Oracle PL/SQL/System Tables Views/USER ERRORS

Data dictionary views for valid and invalid

    
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SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE Simple AS
  2    v_Counter NUMBER;
  3  BEGIN
  4    v_Counter := 7;
  5  END Simple;
  6  /
Procedure created.
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SQL> COLUMN object_name format a20
SQL> COLUMN line format 9999
SQL> COLUMN position format 99999
SQL> COLUMN text format a59
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SQL> SELECT object_name, object_type, status
  2    FROM user_objects
  3    WHERE object_name = "SIMPLE";
OBJECT_NAME          OBJECT_TYPE         STATUS
-------------------- ------------------- ----------
SIMPLE               PROCEDURE           VALID
1 row selected.
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SQL> SELECT text FROM user_source WHERE name = "SIMPLE" ORDER BY line;
TEXT
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PROCEDURE Simple AS
  v_Counter NUMBER;
BEGIN
  v_Counter := 7;
END Simple;
5 rows selected.
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SQL> SELECT line, position, text FROM user_errors WHERE name = "SIMPLE" ORDER BY sequence;
no rows selected
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SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE Simple AS
  2    v_Counter NUMBER;
  3  BEGIN
  4    v_Counter := 7
  5  END Simple;
  6  /
Warning: Procedure created with compilation errors.
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SQL> SELECT object_name, object_type, status FROM user_objects WHERE object_name = "SIMPLE";
OBJECT_NAME          OBJECT_TYPE         STATUS
-------------------- ------------------- ----------
SIMPLE               PROCEDURE           INVALID
1 row selected.
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Get detailed error message from user_errors

    
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SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE Simple AS
  2    v_Counter NUMBER;
  3  BEGIN
  4    v_Counter := 7;
  5  END Simple;
  6  /
Procedure created.
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SQL> COLUMN object_name format a20
SQL> COLUMN line format 9999
SQL> COLUMN position format 99999
SQL> COLUMN text format a59
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SQL> SELECT object_name, object_type, status
  2    FROM user_objects
  3    WHERE object_name = "SIMPLE";
OBJECT_NAME          OBJECT_TYPE         STATUS
-------------------- ------------------- ----------
SIMPLE               PROCEDURE           VALID
1 row selected.
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SQL> SELECT text FROM user_source WHERE name = "SIMPLE" ORDER BY line;
TEXT
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PROCEDURE Simple AS
  v_Counter NUMBER;
BEGIN
  v_Counter := 7;
END Simple;
5 rows selected.
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SQL> SELECT line, position, text FROM user_errors WHERE name = "SIMPLE" ORDER BY sequence;
no rows selected
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SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE Simple AS
  2    v_Counter NUMBER;
  3  BEGIN
  4    v_Counter := 7
  5  END Simple;
  6  /
Warning: Procedure created with compilation errors.
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SQL> SELECT line, position, text FROM user_errors WHERE name = "SIMPLE" ORDER BY sequence;
 LINE POSITION TEXT
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    5        1 PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "END" when expecting one
               of the following:
                  * & = - + ; < / > at in is mod remainder not rem
                  <an exponent (**)> <> or != or ~= >= <= <> and or like L
               IKE2_
                  LIKE4_ LIKEC_ between || multiset member SUBMULTISET_
               The symbol ";" was substituted for "END" to continue.

1 row selected.
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Viewing errors in the database

  
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SQL> -- Viewing errors in the database.
SQL> SELECT LINE, TYPE, NAME, TEXT from user_errors where rownum < 10;
      LINE TYPE         NAME
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TEXT
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         3 FUNCTION     EXITFUNC
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "=" when expecting one of the following:
   constant exception <an identifier>
   <a double-quoted delimited-identifier> table LONG_ double ref
   char time timestamp interval date binary national character
   nchar
The symbol "<an identifier>" was substituted for "=" to continue.

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