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Oracle Odbc Dirver Call Sqlfetch Fails With Memory Allocation Error When Using Blob (Doc ID 1103590.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 01, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle ODBC Driver - Version 10.2.0.1 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
 

Symptoms

Using the Oracle ODBC to retrieve huge data from a BLOB column is causing a 'Memory Allocation error'.

The problem is due the Operating System limit when ODBC driver is trying to allocate more than the available memory. This could happen because the Oracle ODBC is trying to load the entire BLOB data in the local cache.

Changes

 

Cause

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