How to fix the Oracle error LPX-00283: document encoding is ~s-based but default input encoding is not?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorLPX-00283: document encoding is ~s-based but default input encoding is not with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

LPX-00283: document encoding is ~s-based but default input encoding is not

Reason for the Error LPX-00283: document encoding is ~s-based but default input encoding is not

Cause: The input document was detected to be ASCII (or EBCDIC) based, but no encoding was specified in the XMLDecl and the default input coding was not ASCII (or EBCDIC) based, so could not be applied.

How to fix the Error LPX-00283: document encoding is ~s-based but default input encoding is not ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Action: Add an explicit encoding specification to the XMLDecl so the default input encoding is not needed, or pick a default encoding which matches the input document.