCAGGTCCCAAAGGTAACCCTGGTCTCCCTGGACAGCCAGGTCTTATAGGACCTCCTGGACTTAAAGGAACCATCGGTGATATGGGTTTTCCAGGGCCTCAGGGTGTGGAAGGGCCTCCTGGACCTTCTGGAGTTCCTGGACAACCTGGCTCCCCAGGATTACCTGGACAGAAAGGCGACAAAGGTGATCCTGGTATTTCAAGCATTGGTCTTCCAGGTCTTCCTGGTCCAAAGGGTGAGCCTGGTCTGCCTGGATACCCAGGGAACCCTGGTATCAAAGGTTCTGTGGGAGATCCTGGTTTGCCCGGATTACCAGGAACCCCTGGAGCAAAAGGACAACCAGGCCTTCCTGGATTCCCAGGAACCCCAGGCCCTCCTGGACCAAAAGGTATTAGTGGCCCTCCTGGGAACCCCGGCCTTCCAGGAGAACCTGGTCCTGTAGGTGGTGGAGGTCATCCTGGGCAACCAGGGCCTCCAGGCGAAAAAGGCAAACCCGGTCAAGATGGTATTCCTGGACCAGCTGGACAGAAGGGTGAACCAGGTCAACCAGGCTTTGGAAACCCAGGACCCCCTGGACTTCCAGGACTTTCTGGCCAAAAGGGTGATGGAGGATTACCTGGGATTCCAGGAAATCCTGGCCTTCCAGGTCCAAAGGGCGAACCAGGCTTTCACGGTTTCCCTGGTGTGCAGGGTCCCCCAGGCCCTCCTGGTTCTCCGGGTCCAGCTCTGGAAGGACCTAAAGGCAACCCTGGGCCCCAAGGTCCTCCTGGGAGACCAGGTCCTACAGGTTTTCAAGGTCTACCAGGTCCAGAAGGTCCTCCAGGTCTCCCTGGAAATGGAGGTATTAAAGGAGAGAAGGGAAATCCAGGCCAACCTGGGCTACCTGGCTTGCCTGGTTTGAAAGGAGATCAAGGACCACCAGGACTCCAGGGTAATCCTGGCCGGCCGGGTCTCAATGGAATGAAAGGAGATCCTGGTCTCCCTGGTGTTCCAGGATTCCCAGGCATGAAAGGACCCAGTGGAGTACCTGGATCAGCTGGCCCTGAGGGGGAACCGGGACTTATTGGTCCTCCAGGTCCTCCTGGATTACCTGGTCCTTCAGGACAGAGTATCATAATTAAAGGAGATGCTGGTCCTCCAGGAATCCCTGGCCAGCCTGGGCTAAAGGGTCTACCAGGACCCCAAGGACCTCAAGGCTTACCAGGTCCAACTGGCCCTCCAGGAGATCCTGGACGCAATGGACTCCCTGGCTTTGATGGTGCAGGAGGGCGCAAAGGAGACCCAGGTCTGCCAGGACAGCCAGGTACCCGTGGTTTGGATGGTCCCCCTGGTCCAGATGGATTGCAAGGTCCCCCAGGTCCCCCTGGAACCTCCTCTGTTGCACATGGATTTCTTATTACACGCCACAGCCAGACAACGGATGCACCACAATGCCCACAGGGAACACTTCAGGTCTATGAAGGCTTTTCTCTCCTGTATGTACAAGGAAATAAAAGAGCCCACGGTCAAGACTTGGGGACGGCTGGCAGCTGCCTTCGTCGCTTTAGTACCATGCCTTTCATGTTCTGCAACATCAATAATGTTTGCAACTTTGCTTCAAGAAATGACTATTCTTACTGGCTCTCTACCCCAGAGCCCATGCCAATGAGCATGCAACCCCTAAAGGGCCAGAGCATCCAGCCATTCATTAGTCGATGTGCAGTATGTGAAGCTCCAGCTGTGGTGATCGCAGTTCACAGTCAGACGATCCAGATTCCCCATTGTCCTCAGGGATGGGATTCTCTGTGGATTGGTTATTCCTTCATGATGCATACAAGTGCAGGGGCAGAAGGCTCAGGTCAAGCCCTAGCCTCCCCTGGTTCCTGCTTGGAAGAGTTTCGTTCAGCTCCCTTCATCGAATGTCATGGGAGGGGTACCTGTAACTACTATGCCAACTCCTACAGCTTTTGGCTGGCAACTGTAGATGTGTCAGACATGTTCAGTAAACCTCAGTCAGAAACGCTGAAAGCAGGAGACTTGAGGACACGAATTAGCCGATGTCAAGTGTGCATGAAGAGGACATA</QueryAlignmentSequence><TargetAlignmentSequence>ATGAAACTGCGTGGAGTCAGCCTGGCTGCCGGCTTGTTCTTACTGGCCCTGAGTCTTTGGGGGCAGCCTGCAGAGGCTGCGGCTTGCTATGGGTGTTCTCCAGGATCAAAGTGTGACTGCAGTGGCATAAAAGGGGAAAAGGGAGAGAGAGGGTTTCCAGGTTTGGAAGGACACCCAGGATTGCCTGGATTTCCAGGTCCAGAAGGGCCTCCGGGGCCTCGGGGACAAAAGGGTGATGATGGAATTCCAGGGCCACCAGGACCAAAAGGAATCAGAGGTCCTCCTGGACTTCCTGGATTTCCAGGGACACCAGGTCTTCCTGGAATGCCAGGCCACGATGGGGCCCCAGGACCTCAAGGTATTCCCGGATGCAATGGAACCAAGGGAGAACGTGGATTTCCAGGCAGTCCCGGTTTTCCTGGTTTACAGGGTCCTCCAGGACCCCCTGGGATCCCAGGTATGAAGGGTGAACCAGGTAGTATAATTATGTCATCACTGCCAGGACCAAAGGGTAATCCAGGATATCCAGGTCCTCCTGGAATACAAGGCCTACCTGGTCCCACTGGTATACCAGGGCCAATTGGTCCCCCAGGACCACCAGGTTTGATGGGCCCTCCTGGTCCACCAGGACTTCCAGGACCTAAGGGGAATATGGGCTTAAATTTCCAGGGACCCAAAGGTGAAAAAGGTGAGCAAGGTCTTCAGGGCCCACCTGGGCCACCTGGGCAGATCAGTGAACAGAAAAGACCAATTGATGTAGAGTTTCAGAAAGGAGATCAGGGACTTCCTGGTGACCGAGGGCCTCCTGGACCTCCAGGGATACGTGGTCCTCCAGGTCCCCCAGGTGGTGAGAAAGGTGAGAAGGGTGAGCAAGGAGAGCCAGGCAAAAGAGGTAAACCAGGCAAAGATGGAGAAAATGGCCAACCAGGAATTCCTGGTTTGCCTGGTGATCCTGGTTACCCTGGTGAACCCGGAAGGGATGGTGAAAAGGGCCAAAAAGGTGACACTGGCCCACCTGGACCTCCTGGACTTGTAATTCCTAGACCTGGGACTGGTATAACTATAGGAGAAAAAGGAAACATTGGGTTGCCTGGGTTGCCTGGAGAAAAAGGAGAGCGAGGATTTCCTGGAATACAGGGTCCACCTGGCCTTCCTGGACCTCCAGGGGCTGCAGTTATGGGTCCTCCTGGCCCTCCTGGATTTCCTGGAGAAAGGGGTCAGAAAGGTGATGAAGGACCACCTGGAATTTCCATTCCTGGACCTCCTGGACTTGACGGACAGCCTGGGGCTCCTGGGCTTCCAGGGCCTCCTGGCCCTGCTGGCCCTCACATTCCTCCTAGTGATGAGATATGTGAACCAGGCCCTCCAGGCCCCCCAGGATCTCCAGGTGATAAAGGACTCCAAGGAGAACAAGGAGTGAAAGGTGACAAAGGTGACACTTGCTTCAACTGCATTGGAACTGGTATTTCAGGGCCTCCAGGTCAACCTGGTTTGCCAGGTCTCCCAGGTCCTCCAGGATCTCTTGGTTTCCCTGGACAGAAAGGGGAAAAAGGACAAGCTGGTGCAACTGGTCCCAAAGGATTACCAGGCATTCCAGGAGCTCCAGGTGCTCCAGGCTTTCCTGGATCTAAAGGTGAACCTGGTGATATCCTCACTTTTCCAGGAATGAAGGGTGACAAAGGAGAGTTGGGTTCCCCTGGAGCTCCAGGGCTTCCTGGTTTACCTGGCACTCCTGGACAGGATGGATTGCCAGGGCTTCCTGGCCCGAAAGGAGAGCCTGGTGGAATTACTTTTAAGGGTGAAAGAGGTCCCCCTGGGAACCCAGGTTTACCAGGCCTCCCAGGGAATATAGGGCCTATGGGTCCCCCTGGTTTCGGCCCTCCAGGCCCAGTAGGTGAAAAAGGCATACAAGGTGTGGCAGGAAATCCAGGCCAGCCAGGAATACCAGGTCCTAAAGGGGATCCAGGTCAGACTATAACCCAGCCGGGGAAGCCTGGCTTGCCTGGTAACCCAGGCAGAGATGGTGATGTAGGTCTTCCAGGTGACCCTGGACTTCCAGGGCAACCAGGCTTGCCAGGGATACCTGGTAGCAAAGGAGAACCAGGTATCCCTGGAATTGGGCTTCCTGGACCACCTGGTCCCAAAGGCTTTCCTGGAATTCCAGGACCTCCAGGAGCACCTGGGACACCTGGAAGAATTGGTCTAGAAGGCCCTCCTGGGCCACCCGGCTTTCCAGGACCAAAGGGTGAACCAGGATTTGCATTACCTGGGCCACCTGGGCCACCAGGACTTCCAGGTTTCAAAGGAGCACTTGGTCCAAAAGGTGATCGTGGTTTCCCAGGACCTCCGGGTCCTCCAGGACGCACTGGCTTAGATGGGCTCCCTGGACCAAAAGGTGATGTTGGACCAAATGGACAACCTGGACCAATGGGACCTCCTGGGCTGCCAGGAATAGGTGTTCAGGGACCACCAGGACCACCAGGGATTCCTGGGCCAATAGGTCAACCTGGTTTACATGGAATACCAGGAGAGAAGGGGGATCCAGGACCTCCTGGACTTGATGTTCCAGGACCCCCAGGTGAAAGAGGCAGTCCAGGGATCCCCGGAGCACCTGGTCCTATAGGACCTCCAGGATCACCAGGGCTTCCAGGAAAAGCAGGTGCCTCTGGATTTCCAGGTACCAAAGGTGAAATGGGTATGATGGGACCTCCAGGCCCACCAGGACCTTTGGGAATTCCTGGCAGGAGTGGTGTACCTGGTCTTAAAGGTGATGATGGCTTGCAGGGTCAGCCAGGACTTCCTGGCCCTACAGGAGAAAAAGGTAGTAAAGGAGAGCCTGGCCTTCCAGGCCCTCCTGGACCAATGGATCCAAATCTTCTGGGCTCAAAAGGAGAGAAGGGGGAACCTGGCTTACCAGGTATACCTGGAGTTTCAGGGCCAAAAGGTTATCAGGGTTTGCCTGGAGACCCAGGGCAACCTGGACTGAGTGGACAACCTGGATTACCAGGACCACCAGGTCCCAAAGGTAACCCTGGTCTCCCTGGACAGCCAGGTCTTATAGGACCTCCTGGACTTAAAGGAACCATCGGTGATATGGGTTTTCCAGGGCCTCAGGGTGTGGAAGGGCCTCCTGGACCTTCTGGAGTTCCTGGACAACCTGGCTCCCCAGGATTACCTGGACAGAAAGGCGACAAAGGTGATCCTGGTATTTCAAGCATTGGTCTTCCAGGTCTTCCTGGTCCAAAGGGTGAGCCTGGTCTGCCTGGATACCCAGGGAACCCTGGTATCAAAGGTTCTGTGGGAGATCCTGGTTTGCCCGGATTACCAGGAACCCCTGGAGCAAAAGGACAACCAGGCCTTCCTGGATTCCCAGGAACCCCAGGCCCTCCTGGACCAAAAGGTATTAGTGGCCCTCCTGGGAACCCCGGCCTTCCAGGAGAACCTGGTCCTGTAGGTGGTGGAGGTCATCCTGGGCAACCAGGGCCTCCAGGCGAAAAAGGCAAACCCGGTCAAGATGGTATTCCTGGACCAGCTGGACAGAAGGGTGAACCAGGTCAACCAGGCTTTGGAAACCCAGGACCCCCTGGACTTCCAGGACTTTCTGGCCAAAAGGGTGATGGAGGATTACCTGGGATTCCAGGAAATCCTGGCCTTCCAGGTCCAAAGGGCGAACCAGGCTTTCACGGTTTCCCTGGTGTGCAGGGTCCCCCAGGCCCTCCTGGTTCTCCGGGTCCAGCTCTGGAAGGACCTAAAGGCAACCCTGGGCCCCAAGGTCCTCCTGGGAGACCAGGTCCTACAGGTTTTCAAGGTCTACCAGGTCCAGAAGGTCCTCCAGGTCTCCCTGGAAATGGAGGTATTAAAGGAGAGAAGGGAAATCCAGGCCAACCTGGGCTACCTGGCTTGCCTGGTTTGAAAGGAGATCAAGGACCACCAGGACTCCAGGGTAATCCTGGCCGGCCGGGTCTCAATGGAATGAAAGGAGATCCTGGTCTCCCTGGTGTTCCAGGATTCCCAGGCATGAAAGGACCCAGTGGAGTACCTGGATCAGCTGGCCCTGAGGGGGAACCGGGACTTATTGGTCCTCCAGGTCCTCCTGGATTACCTGGTCCTTCAGGACAGAGTATCATAATTAAAGGAGATGCTGGTCCTCCAGGAATCCCTGGCCAGCCTGGGCTAAAGGGTCTACCAGGACCCCAAGGACCTCAAGGCTTACCAGGTCCAACTGGCCCTCCAGGAGATCCTGGACGCAATGGACTCCCTGGCTTTGATGGTGCAGGAGGGCGCAAAGGAGACCCAGGTCTGCCAGGACAGCCAGGTACCCGTGGTTTGGATGGTCCCCCTGGTCCAGATGGATTGCAAGGTCCCCCAGGTCCCCCTGGAACCTCCTCTGTTGCACATGGATTTCTTATTACACGCCACAGCCAGACAACGGATGCACCACAATGCCCACAGGGAACACTTCAGGTCTATGAAGGCTTTTCTCTCCTGTATGTACAAGGAAATAAAAGAGCCCACGGTCAAGACTTGGGGACGGCTGGCAGCTGCCTTCGTCGCTTTAGTACCATGCCTTTCATGTTCTGCAACATCAATAATGTTTGCAACTTTGCTTCAAGAAATGACTATTCTTACTGGCTCTCTACCCCAGAGCCCATGCCAATGAGCATGCAACCCCTAAAGGGCCAGAGCATCCAGCCATTCATTAGTCGATGTGCAGTATGTGAAGCTCCAGCTGTGGTGATCGCAGTTCACAGTCAGACGATCCAGATTCCCCATTGTCCTCAGGGATGGGATTCTCTGTGGATTGGTTATTCCTTCATGATGCATACAAGTGCAGGGGCAGAAGGCTCAGGTCAAGCCCTAGCCTCCCCTGGTTCCTGCTTGGAAGAGTTTCGTTCAGCTCCCTTCATCGAATGTCATGGGAGGGGTACCTGTAACTACTATGCCAACTCCTACAGCTTTTGGCTGGCAACTGTAGATGTGTCAGACATGTTCAGTAAACCTCAGTCAGAAACGCTGAAAGCAGGAGACTTGAGGACACGAATTAGCCGATGTCAAGTGTGCATGAAGAGGACATA</TargetAlignmentSequence>

    Hi,
    I am getting this error when trying to use an external database for the XML driver, in order to load a large XML file.
    java.sql.SQLException: class org.xml.sax.SAXException
    ORA-01461: can bind a LONG value only for insert into a LONG column
         at com.sunopsis.jdbc.driver.xml.v.a(v.java:446)
         at com.sunopsis.jdbc.driver.xml.v.a(v.java:456)
         at com.sunopsis.jdbc.driver.xml.v.g(v.java:631)
         at com.sunopsis.jdbc.driver.xml.v.<init>(v.java:108)
         at com.sunopsis.jdbc.driver.xml.bw.<init>(bw.java:468)
         at com.sunopsis.jdbc.driver.xml.bx.b(bx.java:292)
         at com.sunopsis.jdbc.driver.xml.bx.a(bx.java:270)
         at com.sunopsis.jdbc.driver.xml.SnpsXmlDriver.connect(SnpsXmlDriver.java:110)
         at com.sunopsis.sql.SnpsConnection.u(SnpsConnection.java)
         at com.sunopsis.sql.SnpsConnection.a(SnpsConnection.java)
         at com.sunopsis.sql.SnpsConnection.testConnection(SnpsConnection.java)
         at com.sunopsis.sql.SnpsConnection.testConnection(SnpsConnection.java)
         at com.sunopsis.graphical.l.pm.o(pm.java)
         at com.sunopsis.graphical.l.pm.r(pm.java)
         at com.sunopsis.graphical.l.pm.g(pm.java)
         at com.sunopsis.graphical.l.pm.a(pm.java)
         at com.sunopsis.graphical.l.pm.a(pm.java)
         at com.sunopsis.graphical.l.iz.actionPerformed(iz.java)
         at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1995)
