package body without a header ?!

From: Boivin, Patrice J <BoivinP_at_mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2002 09:55:46 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.00402498.20020131094053@fatcity.com>

We just migrated a database, and as part of our validation we noticed that we had a package body in one schema with no package header.

This is the case both in the old db and in the new one, exp / imp faithfully recreated the decapitated package body in the new db.

Change Manager did not report it as a problem, since the situation is the same in both databases.

DROP PACKAGE drops both the header and the package body. DROP PACKAGE BODY drops just the package body.

I don't think there is a DROP PACKAGE HEADER command.

Would anyone know how someone could drop just the header of a package, but not the body?

Perhaps via objects privileges (?).

This is weird.

Regards,
Patrice Boivin
Systems Analyst (Oracle Certified DBA)

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