| Prompt not being accepted into variable [message #3464] |
Sun, 29 September 2002 08:09  |
randycgaz
Messages: 6
Registered: September 2002
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Thank you for your help.
When I run this script I get the error message below, and I can't understand why. The asterisk was under the beginning of the second word in the message typed at the prompt. Does the blank space mess it up and why?
ACCEPT p_message PROMPT 'Please enter a message: '
DECLARE
v_message temp.message%TYPE := &p_message;
v_date_written temp.date_written%TYPE := SYSDATE;
BEGIN
INSERT INTO temp (message, date_written)
VALUES (v_message, v_date_written);
COMMIT;
END;
/
old 2: v_message temp.message%TYPE := &p_message;
new 2: v_message temp.message%TYPE := My name is Randy Waits.;
v_message temp.message%TYPE := My name is Randy Waits.;
*
ERROR at line 2:
ORA-06550: line 2, column 46:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "NAME" when expecting one of the following:
. ( * @ % & = - + ; < / > at in is mod not rem
<an exponent (**)> <> or != or ~= >= <= <> and or like
between ||
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