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pl sql error [message #635283]

Thu, 26 March 2015 03:13

hcdba
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Registered: March 2015

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hi
i am very new to DBA field and i learn pl/sql by my self
here i paste my very basic simple code of program which display which number is max among three of them.

SET SERVEROUTPUT ON

DECLARE

A NUMBER(5);
B NUMBER(5);
C NUMBER(5);
MAX NUMBER(5);

BEGIN

A:= 10;
B:= 20;
C:= 100;

IF A> B THEN

IF A > C THEN

MAX := A ;

ELSE

MAX := C ;

END IF;

ELSE

IF B > C THEN

MAX := B ;

ELSE

MAX := C ;

END IF;

END IF;

DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('MAX IS:',MAX);

END;
/

when i run this sql file it give me this error

DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('MAX IS:',MAX);
*
ERROR at line 42:
ORA-06550: line 42, column 35:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol ")" when expecting one of the following:
(

thanx in advance

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Re: pl sql error [message #635285 is a reply to message #635283]

Thu, 26 March 2015 03:15

Littlefoot
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Invalid usage of DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE. It accepts only one parameter, which means that you'll have to concatenate 'MAX IS:' with MAX.

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Re: pl sql error [message #635286 is a reply to message #635285]

Thu, 26 March 2015 03:21

hcdba
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Registered: March 2015

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sir t tried that too

SQL> @C:\USERS\DBA\PRO5.SQL
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('MAX IS:'|| MAX);
*
ERROR at line 42:
ORA-06550: line 42, column 37:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol ")" when expecting one of the following:
(

but it gives same error.

i also tried
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(MAX);
give same eroor.

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Re: pl sql error [message #635287 is a reply to message #635286]

Thu, 26 March 2015 03:24

Littlefoot
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Ah! MAX is a reserved word, you shouldn't use it as a name for your variables. Modify it to, say, L_MAX.

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Re: pl sql error [message #635288 is a reply to message #635283]

Thu, 26 March 2015 03:26

John Watson
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MAX is being inerpreted as a function, not as a variable name.

--update: as LF just said....

[Updated on: Thu, 26 March 2015 03:27]

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Re: pl sql error [message #635289 is a reply to message #635288]

Thu, 26 March 2015 03:57

hcdba
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pk sir done thanx a lot

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Re: pl sql error [message #635290 is a reply to message #635289]

Thu, 26 March 2015 05:23

Michel Cadot
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Before your next question, Please How to use [code] tags and make your code easier to read.

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Re: pl sql error [message #635291 is a reply to message #635290]

Thu, 26 March 2015 05:29

cookiemonster
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This could just be written as:

DECLARE

  A NUMBER(5);
  B NUMBER(5);
  C NUMBER(5);
  l_max NUMBER(5);

 BEGIN

  A:= 10;
  B:= 10;
  C:= 100;

  l_max := GREATEST(a,b,c);

  DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('l_max IS: '||l_max);

END;

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