How to fix the Oracle error ORA-39778: the parallel load option is not allowed when loading lob columns?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-39778: the parallel load option is not allowed when loading lob columns with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-39778: the parallel load option is not allowed when loading lob columns

Reason for the Error ORA-39778: the parallel load option is not allowed when loading lob columns

An attempt was made to load lob columns using the attribute OCI_ATTR_DIRPATH_PARALLEL. This error will also be issued when loading any columns that are stored as lobs (such as varrays and xml types).

How to fix the Error ORA-39778: the parallel load option is not allowed when loading lob columns ?

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

Do not use the parallel attribute when loading lob columns.