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Output Cuts in the Middle of Words when Using Dbms_metadata.Get_ddl (Doc ID 391337.1)

Last updated on AUGUST 12, 2020

Applies to:

SQL*Plus - Version 9.2.0.7 to 12.1.0.2 [Release 9.2 to 12.1]
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

When using the dbms_medadata.get_ddl to obtain the data definition language used to create the object, the output returns lines randomly truncated in the middle of words at the end of the line regardless of the linesize set (i.e. ENAB LE, etc).

For Example:

Cause

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