RE: TRUNCATE IN PL/SQL

Oracle 8 (8i) docs were finally corrected for this age old mistake ;)

• Kirti

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dennis M. Heisler [SMTP:dheisler_at_binghamton.edu]
> Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 9:07 AM
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: Re: TRUNCATE IN PL/SQL
>
> Oracle 7 docs state you need "delete any table", Oracle 8 docs state you
> need "drop any table" privilege to truncate another owner's table.
>
>
> Dennis
>
>
> Witold.Iwaniec_at_atl.bluecross.ca wrote:
> >
> > Not 100% sure but I think only the table owner can use "TRUNCATE"
> >
> > Witold
> >
> > Raymond Lee Meng Hong <RAYMOND_at_infopro.com.my> on 06/21/2001 01:10:52
> >
> > Please respond to ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
> >
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
> > cc: (bcc: Witold Iwaniec/ATL_BLUECROSS_CA)
> >
> > Got these error ? may be my DBA restrict these ?
> >
> > ORA-00903: invalid table name
> > ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_SYS_SQL", line 239
> > ORA-06512: at "SYS.DBMS_SQL", line 32
> > ORA-06512: at line 8
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 11:20 AM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> > You can try the following , not sure if it will work though......let me
> know
> > if it does... :-)
> >
> > DECLARE
> > myCur number;
> > mySQL varchar2(2000);
> >
> > BEGIN
> > mySQL := 'TRUNCATE TABLE (table_name)';
> > myCur := DBMS_SQL.open_cursor;
> > DBMS_SQL.PARSE(myCur, mySQL, DBMS_SQL.NATIVE);
> > DBMS_SQL.CLOSE_CURSOR(myCur);
> > END;
> >
> > Regards,
> > Karthik
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2001 10:55 AM
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> >
> > Hello guru , how can I execute a truncate table in PL/SQL ?? It only
> work
> > for delete DML only ? why ?
> >
> > Raymond Lee
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> >
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> be
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> > - Eleanor Roosevelt
> >
> > --
>

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