Re: XMLType: bytes written before prologue

Albert Greinoecker wrote:
> Hi NG,
>
> I have a very general question concerning the XML-abilities oracle offers,
> and I'm afraid I cannot restrict the field of possible causes for this
> kind of error: When performing a query where an XMLType is returned, in
> some cases 4 or 8 bytes are written before the prologue. Did anyone
> else observe this behaviour, what does these characters stand for and how
> can I get a grip on this?
>
> thx,
> Albert

Is there any Oracle version connected to this question or are you thinking that all versions of Oracle are identical?

Personally I've never seen it. But then I may be using completely different versions of the product.

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