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clob to char in oracle

hi

To string output a clob value thats about 4032 chars, how can I accomplish this?

I have tried, with no luck the following:

DBMS_LOB.SUBSTR (myfield, 4050)
DBMS_LOB.SUBSTR (myfield)
to_char(myfield)
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>>if you are using sql, you can't return more than 4000 bytes from the clob

If you are using functions that return a varchar2 you are bound by the limits for varchar2.

If you just select the column without any functions, it should be just fine:
select myfield from yourtable;