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Re: Error ORA-04031: unable to allocate 288 bytes of shared memory

From: Al <alcampbl_at_onlinedirect.com>
Date: 1997/01/06
Message-ID: <32D16F5D.4E55@onlinedirect.com>#1/1

Your Name wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> I have a problem that occurs sometimes, when trying a sql, PL/SQL or ProC
> program.
> It tells me it can not allocate a certain amount of memory, and then the
> process fails. This is probably due to fragmentation of the memory, so
> that the database has to be shut down.
>
> But my application runs on two sites: one uses oracle 7.0, the other one
> Oracle 7.2.
> The one with 7.2 has that problem every week, the other one never !!!!
>
> Does anybody else has that problem ?
> Is it due to Oracle 7,2, and if so, is it fixed with the 7.3 ??
> Thanks
> Renaud HUILLET
> rhuillet_at_ttsl.co.uk

Yes this problem is mostly fixed with 7.3. For a really quick fix you can:
alter system flush shared pool;
this might let you execute the statement without shutting down the instance.
to avoid this you should pin the packages. Received on Mon Jan 06 1997 - 00:00:00 CST

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