Re: Referencing SYS.DBA_USERS ???

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>Hi,
>The following script
>create table test_user_ref (name varchar2(30),
> userid_ref number,
> constraint fk_userid
> foreign key (userid_ref)
> references SYS.DBA_USERS
(USER_ID));
>results in:
>ERROR at line 5:
>ORA-02444: Cannot resolve referenced object in referential constraints
>Does anybody have a workaround for this problem?

Since DBA_USERS is a view, REFERENCES is not allowed for views. You should use the underlay table SYS.USER$. Change the last line as following:

    references SYS.USER$ (USER#) Received on Thu Feb 25 1999 - 05:21:20 CST