RE: ORA-00955: name is already used by an existing object

"Surely if using CREATE OR REPLACE
it should not matter if the object already exists?"

Only if a package of that name exists. Your error indicates that you have another object with that name e.g.

TRYSTAG> create or replace procedure test as   2 begin
  3 null;
  4 end;
  5 /

Procedure created.

Elapsed: 00:00:00.05
TRYSTAG> create or replace package test as   2 begin
  3 null;
  4 end;
  5 /
create or replace package test as
*

ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00955: name is already used by an existing object

take a look in USER_OBJECTS and USER_SYNONYMS to see if anything called PACKAGE_PRINTERTYPE_SCITEX exists.

Cheers,

Ian

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org]On Behalf Of John Dunn Sent: 02 December 2005 13:55
To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: ORA-00955: name is already used by an existing object

Can any one tell me why I get this error? Surely if using CREATE OR REPLACE it should not matter if the object already exists?

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE package_printertype_scitex AS
*

ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00955: name is already used by an existing object

Package body created.

John Dunn
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