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ORA-1450 Raised When Creating Index For 32k Varchar2 Columns And "max_string_size = extended" Set (Doc ID 2331601.1)

Last updated on MARCH 09, 2022

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 12.1.0.1 and later
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Exadata Cloud Machine - Version N/A and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Database Service - Version N/A and later
Oracle Database Backup Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

In Oracle 12c, we can create a varchar2 column with the maximum size of 32767 (32k) when initialization parameter MAX_STRING_SIZE is set to EXTENDED;

But when creating an index on that column, it fails with the following error:

 

 

Cause

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