Mark, Just reference the column name: alter table sg_documents modify lob(doc_text) (nocache nologging); On Mon, Dec 15, 2008 at 2:43 PM, Bobak, Mark <Mark.Bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Help! > > > > I find this syntax to be quite confusing and frustrating…..can someone > offer me a clue here? > > > > This looks right to me, but doesn't work: > > $ sqlplus sgarapati/sgarapati > > > > SQL*Plus: Release 11.1.0.6.0 - Production on Mon Dec 15 14:41:22 2008 > > > > Copyright (c) 1982, 2007, Oracle. All rights reserved. > > > > > > Connected to: > > Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.1.0.6.0 - 64bit > Production > > > > SQL> desc sg_documents > > Name Null? Type > > ----------------------------------------- -------- > ---------------------------- > > DOC_ID NUMBER(15) > > DOC_TEXT PUBLIC.XMLTYPE > > > > SQL> alter table sg_documents modify lob(doc_text.xmltype) (nocache > nologging); > > alter table sg_documents modify lob(doc_text.xmltype) (nocache nologging) > > * > > ERROR at line 1: > > ORA-02337: not an object type column > > > > Shouldn't that work? Does anyone see what I'm doing wrong? All I'm trying > to do here is change the XMLTYPE to be NOCACHE and NOLOGGING… > > > > AdvThanksance, > > > > -Mark > > > > > > *-- > Mark J. Bobak* > *Senior Database Administrator, System & Product Technologies* > ProQuest > 789 E. Eisenhower, Parkway, P.O. Box 1346 > Ann Arbor MI 48106-1346 > +1.734.997.4059 or +1.800.521.0600 x 4059 > mark.bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxx <mark.bobak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > www.proquest.com > www.csa.com > > *ProQuest...*Start here. > > >