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A Query Using a JSON Operator such as JSON_OBJECT Fails with ORA-22921, if the DB Character Set is Not Fixed-width and a CLOB is Returned (Doc ID 2874583.1)

Last updated on APRIL 17, 2023

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 19.3.0.0.0 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Symptoms

On 19c, a JSON_OBJECT query fails with the following error if the database character set is not fixed-width, such as AL32UTF8, and a CLOB is returned:

ORA-22921: length of input buffer is smaller than amount requested


Example query:

Cause

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