You can't run a DDL in a procedure directly, you have to use dynamic_sql to execute DDL statements.
Raj ______________________________________________________ Rajendra Jamadagni MIS, ESPN Inc. Rajendra dot Jamadagni at ESPN dot com Any opinion expressed here is personal and doesn't reflect that of ESPN Inc. QOTD: Any clod can have facts, but having an opinion is an art! -----Original Message----- Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 1:45 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I am trying to create the following procedure but getting the error "compiled with errors" Can anyone tell me why? Thanks In advance CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE Primus_Report as Begin Drop Table PRIMUS_TEMP_DUMP; CREATE TABLE PRIMUS_TEMP_DUMP ( SOLUTION_ID VARCHAR2 (85) NOT NULL, TITLE VARCHAR2 (3498), OWNER VARCHAR2 (255), P_TYPE VARCHAR2 (96), AUTHOR VARCHAR2 (255), MODIFIED_BY VARCHAR2 (255), ESCALATION_GROUP VARCHAR2 (255), TECH_RESOURCE VARCHAR2 (255), P_PARTITION VARCHAR2 (96), STATUS VARCHAR2 (96), HyperLinks VARCHAR2 (96), Style_reviewer VARCHAR2 (96), DATE_CREATED DATE, DATE_MODIFIED DATE, ALERT VARCHAR2 (96), URGENCY VARCHAR2 (96), NO_PAGEVIEWS_LAST_MONTH VARCHAR2 (255), NO_PAGEVIEWS_QUARTER VARCHAR2 (255), NO_LINKS_LAST_7_DAYS VARCHAR2 (255), NO_LINKS_LAST_120_DAYS VARCHAR2 (255) ); INSERT INTO PRIMUS_TEMP_DUMP (solution_id,Title) SELECT pc_solution_id, pc_title FROM pt_solution; End; -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Lance Prais 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).
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