This is a problem with 7.3.3 and lower (I've heard that 7.3.4 fixes it
mostly). You can flush shared pool now and then or dramatically increase
the size of your shared pool.
Gregory Lechkun > @dteenergy.com> <"lechkung<<nospam> wrote in message
news:37869FD2.F671BF02_at_dteenergy.com...
> Hello everyone,
>
> I had a weird problem on Friday (see the log entry). Apparently, a
> stored function (a simple one) would work with some parameters and not
> with others. After I re-compiled the function (and it was a "VALID"
> object) it would work. I had another problem earlier that day with a
> trigger which reported the same error (I don't know were the error was
> occurring because it started to work when I did the re-compiles of all
> objects). As mentioned in the log, I re-compiled all of USER's objects
> (procedures, functions, & packages) whether they needed it or not, and
> got my application up and running.
>
> The reason why I bring this up is, did anyone see a simular occurance
> elsewhere? Is this a known bug?
>
> Let me know what you think!
> :
> :
> :
>
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>
> 09-jul-1999 2045/gpl
> SYSTEM: APPL
> SYSTEM_DOWN_TIME: 705 minutes
> SUBSYSTEM:
> SUBSYSTEM_DOWN_TIME:
> SUBJECT: APPL Extraction process failed
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> At 1615 hours, an user had reported that his data was not updating.
> After
> looking at the problem, I found that none of the data was updating.
> I investigated the APPL extraction process and found that the process
> had
> been reporting errors since 0815 hours, with the following error:
>
> Getting ORA Module Data Controls Error:
> ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric of value error
> ORA-06512: at line 1
>
> Looking at the source code, if found that it was getting the error when
> executing the stored function get_MDC. I found that the function would
> work
> when on get_MDC('DP_PERIOD') & get_MDC('DP_HISTORY'), but not for
> get_MDC('DB_SHUTDOWN'), get_MDC('DB_EXCEPTION'),
> get_MDC('DP_FLUSH_PERIOD'),
> and get_MDC('DP_DEAD_BAND'). There was no reason for some to work and
> some
> not, so I tried recompiling the stored function (even though it was
> "VALID"),
> and it started to work properly. Since I experienced a simular problem
> in the
> creation of an account in the APPL account definition page, I decided to
> compile all
> stored PROCEDURE's, FUNCTION's, PACKAGE's, PACKAGE BODY's. After
> shuting all
> SQL*net connection down I re-compiled the objects. APPL was restored to
>
> service at 2000 hours.
> :
> :
> :
> Regards,
> Greg Lechkun
> gpl :-)
> DTE
> Energy====================================================================
>
> DTE ////// //////////// Gregory Lechkun -
> DTE // // // // Power Application Software Engineer
> DTE // // // //// lechkung<<nospam>>@detroitedison.com
> DTE // // // //
> DTE ////// // //////
>
Received on Fri Jul 09 1999 - 21:12:57 CDT
