RE: Invalid packages not being recompiled by Oracle

[JOE TESTA]

later versions of oracle   $ORACLE_HOME/rdbms/admin/utlrp.sql   joe   >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/28/01 03:40PM >>> Paul,   Lisa has the correct answer - you must recompile all dependent items.  This behavior has been standard since the beginning of PL/SQL.   Actually, if your application could be changed to capture the error, and just call the package a second time, all would be well - that is - the package would be compiled by the call, and be validated.   I would suggest either running the dbms_utility.compile_Schema utility (which I am not a fan of, as it sometimes dies with a recursive sql error) or running the script below which will re-compile all invalid objects within the schema.   hope this helps.     set heading off set pagesize 5000 set pages 100 set serveroutput on exec dbms_output.enable(500000); spool compile.sql declare cursor c1 is   select 'alter ' || object_type || ' ' || object_name || ' compile;' out_line   from user_objects   where status='INVALID'   and object_type in ('PROCEDURE','PACKAGE','FUNCTION','VIEW','TRIGGER')   order by 1; begin  for c1_rec in c1 loop    dbms_output.put_line(c1_rec.out_line);  end loop;  dbms_output.put_line('exit'); end; / spool off @compile Tom Mercadante Oracle Certified Professional -----Original Message----- From: Koivu, Lisa [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 3:20 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject: RE: Invalid packages not being recompiled by Oracle HI Paul, By chance can you use dbms_utility.compile_Schema after recompiling? Are you using it already?  I know it doesn't answer your quesiton but this package is suppossed to follow the dependencies, no matter how odd they are (what you are describing below is pretty weird). HTH Lisa Koivu Database Bored Administrator Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA -----Original Message----- From:   Troiano, Paul (CAP, GEFA) [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent:   Thursday, June 28, 2001 2:56 PM To:     Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Subject:        Invalid packages not being recompiled by Oracle We have one package A that refers to package B. If package B's body and specification are both recompiled by user 1, package A is correctly marked as invalid. Another user, user 2, then attempts to execute package A and gets the following error stack: -- ORA-04068: existing state of packages has been discarded -- ORA-04061: existing state of package "B" has been invalidated -- ORA-04065: not executed, altered or dropped package "B" -- ORA-06508: PL/SQL: could not find program unit being called -- ORA-06512: at "B", line n ORA-06512: at line 2 User 2 then issues the statement 'alter package A compile;' It compiles successfully and user 2 can now execute the package. Why does Oracle not automatically recompile package A as it should? Since user 2 was able to recompile the package in its existing state, Oracle should not have failed at doing so. User 2's session instantiation of package A (as well as all of their other instantiated packages) should have been lost when package A was invalidated. I understand that two possible options are: (1) Flush the shared pool after recompiling; and (2) Manually recompile all dependent packages (such as A). The first seems like overkill and will cause performance issues. The second, with many dependencies involved, is not an option. We need to consistently be able to recompile a package that other packages are dependent upon without a user recieving the above error stack in addition to not impacting performance or without having to recompile all the dependent packages. Thanks in advance, - Paul -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Troiano, Paul (CAP, GEFA)   INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services    -- (858) 538-5051  FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California        -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from).  You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).