Oracle PL/SQL Tutorial/Miscellaneous Functions/SQLERRM SQLCODE
SQLERRM has the error message
SQL> create table myTable(acolumn number);
Table created.
SQL> set serveroutput on
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
2 v_sqlcode NUMBER;
3 v_sqlerrm VARCHAR2(100);
4 BEGIN
5 FOR i IN 1..10000 LOOP
6 INSERT INTO myTable VALUES (i);
7 END LOOP;
8 commit;
9 EXCEPTION
10 WHEN OTHERS THEN
11 v_sqlcode := SQLCODE;
12
13 v_sqlerrm := substr(SQLERRM,1,80);
14 dbms_output.put_line(v_sqlcode || v_sqlerrm);
15 END;
16 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table myTable;
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQLERRM system function
SQL>
SQL> set serveroutput on
SQL> BEGIN
2 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("SQLERRM(0): " || SQLERRM(0));
3 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("SQLERRM(100): " || SQLERRM(100));
4 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("SQLERRM: " || SQLERRM);
5 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("SQLERRM(-1): " || SQLERRM(-1));
6 END;
7 /
SQLERRM(0): ORA-0000: normal, successful completion
SQLERRM(100): ORA-01403: no data found
SQLERRM: ORA-0000: normal, successful completion
SQLERRM(-1): ORA-00001: unique constraint (.) violated
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
Use error functions SQLERRM and SQLCODE
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
2 ID VARCHAR2(4 BYTE) NOT NULL primary key,
3 First_Name VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
4 Last_Name VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
5 Start_Date DATE,
6 End_Date DATE,
7 Salary Number(8,2),
8 City VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
9 Description VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)
10 )
11 /
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values ("01","Jason", "Martin", to_date("19960725","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("20060725","YYYYMMDD"), 1234.56, "Toronto", "Programmer")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("02","Alison", "Mathews", to_date("19760321","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19860221","YYYYMMDD"), 6661.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("03","James", "Smith", to_date("19781212","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19900315","YYYYMMDD"), 6544.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("04","Celia", "Rice", to_date("19821024","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19990421","YYYYMMDD"), 2344.78, "Vancouver","Manager")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("05","Robert", "Black", to_date("19840115","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19980808","YYYYMMDD"), 2334.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("06","Linda", "Green", to_date("19870730","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19960104","YYYYMMDD"), 4322.78,"New York", "Tester")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("07","David", "Larry", to_date("19901231","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19980212","YYYYMMDD"), 7897.78,"New York", "Manager")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values("08","James", "Cat", to_date("19960917","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("20020415","YYYYMMDD"), 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester")
3 /
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- display data in the table
SQL> select * from Employee
2 /
ID FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME START_DAT END_DATE SALARY CITY DESCRIPTION
---- -------------------- -------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------
01 Jason Martin 25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06 1234.56 Toronto Programmer
02 Alison Mathews 21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86 6661.78 Vancouver Tester
03 James Smith 12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90 6544.78 Vancouver Tester
04 Celia Rice 24-OCT-82 21-APR-99 2344.78 Vancouver Manager
05 Robert Black 15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98 2334.78 Vancouver Tester
06 Linda Green 30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96 4322.78 New York Tester
07 David Larry 31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98 7897.78 New York Manager
08 James Cat 17-SEP-96 15-APR-02 1232.78 Vancouver Tester
8 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
SQL> DECLARE
2 v_error VARCHAR2(10);
3 BEGIN
4 SELECT *
5 INTO v_error
6 FROM employee;
7 EXCEPTION
8 WHEN OTHERS
9 THEN
10 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("SQLERRM: "||SQLERRM);
11 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("SQLCODE: "||SQLCODE);
12 END;
13 /
FROM employee;
*
ERROR at line 6:
ORA-06550: line 6, column 4:
PL/SQL: ORA-00947: not enough values
ORA-06550: line 4, column 4:
PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
2 /
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQL>