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Using DBMS_METADATA to Remove the CONSTRAINT From the Table DDL (Doc ID 1474030.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 06, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 11.2.0.1 and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

Using DBMS_METADATA to generate DDL for a Table is producing the following output.

 


The output is correct, but when used as a SQL script to create the table within another database the SQL script will fail as the associated constraints don't exist.

As a result, the goal is to have the contraints created after the DDL command.

Solution

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