# Oracle 10g setStringForClob (Korean)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oracle-10g-setstringforclob-korean/378098>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 27, 2006, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oracle-10g-setstringforclob-korean/378098 "2006-10-27T12:01:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![ratatoskK](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ratatoskk/32/2987_2.png) [@ratatoskK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ratatoskK)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oracle-10g-setstringforclob-korean/378098/1 "2006-10-27T12:01:07Z")

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The scenario is: Oracle 10g (10.1.0.2.0) database, Oracle thin jdbc driver, Clob column on Unicode database.

Our code is using the OraclePreparedStatement method setStringForClob (which was new in 10g).

When using a value in a double-byte language (Korean, Japanese), the user claims they are getting the error java.lang.NoSuchMethodError oracle.jdbc.OraclePreparedStatement.setStringForClob. But in other languages (English, Swedish), using the same database, same code base, same machine, it works fine.

I find this hard to believe but that’s what they say. I Googled around and can’t find anything that would expect different behavior with a double-byte language. I didn’t ask them how long their string was, but let’s assume that the length is not an issue.

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**Author:** ![AskNott](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/asknott/32/5790_2.png) [@AskNott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AskNott)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2006, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/oracle-10g-setstringforclob-korean/378098/2 "2006-10-27T16:56:09Z")

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**ratatoskK,** you have piqued my curiosity. I hope you find the answer to your puzzlement. I understand only a few shreds of it, and I don’t know what you’re talking about. However, I own a little stock in Oracle, so I’d like to get a general idea what this about.

Besides, I have added “double-byte” to my file of insult words.

Good luck to you.