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Asked: 2026-06-17T04:50:04+00:00

I am trying to get rows from an archive database for populating a test

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I am trying to get rows from an archive database for populating a test environment DB. I need rows where a specific field called “AUDIT_LOG” which is CLOB cannot be empty null.

I have tried the following simple select statements but I get

ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected – got CLOB

The statements I have tried:

SELECT * FROM SIEBEL.S_AUDIT_ITEM WHERE AUDIT_LOG = ''

SELECT * FROM SIEBEL.S_AUDIT_ITEM WHERE AUDIT_LOG != NULL

SELECT * FROM SIEBEL.S_AUDIT_ITEM WHERE AUDIT_LOG = 0

Does a NULL in CLOB equate to an empty character string. I have a feeling maybe length can be used for the column.

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  1. Editorial Team

    to check NULL, regardless of datatype, you use IS NOT NULL or IS NULL

    WHERE AUDIT_LOG IS NOT NULL

    But keep in mind that for CLOBs, an EMPTY_CLOB() has no characters but is not the same as NULL. If you want to exclude EMPTY_CLOB(), use @user3837669’s answer that uses a LENGTH comparison.

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