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Peter,
That won't work either.
DROP and CREATE commands can only be executed in a procedure via dynamic SQL.
Such as the older DBMS_SQL package, or the newer and much easier to use EXECUTE IMMEDIATE.
Jared
Peter.McLarty@ mincom.com To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent by: cc: root_at_fatcity.c Subject: Re: procedure error om 01/16/02 02:15 PM Please respond to ORACLE-L
try changing CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE Primus_Report
AS
Drop Table PRIMUS_TEMP_DUMP;
CREATE TABLE PRIMUS_TEMP_DUMP
to CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE Primus_Report
AS
BEGIN
Drop Table PRIMUS_TEMP_DUMP;
CREATE TABLE PRIMUS_TEMP_DUMP
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Why in toad when I try to create a stored proc where I drop and create a table I get the following error:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "DROP" when expecting one of the following:
begin function package pragma procedure subtype type use <an identifier> <a double-quoted delimited-identifier> cur
Here is my code:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE Primus_Report
AS
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_WEEK VARCHAR2 (255), NO_LINKS_LAST_MONTH VARCHAR2 (255) );INSERT INTO PRIMUS_TEMP_DUMP (solution_id,Title) SELECT pc_solution_id, pc_title FROM pt_solution;
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