SQL> CREATE TABLE myTable 2 (myID NUMBER PRIMARY KEY, 3 myValue XMLTYPE ) 4 XMLTYPE myValue STORE AS CLOB 5 / Table created. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> select myID 2 from myTable 3 where existsnode(myValue, '/ROWSET/ROW') = 1 4 / no rows selected SQL> SQL> SQL> drop table myTable; Table dropped. SQL>