Load Large XML doc into Oracle using Bfilename

I think the issue is in the select not the load.

What does this return:

select dbms_lob.getlength(x.XML_DATA.getclobval()) from xml_table x;

returns 74694362

Then the XML loaded.

I believe the issue is with the namespaces in the XML.

I've never used XMLQuery so I'm trying to figure out how to use namespaces in it.

I'll post when I figure it out.

While we both look, what types of data will you be extracting?

I typically use XMLTABLE not XMLQUERY.

I have examples with XMLTABLE and multiple namespaces.

Whatever works, XMLTABLE or XMLQUERY.  I'm trying to find something with an equivalent WHERE clause. Here are some of the unsuccessful attempts I've made following examples.  To start with I'm just trying to do a simple query to understand how the syntax works.

select NavaidID
from xml_table,
      xmltable(
             xmlnamespaces(default 'http://xxx.xxx.xxx/xxx/xxx',
                  'http://xxx.xxx.xxx/xxx/xxx' as "nxce"
            ),
      '/TfmsData'
      passing xml_data
      columns
            Navaid xmltype path '/TfmsData/GeospatialData/Navaid'
      ) xml_data
      ,xmltable(
             xmlnamespaces(default 'http://xxx.xxx.xxx/xxx/xxx',
                  'http://xxx.xxx.xxx/xxx/xxx' as "nxce"
            ),
            '/Navaid'
            passing xml_data --xmltab.Navaid
            columns NavaidID varchar2(10) path '//Navaid/NavaidID'
      );
 
SELECT xml_data, XMLQuery (
'for $i IN /Navaid
 where $i /NavaidID = "ZVR"
 return $i /State'
PASSING BY VALUE xml_data
RETURNING CONTENT) As output --xmldata
FROM xml_table;

ORA-19114: XPST0003 - error during parsing the XQuery expression:
LPX-00801: XQuery syntax error at 'IN'
1   for $i IN /Navaid
-         ^
19114. 00000 -  "error during parsing the XQuery expression: %s"
*Cause:    An error occurred during the parsing of the XQuery expression.
*Action:   Check the detailed error message for the possible causes.
Error at Line: 32 Column: 6

SELECT xml_data, XMLQuery (
'for $i IN /Navaid
 where $i /NavaidID = "ZVR"
 return $i /State'
PASSING BY VALUE xml_data
RETURNING CONTENT) As output --xmldata
FROM xml_table;

ORA-19114: XPST0003 - error during parsing the XQuery expression:
LPX-00801: XQuery syntax error at 'IN'
1   for $i IN /Navaid
-         ^
19114. 00000 -  "error during parsing the XQuery expression: %s"

select EXTRACTVALUE(VALUE(1),'//Navaid/NavaidID')
from xml_table,
   XMLTABLE('///Navaid/NavaidID'
                PASSING xml_data
               );

extract and extractvalue have been deprecated.  Forget it even exists.


Here is an XMLTABLE example with only one NavaidID.

I'm still working on the XMLQuery example.

From your last post, looks like you might have repeating nodes in NavaidID.

If you can update my test case with more XML and expected results, I can modify my example.

drop table tab1 purge;
create table tab1(xml_data xmltype);


insert into tab1 values('
<TfmsData xmlns="http://tfm.faa.gov/tfms/TfmsData" xmlns:nxce="http://tfm.faa.gov/tfms/NasXCoreElements">
  <GeospatialData>
 	<Navaid>
 		<NavaidID>ZVR</NavaidID>
 	</Navaid>
  </GeospatialData>
</TfmsData>
');

commit;

select NavaidID
from tab1,
	xmltable(
		 xmlnamespaces(default 'http://tfm.faa.gov/tfms/TfmsData',
			'http://tfm.faa.gov/tfms/NasXCoreElements' as "nxce"
		),
	'/TfmsData/GeospatialData'
	passing xml_data
	columns
		NavaidID varchar2(50) path '/GeospatialData/Navaid/NavaidID'
	) xmltab
/

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XMLQuery that works for navaidid:

select XMLQuery(
	'declare default element namespace "http://tfm.faa.gov/tfms/TfmsData"; (: :)
	//Navaid/NavaidID/text()'
	PASSING XML_DATA  RETURNING CONTENT) 
from tab1;

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Still not sure how to provide multiple namespaces but I'll figure you'll need them eventually.

If I figure it out, I'll post back.

Ok thanks, as before you've helped Hugely.

Based on what you posted, I would probably go with XMLTable.

Sounds like you want to treat the data as 'normal' relational data.

From the few minutes I was reading about XMLQuery, it returns XML.

If you wanted two values from your XML, not sure XMLQuery would be the path to go down.

The following works to return all values of NavaidID.  The xml data structure is organized below, so if I wanted the ARTCCID value at the same 'level' as NAVAIDID where NAVAIDID = 'ZVR' how would I modify your query below?

select XMLQuery(
      'declare default element namespace "http://tfm.faa.gov/tfms/TfmsData"; (: :) declare namespace nxce="http://tfm.faa.gov/tfms/NasXCoreElements"; (: :)
      //Navaid/NavaidID/text()'
      PASSING XML_DATA  RETURNING CONTENT)
from tab1;

data structure,
<TfmsData xmlns="http://tfm.faa.gov/tfms/TfmsData" xmlns:nxce="http://tfm.faa.gov/tfms/NasXCoreElements">
 <GeospatialData><Navaid><NavaidID>ZVR</NavaidID>
 <ArtccID>CZV</ArtccID>

This is why I would use XMLTable over XMLQuery.

drop table tab1 purge;
create table tab1(xml_data xmltype);

insert into tab1 values('
<TfmsData xmlns="http://tfm.faa.gov/tfms/TfmsData" xmlns:nxce="http://tfm.faa.gov/tfms/NasXCoreElements">
  <GeospatialData>
 	<Navaid>
 		<NavaidID>ZVR</NavaidID>
  		<ArtccID>CZV</ArtccID>
 	</Navaid>
  </GeospatialData>
</TfmsData>
');

commit;

select NavaidID,ArtccID
from tab1,
	xmltable(
		 xmlnamespaces(default 'http://tfm.faa.gov/tfms/TfmsData',
			'http://tfm.faa.gov/tfms/NasXCoreElements' as "nxce"
		),
	'/TfmsData/GeospatialData'
	passing xml_data
	columns
		NavaidID	varchar2(50) path '/GeospatialData/Navaid/NavaidID',
		ArtccID		varchar2(50) path '/GeospatialData/Navaid/ArtccID'
	) xmltab
/

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Ok lesson learned and thanks again.

Playing around with the xmltable query you provided I was able to determine the 'where clause' I was looking for as follows,

select ArtccID
from xml_table,
      xmltable(
             xmlnamespaces(default 'http://tfm.faa.gov/tfms/TfmsData',
                  'http://tfm.faa.gov/tfms/NasXCoreElements' as "nxce"
            ),
      '/TfmsData/GeospatialData/Navaid[NavaidID="ZWG"]'
      passing xml_data
      columns
            artccID varchar2(50) path '//Navaid/ArtccID'
      ) xml_data --xmltab
/

Or just add a where clause.  Since XMLTable returns relational data, it is subject to the same constraints.

select ArtccID
...
where NavaidID = 'ZWG'

No the 'where clause' above did not work after I tried numerous variations.  Finally got some time to get back to this and will probably be posting additional questions about expanding this 'where clause' with an equivalent AND to extract specific data.