machine name problem

[hnetscape]

getting problem with this procedure.
all the permissions are there for that view

SQL>CREATE OR REPLACE procedure machinename IS
2 v_mc_name system.v$session.machine%type;
3 BEGIN
4 select distinct machine into v_mc_name from system.v$session
5 END;
6 /

Warning: Procedure created with compilation errors.

SQL> show err
Errors for PROCEDURE MACHINENAME:

LINE/COL ERROR
-------- -----------------------------------------------------------------
2/11 PLS-00201: identifier 'SYSTEM.V$SESSION' must be declared
2/11 PL/SQL: Item ignored
4/1 PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
4/45 PLS-00201: identifier 'SYSTEM.V$SESSION' must be declared

[Raminder]

V$session is just a synonym.
use SYS.V_$SESSION instead.

[hnetscape]

If I user SYS.V$SESSION also it is showing the same error but when I am using this in d2k then it is not showing any error. Why?

Originally posted by Raminder
V$session is just a synonym.
use SYS.V_$SESSION instead.

[Raminder]

I said SYS.V_$SESSION not SYS.V$SESSION.
As regards D2K, it might be converting it implicitly.