Question: Why cann't I drop table?

Hi:

I am totally confused why my "drop table .. " statement using dynamic sql does not work. The oracle user_name I login has dba privilege. And as a test, I am trying to drop table HPXAREA in schema CATALOG_MANAGEMENT;

Here is how I tested:

SQL> select user from dual; Received on Thu Jun 08 2000 - 14:25:01 CDT