How to get DDL for MV without using DBMS_METADATA?
I am using SQL Developer 21.2.1.204 against an Oracle Cloud 19.14.0.1.0 database in a shared environment. When I try to get DDL for an MV, it can take 15 minutes! I don't have the time or patience for this. I tried it with SQL*Plus too and the same thing. I cancel it after the 15 minutes. Yet a colleague uses TOAD and it comes back immediately. It must be using something other than DBMS_METADATA.
According to bug in document 28990738.8, this is a known issue and no workarounds at this time. How do I get my DDL?