I wrote something about it in my limitations page http://www.itsystems.lv/gints/oracle_limits.htm
see No of cascading triggers = 32 Note1: Someone said this number is 255. I could not find it in a short time in Oracle docs so I decided to test this limitation myself. I created similar tables table0..table300 with one number column and similar triggers that insert a value in the next table. And the result was... Error message ORA-00036: maximum number of recursive SQL levels (50) exceeded. So, as you can see the real number is 50. I tested it on 8.0.3, 8.1.6 and 8.1.7 with the same results. However in the real life I usually didn't need more than 2 or 3, so don't worry. And at last I found that it is O/S DEPENDENT, usually 32. I'm rather sure it is connected with (not good) coding. Gints Plivna IT Sistēmas, Merķeļa 13, LV1050 Rīga http://www.itsystems.lv/gints/ "Farnsworth, Dave" <DFarnsworth@Ashleyfur To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> niture.com> cc: Sent by: Subject: ORA-00036: maximum number of recursive SQL levels (50) exceeded [EMAIL PROTECTED] 2002.06.13 16:28 Please respond to ORACLE-L I got this error in my <SID>Alert log yesterday. I found that this usually has to do with triggers that keep calling itself. Is this "recursive SQL level" an internal parameter that cannot be changed? I do not see this in my init.ora. Is this error due more to coding error? Thanks, Dave -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Farnsworth, Dave 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: 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).
