expected symbol name is missing [message #37413] |
Wed, 06 February 2002 10:38 |
Bob
Messages: 49 Registered: March 1999
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When compiling a package body, the message "expected symbol name is missing" appears, but then it goes ahead and creates the package body. Anybody know what causes this?
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Re: expected symbol name is missing [message #37427 is a reply to message #37413] |
Thu, 07 February 2002 03:35 |
Bob
Messages: 49 Registered: March 1999
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I don't understand what you're asking for. In SQL*PLUS I run @x.pkb which is a standard text file containing my package body. It starts out CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY, same as others that don't have this problem.
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Re: expected symbol name is missing [message #37435 is a reply to message #37413] |
Thu, 07 February 2002 07:37 |
Jon
Messages: 483 Registered: May 2001
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If there is an ampersand in your code - even in a COMMENT - SQL*PLUS will look at it as a substitution variable, and therefore will expect a symbol name, which of course it won't find.
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