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Is it possible to get Character Large Object (CLOB) values from Oracle databases in Splunk DB Connect 2

dmonsag
Explorer

Is it possible to get CLOB values from Oracle db-inputs in Splunk DB Connect 2? The query test said it's not a supported type. In this cas,e how do you suggest to migrate info from my Oracle databases to Splunk?

ggiessen
Explorer

this works for me:

SELECT TO_CHAR(dbms_lob.substr(,4000))

phoenixdigital
Builder

Thanks for the answer but I already have the DB admins breathing down my neck regarding database input queries. I fear that adding any more complexity to the query would push them over the edge and they might go all "soup nazi" on me "No DB input for you!!!!"

Ideally having it supported like it was for DB Connect 1 would be the best option.

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phoenixdigital
Builder

Any chance of this being supported in the future?

I have quite a few database inputs I would like to migrate across to DB Connect 2 but this is holding them up.

I'd prefer not to convert them in SQL as a "fix"

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