         at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2318)
         at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:387)
         at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:242)
         at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:236)
         at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6263)
         at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3267)
         at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6028)
         at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2041)
         at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4630)
         at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2099)
         at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4460)
         at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4574)
         at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4238)
         at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4168)
         at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2085)
         at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2478)
         at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4460)
         at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:599)
         at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:269)
         at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:184)
         at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:178)
         at java.awt.Dialog$1.run(Dialog.java:1046)
         at java.awt.Dialog$3.run(Dialog.java:1098)
         at java.security.AccessController.doPrivileged(Native Method)
         at java.awt.Dialog.show(Dialog.java:1096)
         at java.awt.Component.show(Component.java:1563)
         at java.awt.Component.setVisible(Component.java:1515)
         at java.awt.Window.setVisible(Window.java:842)
         at java.awt.Dialog.setVisible(Dialog.java:986)
         at com.sunopsis.graphical.l.pm.q(pm.java)
         at com.sunopsis.graphical.l.pm.<init>(pm.java)
         at com.sunopsis.graphical.frame.b.jh.bx(jh.java)
         at com.sunopsis.graphical.frame.bo.w(bo.java)
         at com.sunopsis.graphical.frame.bo.d(bo.java)
         at com.sunopsis.graphical.frame.w.actionPerformed(w.java)
         at javax.swing.AbstractButton.fireActionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:1995)
         at javax.swing.AbstractButton$Handler.actionPerformed(AbstractButton.java:2318)
         at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.fireActionPerformed(DefaultButtonModel.java:387)
         at javax.swing.DefaultButtonModel.setPressed(DefaultButtonModel.java:242)
         at javax.swing.plaf.basic.BasicButtonListener.mouseReleased(BasicButtonListener.java:236)
         at java.awt.Component.processMouseEvent(Component.java:6263)
         at javax.swing.JComponent.processMouseEvent(JComponent.java:3267)
