How to fix the Oracle error PCC-02430: Expecting an expression of some arbitrary LOB type?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPCC-02430: Expecting an expression of some arbitrary LOB type with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PCC-02430: Expecting an expression of some arbitrary LOB type

Reason for the Error PCC-02430: Expecting an expression of some arbitrary LOB type

Cause: The given host variable was not declared to be any type of LOB, Internal or External. In addition to any Internal LOB type, BFILE would also have been accepted, however, the type of the host variable did not match any of these.

How to fix the Error PCC-02430: Expecting an expression of some arbitrary LOB type ?

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

Action: Redeclare the host variable using any of the LOB types, Internal or External.