XMLType and SQL*Plus 9.0

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Mulyadi Kurniawan ([email protected]):
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Edited by: user9022426 on 20-Jan-2010 14:25

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