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Re: ORA-08177

From: Karsten Farrell <kfarrell_at_belgariad.com>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 23:23:19 GMT
Message-ID: <MPG.18c6ec40f610a1a69896cd@news.la.sbcglobal.net>


no_spam_lsteinmetz_at_jakrause.com said...
> Hello NG,
> I have a problem with my oracle database:
>
> I have to applications which are working with the databse: one datawriter
> (writes data into the database: INSERT / UPDATE) and one archiver (archives
> and deletes data from the database: UPDATE / DELETE). This both applications
> run on different computers in differnet sessions.
> I works fine for a time but after a unspecified time period the achiver
> application gets the folling error message from the database:
>
>
> ORA-08177 can't serialize access for this transaction
>
> The oracle help says:
> ORA-08177 can't serialize access for this transaction
> Cause: Encountered data changed by an operation that occurred after the
> start of this serializable transaction.
> Action: In read/write transactions, retry the intended operation or
> transaction.
>
> I'm not sure what the exact reason is. Can someone give me some hints,
> please.
>
> Thanx!
>
> Greets Lars
>

Don't know what language your applications are written in. When I type ORA-08177 in Google, I get quite a few hits talking about this error in Java. Even if your apps aren't in Java, you might find a clue in one of those hits.

-- 
/Karsten
DBA > retired > DBA
Received on Wed Feb 26 2003 - 17:23:19 CST

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