Corrupted sys.order_object_by_dependency

> HP-UX 11.0 (32bit); Oracle 8.1.7.0.0
>
> I'm swapping between a pair of tables by renaming them. After a few
> swaps, the order_objects_by_dependency view goes sour as evident by my
> "recompile_invalid_objects" script, whose guts is as follows:
>
>
>
> select "alter..."
> from
> sys.order_object_by_dependency dep
> , sys.user_objects obj
> where obj.object_id = dep.object_id
> AND status = 'INVALID'
> order by dep.dlevel desc
> ;
>
>
> sys.order_object_by_dependency dep
> *
> ERROR at line 4:
> ORA-01436: CONNECT BY loop in user data
>
> Can anyone suggest a way of fixing the underlying data without recreating
> the database? Thanks.
>
>
> To keep your marriage brimming,
> with love in the loving cup,
> whenever you're wrong, admit it;
> whenever you're right, shut up.
> -- Ogden Nash
>
>

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