How to fix the Oracle error ORA-26088: scalar column “string” must be specified prior to LOB columns?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-26088: scalar column “string” must be specified prior to LOB columns with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-26088: scalar column “string” must be specified prior to LOB columns

Reason for the Error ORA-26088: scalar column “string” must be specified prior to LOB columns

All scalar columns (i.e. non-LOB and non-LONG columns) must be

* specified by the client of the direct path API prior to

* specifying any LOB columns.

How to fix the Error ORA-26088: scalar column “string” must be specified prior to LOB columns ?

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

Specify all scalar columns prior to specifying any LOB columns.