How to fix the Oracle error ORA-13466: format not appropriate for specified compression method: string?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-13466: format not appropriate for specified compression method: string with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-13466: format not appropriate for specified compression method: string

Reason for the Error ORA-13466: format not appropriate for specified compression method: string

The operation failed because the GeoRaster object had an inappropriate type or format for the specified compression method. The GeoRaster type or format is not supported for the specified compression.

How to fix the Error ORA-13466: format not appropriate for specified compression method: string ?

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

Check the error message for details. Check the documentation for the appropriate GeoRaster types and formats for each compression method. Use SDO_GEOR.changeFormatCopy to transform the GeoRaster object to an appropriate format, or apply another compression method.