diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BlobBinding.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/BlobBinding.java
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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2015, Data Geekery GmbH (http://www.datageekery.com)
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This work is dual-licensed
+ * - under the Apache Software License 2.0 (the "ASL")
+ * - under the jOOQ License and Maintenance Agreement (the "jOOQ License")
+ * =============================================================================
+ * You may choose which license applies to you:
+ *
+ * - If you're using this work with Open Source databases, you may choose
+ *   either ASL or jOOQ License.
+ * - If you're using this work with at least one commercial database, you must
+ *   choose jOOQ License
+ *
+ * For more information, please visit http://www.jooq.org/licenses
+ *
+ * Apache Software License 2.0:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * jOOQ License and Maintenance Agreement:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Data Geekery grants the Customer the non-exclusive, timely limited and
+ * non-transferable license to install and use the Software under the terms of
+ * the jOOQ License and Maintenance Agreement.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed with a LIMITED WARRANTY. See the jOOQ License
+ * and Maintenance Agreement for more details: http://www.jooq.org/licensing
+ */
+package org.jooq.impl;
+
+import static org.jooq.tools.reflect.Reflect.on;
+
+import java.sql.Blob;
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.sql.Types;
+
+import org.jooq.Binding;
+import org.jooq.BindingGetResultSetContext;
+import org.jooq.BindingGetSQLInputContext;
+import org.jooq.BindingGetStatementContext;
+import org.jooq.BindingRegisterContext;
+import org.jooq.BindingSQLContext;
+import org.jooq.BindingSetSQLOutputContext;
+import org.jooq.BindingSetStatementContext;
+import org.jooq.Configuration;
+import org.jooq.Converter;
+import org.jooq.Converters;
+
+/**
+ * A binding that takes binary values but binds them as {@link Blob} to at the
+ * JDBC level.
+ * <p>
+ * This is useful for workarounds for bugs in Oracle, like ORA-01461: can bind a
+ * LONG value only for insert into a LONG column (see [#4091])
+ *
+ * @author Lukas Eder
+ */
+public class BlobBinding implements Binding<byte[], byte[]> {
+
+    /**
+     * Generated UID
+     */
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 358789452467943117L;
+
+    @Override
+    public final Converter<byte[], byte[]> converter() {
+        return Converters.identity(byte[].class);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void sql(BindingSQLContext<byte[]> ctx) throws SQLException {
+        ctx.render().sql("?");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void register(BindingRegisterContext<byte[]> ctx) throws SQLException {
+        ctx.statement().registerOutParameter(ctx.index(), Types.BLOB);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void set(BindingSetStatementContext<byte[]> ctx) throws SQLException {
+        Blob blob = newBlob(ctx.configuration(), ctx.value());
+        // [#4205] register blob for free()
+        ctx.statement().setBlob(ctx.index(), blob);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void set(BindingSetSQLOutputContext<byte[]> ctx) throws SQLException {
+        Blob blob = newBlob(ctx.configuration(), ctx.value());
+        // [#4205] register blob for free()
+        ctx.output().writeBlob(blob);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void get(BindingGetResultSetContext<byte[]> ctx) throws SQLException {
+        Blob blob = ctx.resultSet().getBlob(ctx.index());
+        // [#4205] register blob for free()
+        ctx.value(blob == null ? null : blob.getBytes(1, (int) blob.length()));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void get(BindingGetStatementContext<byte[]> ctx) throws SQLException {
+        Blob blob = ctx.statement().getBlob(ctx.index());
+        // [#4205] register blob for free()
+        ctx.value(blob == null ? null : blob.getBytes(1, (int) blob.length()));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void get(BindingGetSQLInputContext<byte[]> ctx) throws SQLException {
+        Blob blob = ctx.input().readBlob();
+        // [#4205] register blob for free()
+        ctx.value(blob == null ? null : blob.getBytes(1, (int) blob.length()));
+    }
+
+    private final Blob newBlob(Configuration configuration, byte[] bytes) throws SQLException {
+        Connection c = configuration.connectionProvider().acquire();
+
+        try {
+            Blob blob = null;
+
+            switch (configuration.family()) {
+                /* [pro] xx
+                xx xxxxxxxx xxx x xxx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxxx
+                xx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+                xxxx xxxxxxx x
+                    xxxx x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+                        xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+                        xxxxxxx
+                    xxxxxx
+                x
+                    xx [/pro] */
+
+                default: {
+                    blob = c.createBlob();
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            blob.setBytes(1, bytes);
+            return blob;
+        }
+        finally {
+            configuration.connectionProvider().release(c);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ClobBinding.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/impl/ClobBinding.java
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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2015, Data Geekery GmbH (http://www.datageekery.com)
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This work is dual-licensed
+ * - under the Apache Software License 2.0 (the "ASL")
+ * - under the jOOQ License and Maintenance Agreement (the "jOOQ License")
+ * =============================================================================
+ * You may choose which license applies to you:
+ *
+ * - If you're using this work with Open Source databases, you may choose
+ *   either ASL or jOOQ License.
