Re: dbms_metadata.get

From: A Ebadi <ebadi01_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:23:11 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <771317.69581.qm@web51107.mail.re2.yahoo.com>

Understand that, but the issue is what grant(s) am I missing? That's the question Oracle Support can't answer yet either.

Thanks!

Robert Freeman <robertgfreeman_at_yahoo.com> wrote: Grant to role vs. direct grant? Anytime something "works from SQL*Plus" but does not work from PL/SQL that is one of the first questions to ask.

RF
--- A Ebadi wrote:

> Here is the exact call and the user calling this
> procedure has DBA as well as the procedure owner:
>
> select
>

dbms_metadata.get_ddl('INDEX','MY_TAB_IDX5','OPS$ORACLE')
> into v_index_info from dual;
>
> The ironic thing is a similar select works just
> fine from SQLPLUS, but inside the procedure it fails
> with ORA-31603.
>
> Thanks,
> Abdul
>
>
> Ghassan Salem wrote:
> How are you calling dbms_metadata.get_ddl (i.e.
> are you passing the correct schema to it)?
> second, the calling user does have the rights to do
> this on the index's schema?
>
> rgds
>
> On 10/15/07, A Ebadi wrote:
> We have a procedure which calls
> dbms_metadata.get_ddl to get the ddl for an index &
> this works fine for objects (indexes) owned by the
> same user as my procedure. For all other objects I
> get the error below. I have an SR open with Oracle
> for several days now, but no solution has been
> given. Any advise would be appreciated.
>
> Environment: Oracle 10.2.0.3.0 on Sun Solaris
> 2.10.
>
> Here is the error:
> ORA-31603: object "MY_TAB_IDX5" of type INDEX not
> found in schema "OPS$ORACLE"
>
> Thanks,
> Abdul
>
>
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Re: dbms_metadata.get_ddl Error