Esteemed monks,

I've been dealing with this problem for some time now, and posing a question to the monks seems the right move. First, let me apologize for the generic nature of the code I'm posting: I work in a highly confidential environment, and had to seek permission before posting this.

The problem: When I use an Oracle schema user (SCHEMA) to update and insert LOB's, it works. However, if I use a non-schema user (NONSCHEMA) with all the necessary grants and synonyms set in place, the insert/update fails.

In this case, table SCHEMA.TABLE has an alias for NONSCHEMA to access it as well. 
# works
my $dbh = DBI->connect( 'dbi:Oracle', 'SCHEMA', $pwd ) ;
my $sth = $dbh->prepare( 'update TABLE set BLOBCOL=:data' );
$sth->bind( ':data', $binarystuff, {ora_type=>ORA_BLOB } );
$sth->finish ;

# doesn't work
my $dbh = DBI->connect( 'dbi:Oracle', 'NONSCHEMA', $pwd ) ;
my $sth = $dbh->prepare( 'update TABLE set BLOBCOL=:data' );
$sth->bind( ':data', $binarystuff, {ora_type=>ORA_BLOB } );
$sth->finish ;

# The error:
# Bad file descripor: ORA-04043: object SCHEMATABLE.TABLE 
# does not exist. (DBD SUCCESS: OCIDescribeAny(view)/LOB
# refetch) at <file> line ##.
#

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Again, I apologize for distilling this down into a short snippet of generic code, but I'm not authorized to show more.

My hope is that another esteemed monk will recognize something in this error and give a pointer. As you can see, there is a LOB refetch occurring behind the scenes, and this is where the whole process seems to fail.

Peace, monks
Bro. Doug :wq

In reply to LOB's refetch improperly by Bro. Doug

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