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