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WHY DOES DBMS_METADATA.GET_DDL NOT SHOW ALL LINES? (Doc ID 332077.1)

Last updated on FEBRUARY 03, 2022

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Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 9.2.0.1 to 10.2.0.1 [Release 9.2 to 10.2]
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 Exadata Express Cloud Service - Version N/A and later
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Why do only the first few lines display when using

SQL> select dbms_metadata.get_ddl('<OBJECT TYPE>','<NAME>','<SCHEMA>') from dual;

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