Is OraOLEDB provider in .NET unreliable on CLOB fields?

Question

I have a query that seems to be returning the wrong data from the OleDbDataReader. I\'ve included the actual code below (with user id and pass changed). I\'m running on Or

Answer 1

Oracle Support has bug 9866728, but that applies to OLEDB provider 11.2.0.1. It has been fixed in the patches listed in document 1272856.1. To access those documents and the patches you need an Oracle Support account.

About Oracle Express 10g, it is known to be an unsupported release (no patch was ever released) with some known bugs - I would not use it for a production application. Joining the Oracle Partner Network will allow you to use development/test license to develop and test against the actual releases, not an outdated (although free...) one.