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    This document provides a SQL script to convert a VARCHAR2 column to a CLOB column in an Oracle database table. The script creates a sample table with a VARCHAR2 column, populates it with test data, adds a CLOB column, copies the VARCHAR2 data to the CLOB column, drops the VARCHAR2 column, renames the CLOB column, and validates the successful conversion. Sample output from running the script is also included.

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    This document provides a SQL script to convert a VARCHAR2 column to a CLOB column in an Oracle database table. The script creates a sample table with a VARCHAR2 column, populates it with test data, adds a CLOB column, copies the VARCHAR2 data to the CLOB column, drops the VARCHAR2 column, renames the CLOB column, and validates the successful conversion. Sample output from running the script is also included.

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    This document provides a SQL script to convert a VARCHAR2 column to a CLOB column in an Oracle database table. The script creates a sample table with a VARCHAR2 column, populates it with test data, adds a CLOB column, copies the VARCHAR2 data to the CLOB column, drops the VARCHAR2 column, renames the CLOB column, and validates the successful conversion. Sample output from running the script is also included.

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    This document demonstrates how to convert a VARCHAR2 column to a CLOB column in Oracle using SQL scripts.

    The steps shown are: add a CLOB column, populate it with the VARCHAR2 data using TO_CLOB, drop the VARCHAR2 column, rename the CLOB column.

    The SQL statements used are: ALTER TABLE to add the CLOB column, UPDATE to populate it, ALTER TABLE to drop and rename columns.

    How to Convert a VARCHAR2 Column to a CLOB Column [ID

    754542.1]
    Modified:Mar

    1, 2013

    Type:HOWTO

    Status:PUBLISHED

    Priority:3

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    Goal
    Solution

    Applies to:
    Oracle Server - Enterprise Edition - Version: 9.2.0.1 and later [Release: 9.2 and later ]
    Information in this document applies to any platform.

    Goal
    The following SQL script demonstrates how to convert a VARCHAR2 column to a CLOB
    column.

    Solution
    Run the following script from SQL*Plus:

    -- Create a test table


    DROP TABLE varchar_to_clob;
    CREATE TABLE varchar_to_clob (col1 NUMBER, col2 VARCHAR2(4000));
    -- Populate the table with sample data
    INSERT INTO varchar_to_clob (col1, col2) VALUES (1, 'This is a test item 1');
    INSERT INTO varchar_to_clob (col1, col2) VALUES (2, 'This is a test item 2');
    -- Validate the data has been inserted properly
    SELECT * FROM varchar_to_clob;
    -- Add a new CLOB column to the table
    ALTER TABLE varchar_to_clob ADD col3 CLOB;
    -- Verify the change
    DESC varchar_to_clob
    -- Perform the following update statement which converts and copies

    -- the VARCHAR2 data into the newly created CLOB column


    UPDATE varchar_to_clob SET col3 = TO_CLOB(col2);
    -- Verify the change
    SELECT * FROM varchar_to_clob;
    -- Drop the VARCHAR2 column as it is no longer needed
    ALTER TABLE varchar_to_clob DROP COLUMN col2;
    -- Change the name of col3 to col2
    ALTER TABLE varchar_to_clob RENAME COLUMN col3 TO col2;
    -- Verify the change
    DESC varchar_to_clob
    -- Validate the date has been converted properly
    SELECT * FROM varchar_to_clob;
    Sample output from running the script:

    SQL> -- Create a test table


    SQL> DROP TABLE varchar_to_clob;
    DROP TABLE varchar_to_clob
    *
    ERROR at line 1:
    ORA-00942: table or view does not exist

    SQL> CREATE TABLE varchar_to_clob (col1 NUMBER, col2 VARCHAR2(4000)


    );
    Table created.
    SQL>
    SQL> -- Populate the table with sample data
    SQL> INSERT INTO varchar_to_clob (col1, col2) VALUES (1, 'This is a test item
    1');
    1 row created.
    SQL> INSERT INTO varchar_to_clob (col1, col2) VALUES (2, 'This is a test item
    2');

    1 row created.
    SQL>
    SQL> -- Validate the data has been inserted properly
    SQL> SELECT * FROM varchar_to_clob;
    COL1 COL2
    ---------- -----------------------1 This is a test item 1
    2 This is a test item 2
    SQL>
    SQL> -- Add a new CLOB column to the table
    SQL> ALTER TABLE varchar_to_clob ADD col3 CLOB;
    Table altered.
    SQL>
    SQL> -- Verify the change
    SQL> DESC varchar_to_clob
    Name
    Null? Type
    ----------------------------------------- -------- ---------------------------COL1
    NUMBER
    COL2
    VARCHAR2(4000)
    COL3
    CLOB
    SQL>
    SQL> -- Perform the following update statement which converts and copies
    SQL> -- the VARCHAR2 data into the newly created CLOB column
    SQL> UPDATE varchar_to_clob SET col3 = TO_CLOB(col2);
    2 rows updated.
    SQL>
    SQL> -- Verify the change
    SQL> SELECT * FROM varchar_to_clob;
    COL1 COL2
    COL3
    ---------- ------------------------ -----------------------1 This is a test item 1 This is a test item 1
    2 This is a test item 2 This is a test item 2

    SQL>
    SQL> -- Drop the VARCHAR2 column as it is no longer needed
    SQL> ALTER TABLE varchar_to_clob DROP COLUMN col2;
    Table altered.
    SQL>
    SQL> -- Change the name of col3 to col2
    SQL> ALTER TABLE varchar_to_clob RENAME COLUMN col3 TO col2;
    Table altered.
    SQL>
    SQL> -- Verify the change
    SQL> DESC varchar_to_clob
    Name
    Null? Type
    ----------------------------------------- -------- ---------------------------COL1
    NUMBER
    COL2
    CLOB
    SQL>
    SQL> -- Validate the date has been converted properly
    SQL> SELECT * FROM varchar_to_clob;
    COL1 COL2
    ---------- -----------------------1 This is a test item 1
    2 This is a test item 2
    SQL>

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