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

What version of Oracle?

I notice that the error is on the specification but that the body created. Did both the specification and the body exist prior to running this? Were they both valid?

If you separate the specification and the body into separate files and re-run just the specification does it work or duplicate the error? If you drop the package and then re-run your code what happens?

Taking a wag, I would guess that there might be an error in your specification code and that the error message is just misleading/bad. Dropping the existing package and then attempting to recreate it from your code might then show the real error.

HTH -- Mark D Powell --

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[mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of John Dunn Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 8:55 AM
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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.

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