ORA-40499 Trying To Use BLOB For JSON
(Doc ID 2413224.1)
Last updated on APRIL 12, 2022
Applies to:
Oracle Database Cloud Schema Service - Version N/A and laterOracle 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
Oracle Database Cloud Exadata Service - Version N/A and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.
Symptoms
On : 12.1.0.2 version, XML Database
When attempting to create a JSON table on BLOB column
the following error occurs.
ERROR
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CREATE TABLE t(json BLOB);
Table T created.
Error starting at line : 3 in command -
ALTER TABLE t ADD CONSTRAINT ensure_json CHECK (json IS JSON STRICT)
Error report -
ORA-40499: no format defined for binary data type
40499. 00000 - "no format defined for binary data type"
*Cause: The provided JSON input was of binary type but a format was not defined.
*Action: Define a format for binary input.
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Cause
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