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  1. #1
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    NEWBIE: declare causes ora-00936

    Hi Gurus,
    have just upgraded from 817 on HP to 9204
    using exp, install new DB and imp.

    Now the simple scripts don't start...
    eg:

    declare
    c number;
    d number;
    sqlstring varchar2(2000);
    begin
    select date from dual ;
    END;
    /
    exit
    --------------------
    Connected to:
    Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.5.0 - 64bit Production
    JServer Release 9.2.0.5.0 - Production

    sqlstring varchar2(2000);
    *
    ERROR at line 4:
    ORA-06550: line 7, column 8:
    PL/SQL: ORA-00936: missing expression
    ORA-06550: line 7, column 1:
    PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored

    I am obviously missing something important.
    Maybe also an installation problem.
    Application using SQL is fine - only my scripts.

    Any ideas ??
    Rgds
    Nick

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    Re: NEWBIE: declare causes ora-00936

    Originally posted by bc99
    select date from dual ;
    You mean sysdate.
    Code:
    SQL> select date from dual ;
    select date from dual
           *
    ERROR at line 1:
    ORA-00936: missing expression
    Last edited by DaPi; 11-19-2004 at 09:07 AM.

  3. #3
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    also you need to select into something

    or you will get

    Code:
      1  declare
      2  c number;
      3  d number;
      4  sqlstring varchar2(2000);
      5  begin
      6  select sysdate from dual ;
      7* END;
    SQL> /
    select sysdate from dual ;
    *
    ERROR at line 6:
    ORA-06550: line 6, column 1:
    PLS-00428: an INTO clause is expected in this SELECT statement

  4. #4
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    Many thanks the prompt replies -
    I had hastily added the select from date as I needed
    someting to follow the list of errors after the DECLARE.
    The DECLARE was failing due to incomplete $LIB
    parameters.
    Once these were completed, the user can DECLARE everything and
    doesn't complain anymore...

    Thanks again
    BC99 logged off

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