SQL> CREATE TABLE myTable 2 (myID NUMBER PRIMARY KEY, 3 myValue XMLTYPE ) 4 XMLTYPE myValue STORE AS CLOB 5 / Table created. SQL> SQL> select COUNT(*) 2 from myTable d 3 where existsnode(myValue, '/ROWSET') = 1 4 / COUNT(*) ---------- 0 1 row selected. SQL> SQL> SQL> drop table myTable; Table dropped.