+ * - If you're using this work with at least one commercial database, you must
+ *   choose jOOQ License
+ *
+ * For more information, please visit http://www.jooq.org/licenses
+ *
+ * Apache Software License 2.0:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *  http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ * jOOQ License and Maintenance Agreement:
+ * -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ * Data Geekery grants the Customer the non-exclusive, timely limited and
+ * non-transferable license to install and use the Software under the terms of
+ * the jOOQ License and Maintenance Agreement.
+ *
+ * This library is distributed with a LIMITED WARRANTY. See the jOOQ License
+ * and Maintenance Agreement for more details: http://www.jooq.org/licensing
+ */
+package org.jooq.impl;
+
+import static org.jooq.tools.reflect.Reflect.on;
+
+import java.sql.Clob;
+import java.sql.Connection;
+import java.sql.SQLException;
+import java.sql.Types;
+
+import org.jooq.Binding;
+import org.jooq.BindingGetResultSetContext;
+import org.jooq.BindingGetSQLInputContext;
+import org.jooq.BindingGetStatementContext;
+import org.jooq.BindingRegisterContext;
+import org.jooq.BindingSQLContext;
+import org.jooq.BindingSetSQLOutputContext;
+import org.jooq.BindingSetStatementContext;
+import org.jooq.Configuration;
+import org.jooq.Converter;
+import org.jooq.Converters;
+
+/**
+ * A binding that takes binary values but binds them as {@link Clob} to at the
+ * JDBC level.
+ * <p>
+ * This is useful for workarounds for bugs in Oracle, like ORA-01461: can bind a
+ * LONG value only for insert into a LONG column (see [#4091])
+ *
+ * @author Lukas Eder
+ */
+public class ClobBinding implements Binding<String, String> {
+
+    /**
+     * Generated UID
+     */
+    private static final long serialVersionUID = 358789452467943117L;
+
+    @Override
+    public final Converter<String, String> converter() {
+        return Converters.identity(String.class);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void sql(BindingSQLContext<String> ctx) throws SQLException {
+        ctx.render().sql("?");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void register(BindingRegisterContext<String> ctx) throws SQLException {
+        ctx.statement().registerOutParameter(ctx.index(), Types.CLOB);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void set(BindingSetStatementContext<String> ctx) throws SQLException {
+        Clob clob = newClob(ctx.configuration(), ctx.value());
+        // [#4205] register clob for free()
+        ctx.statement().setClob(ctx.index(), clob);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void set(BindingSetSQLOutputContext<String> ctx) throws SQLException {
+        Clob clob = newClob(ctx.configuration(), ctx.value());
+        // [#4205] register clob for free()
+        ctx.output().writeClob(clob);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void get(BindingGetResultSetContext<String> ctx) throws SQLException {
+        Clob clob = ctx.resultSet().getClob(ctx.index());
+        // [#4205] register blob for free()
+        ctx.value(clob == null ? null : clob.getSubString(1, (int) clob.length()));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void get(BindingGetStatementContext<String> ctx) throws SQLException {
+        Clob clob = ctx.statement().getClob(ctx.index());
+        // [#4205] register clob for free()
+        ctx.value(clob == null ? null : clob.getSubString(1, (int) clob.length()));
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public final void get(BindingGetSQLInputContext<String> ctx) throws SQLException {
+        Clob clob = ctx.input().readClob();
+        // [#4205] register clob for free()
+        ctx.value(clob == null ? null : clob.getSubString(1, (int) clob.length()));
+    }
+
+    private final Clob newClob(Configuration configuration, String string) throws SQLException {
+        Connection c = configuration.connectionProvider().acquire();
+
+        try {
+            Clob clob = null;
+
+            switch (configuration.family()) {
+                /* [pro] xx
+                xx xxxxxxxx xxx x xxx xxxx xxxxxxx xxxxx xxxxx xxxxxxxxx
+                xx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+                xxxx xxxxxxx x
+                    xxxx x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+                        xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xx xxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
+                        xxxxxxx
+                    xxxxxx
+                x
+                    xx [/pro] */
+
+                default: {
+                    clob = c.createClob();
+                    break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            clob.setString(1, string);
+            return clob;
+        }
+        finally {
+            configuration.connectionProvider().release(c);
+        }
+    }
+}