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POORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small error
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  1. POORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small error
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    copied!<p>I have an oracle function which is given below. when I run this in sql-developer it gives an error </p> <blockquote> <p>ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small error.</p> </blockquote> <p>However the <code>DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(FINAL_RESULT)</code> line in the function is printing the expected output in the output window. </p> <p>Can anyone help me in this??</p> <pre><code>create or replace FUNCTION AVERAGE_WORKFORCE(PERIOD in varchar2, YR in varchar2) RETURN CLOB AS FINAL_RESULT CLOB:=null; STRING_QUERY_TEXT CLOB:=null; OUTPUT_RESULT CLOB:=null; BEGIN FINAL_RESULT:='&lt;FINAL_RESULT&gt;&lt;HEADER&gt;&lt;NAME&gt; &lt;/NAME&gt; &lt;NAME&gt;SENIOR DIRECTOR&lt;/NAME&gt; &lt;NAME&gt;DIRECTOR&lt;/NAME&gt; &lt;NAME&gt;EXECUTIVE&lt;/NAME&gt; &lt;NAME&gt;MANAGER&lt;/NAME&gt;&lt;NAME&gt;CASHIER&lt;/NAME&gt;&lt;NAME&gt;EMPLOYEE&lt;/NAME&gt;&lt;/HEADER&gt;'; STRING_QUERY_TEXT:='SELECT XMLElement("tuple",XMLElement("DESC",''Average number of registered employees''), XMLElement("PERMANENT_EMP",GET_COUNT_AVERAGE_WORKFORCE('''||PERIOD||''','''||YR||''',''SENIOR DIRECTOR'')), XMLElement("PERMANENT_EMP",GET_COUNT_AVERAGE_WORKFORCE('''||PERIOD||''','''||YR||''',''DIRECTOR'')), XMLElement("PERMANENT_EMP",GET_COUNT_AVERAGE_WORKFORCE('''||PERIOD||''','''||YR||''',''MANAGER'')), XMLElement("PERMANENT_EMP",GET_COUNT_AVERAGE_WORKFORCE('''||PERIOD||''','''||YR||''',''EXECUTIVE'')), XMLElement("PERMANENT_EMP",GET_COUNT_AVERAGE_WORKFORCE('''||PERIOD||''','''||YR||''',''CASHIER'')), XMLElement("PERMANENT_EMP",GET_COUNT_AVERAGE_WORKFORCE('''||PERIOD||''','''||YR||''',''EMPLOYEE''))) FROM DUAL'; EXECUTE_QUERY_RETURN_RESULT(STRING_QUERY_TEXT,OUTPUT_RESULT); FINAL_RESULT:=FINAL_RESULT||''||OUTPUT_RESULT; FINAL_RESULT:=FINAL_RESULT||''||'&lt;/FINAL_RESULT&gt;'; DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(FINAL_RESULT); RETURN FINAL_RESULT; END AVERAGE_WORKFORCE; </code></pre>
 

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