On 05/08/10 12:49, H.Merijn Brand wrote:
Snip
> $dbh->do (qq;
> create global temporary table t_foo (
> h_key blob,
> h_value blob
> );
> );
>
> my $sth = $dbh->prepare ("select h_value from t_foo where h_key = ?");
> $ perl test.pl
> DBD::Oracle::db prepare failed: ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected -
> got BLOB (DBD ERROR: error possibly near <*> indicator at char 32 in 'select
> h_value from t_foo where <*>h_key = :p1') [for Statement "select h_value from
> t_foo where h_key = ?"] at test.pl line 23.
This is nothing to do with perl. You get this message from Oracle if you
attempt to compare a blob with anything, including itself. Here is a
simple demonstration using SQLPlus.
Connected to:
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production
SQL> create table t_foo (h_key blob);
Table created.
SQL> select h_key from t_foo where h_key = h_key;
select h_key from t_foo where h_key = h_key
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected - got BLOB
It is a bad error message, but the rule is clear. This is
from the section on Comparison Conditions in the Oracle 10.2
SQL Reference Manual
> Large objects (LOBs) are not supported in comparison conditions.
> However, you can use PL/SQL programs for comparisons on CLOB data.
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