Rene Nyffenegger wrote:
>
>> I am trying to write a simple proc to call from an access form to
>> populate a table with random entries. It is as follows:
>>=========================
>> declare
>>
>> num1 number;
>>
>> begin
>> delete from table2;
>> commit;
>> insert into table2
>> select * from (select col1,col2 from
>> table1 where col3 is not null
>> order by dbms_random.value) where rownum <= %num1;
>> commit;
>> end;
>>
>>===========================
>>
>> It runs fine from sqlplus when I enter "@proc_name", but wont run if I
>> enter " exec proc_name" nor will it compile.
>> As you can see I haven't spent a lot of time writing PL/SQL - can anyone
>> help here?
>
>
> %num1 is a misnomer and should read num1.
>
> Probably, you aren't granted insert or select rights directly on
> table1 and/or table2, only via a role.
>
> Always post error messages.
>
>
> hth
> Rene Nyffenegger
>
>
>
Sorry - the %num1 was a typo, its &num1 for a variable. Table1 and Table2
are both in my schema so I own them, but I'll double check the rights when
I get back to work on monday. (or perhaps later today if my dial-up
connection to the citrix server behaves)
Received on Sat May 03 2003 - 13:31:49 CDT
