Re: ORA-03117 Two-task save area overflow (ORACLE 8)

From: Christopher M. Day <christopher.day_at_rdbms.freeserve.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Dec 2000 23:45:18 +0000
Message-ID: <3A41448E.A908E8FD@rdbms.freeserve.co.uk>

Detail please of platform, oracle version and maybe a copy of the pl/sql library that calls this external program. Might be able to shed some light.

Chris

jw_c_at_my-deja.com wrote:
>
> In testing an Oracle external procedure, I suddenly started getting the
> message "ORA-03117 Two task save area overflow".
>
> The procedure had been working correctly before, but now the error pops
> up just as the procedure is called -- in fact, it doen't look like the
> procedure itself is executing at all.
>
> The Oracle manual describes this as something that rarely can happen,
> but gives no clue as to what causes it. The DBA for the system checked
> Oracle's Web site, but only got vaguely related bug reports.
>
> If anybody has any insight into this, I'd appreciate it. What kinds of
> things to check for in the procedure, the calling program, and the
> database itself.
>
> Thanks.
>
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Received on Wed Dec 20 2000 - 17:45:18 CST