         at java.awt.Component.processEvent(Component.java:6028)
         at java.awt.Container.processEvent(Container.java:2041)
         at java.awt.Component.dispatchEventImpl(Component.java:4630)
         at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2099)
         at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4460)
         at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.retargetMouseEvent(Container.java:4574)
         at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.processMouseEvent(Container.java:4238)
         at java.awt.LightweightDispatcher.dispatchEvent(Container.java:4168)
         at java.awt.Container.dispatchEventImpl(Container.java:2085)
         at java.awt.Window.dispatchEventImpl(Window.java:2478)
         at java.awt.Component.dispatchEvent(Component.java:4460)
         at java.awt.EventQueue.dispatchEvent(EventQueue.java:599)
         at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpOneEventForFilters(EventDispatchThread.java:269)
         at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForFilter(EventDispatchThread.java:184)
         at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEventsForHierarchy(EventDispatchThread.java:174)
         at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:169)
         at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.pumpEvents(EventDispatchThread.java:161)
         at java.awt.EventDispatchThread.run(EventDispatchThread.java:122)
    The error comes up when testing the XML Data Server in the Topology Manager
    I pasted a segment of the XML below. Notice that the <QueryAlignmentSequence> value might be a large string, as large as 6000 bytes.
    I also tried setting the varchar_length above 4000 in the external database .properties file that the XML driver reads, but the I get this error (which makes sense):
    java.sql.SQLException: ORA-00910: specified length too long for its datatype
         at com.sunopsis.jdbc.driver.xml.bz.execute(bz.java:109)
         at com.sunopsis.jdbc.driver.xml.ca.execute(ca.java:30)
         at com.sunopsis.xmlfifth.h.u.a(u.java:198)
         at com.sunopsis.xmlfifth.h.bj.a(bj.java:52)
    How can I import this? If I use the default "In Memory" XML connection, I get a Null pointer exception when I try to reverse it, per this other thread I posted
    Unable to Reverse an XML file
    I am dead in the water and getting very disappointed by this tool..
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    <Query><Name>IOH36464</Name><Header>IOH36464</Header><Length>5076</Length><Targets><Target><Name>NM_033380.1</Name><NcbiGeneId>1287</NcbiGeneId><GeneSymbol>COL4A5</GeneSymbol><TaxonomyId>9606</TaxonomyId><Description>Homo sapiens collagen, type IV, alpha 5 (COL4A5), transcript variant 2, 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