Re: Question- SQL*Plus does not DESCribe

Hi,
I am not quite sure, but I think this is really a bug in 8.0.3 (on Windows NT as well). In any case,
it works on 8.0.4.

Regards,
--
Pavel Polcar

Adrian Lungu <AdrianLungu_at_EasyInternet.ca> wrote in article <6kl1ei$ikc$1_at_nntp2.uunet.ca>...
> I am having a problem with SQL*Plus 8.0.3 on Windows95.
>
> A DESCribe on any data dictionary view returns the error:
>
> ORA -04043 Object does not exist.
>
> A select on the same DD view succeeds.
> This happens in any schema, SYS, SYSTEM included.
> User generated tables can be described.
>
> When running SQL*Plus 3.3 from the same machine, against the same schema,
it
> describes the view OK.
>
> Server : Win NT 4.0
> Db : Oracle Enterprise 8.0.3 typical install
> Starter database - Typical install , ORCL, files copied from CD.
> Since the database is created automatically, the data dictionary creation

> scripts are run also automatically.
>
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
> Thank you,
>
> Adrian Lungu
>
Received on Fri May 29 1998 - 06:25:54 CDT