I encountered the same in 8.0.3 for Solaris.
Oracle said it's a bug. Go and get a patch or better get 8.0.4
Adrian Lungu ¼¶¼g©ó¤å³¹ <6kl1ei$ikc$1_at_nntp2.uunet.ca>...
>I am having a problem with SQL*Plus 8.0.3 on Windows95.
>
>A DESCribe on any data dictionary view returns the error:
>
> ORA -04043 Object does not exist.
>
>A select on the same DD view succeeds.
>This happens in any schema, SYS, SYSTEM included.
>User generated tables can be described.
>
>When running SQL*Plus 3.3 from the same machine, against the same schema,
it
>describes the view OK.
>
>Server : Win NT 4.0
>Db : Oracle Enterprise 8.0.3 typical install
>Starter database - Typical install , ORCL, files copied from CD.
>Since the database is created automatically, the data dictionary creation
>scripts are run also automatically.
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated.
>
>
>Thank you,
>
>Adrian Lungu
Received on Fri May 29 1998 - 06:09:22 CDT
