RE: MERGE statement not running

YES!! But why would my client be the difference?

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From: 	Bricklen Anderson [mailto:BAnderson_at_PresiNET.com] 
Sent:	Monday, February 09, 2004 5:31 PM
To:	oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject:	Re: MERGE statement not running

Steiner, Randy wrote:

> On my 9.2.04 db, I am trying to run a MERGE statement and I get the
> following error:
> SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "merge into..." - rest of line
ignored.
> SP2-0734: unknown command beginning "using ( se..." - rest of line
ignored.
> SP2-0042: unknown command "MINUS" - rest of line ignored.
>
> I do not think it is my sql, because I copied an example from asktom and
got
> the same error on his merge statement. Is there a script or setting I
> missed?

Possibly your sqlplus client version is less than 9? (just a guess)

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