Truncate table inside a procedure?

Hello,
Why can't I truncate a table inside a procedure? (However 'delete from temp' works, but it is said to be slower than truncate)

SQL> create or replace procedure cut_proc   2 is
  3 begin
  4 truncate table temp;
  5 end;
  6 /

Warning: Procedure created with compilation errors.

Regards Steinar Orset Received on Fri Oct 30 1998 - 10:20:09 CST