Re: Help with a truncate command in a procedure

truncate is a sqlplus command(and DDL), so to do it, you need to use the dbms_sql(or execute immediate) command, i think.

joe

Smith, Ron L. wrote:

> I am not a coder but I received this from one of our developers. I
> can't find anything about this anywhere. Can someone tell me how to
> make the truncate work?
>
> Thanks!
>
> R.Smith
>
> In a DB procedure, I wanted to include the following SQL:
> BEGIN
> TRUNCATE TABLE LOT837_GLOBAL_TBL_KMG;
> END;
>
> _Error messages:_
> PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "TABLE" when expecting one of the
> following:
> := . ( @ % ;
> The symbol ":= was inserted before "TABLE" to continue.
> (It does not like it, if you take out TABLE, either.)
>
> _So, I had to settle for the following SQL:_
>
> BEGIN
> DELETE LOT837_GLOBAL_TBL_KMG;
> END;
>
> Do you know why I can not use the TRUNCATE command?
>
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