Re: WHENEVER SQLERROR does'nt always work

Originally posted by Guy
> Hi
>
> I have a set of sql scripts that creates several tables and them
> populates them with rows (via insert statements).
> Each script begins with WHENEVER SQLERROR... and WHENEVER OSERROR...
> So it should halt once an error occures. I thought this will cover all
> possible errors.
> The problem is that it doesnt work with all kinds of errors. For
> example, if I wrote "nsert into" instead of "insert into" then
> SQL*PLUS throws this error message: SP2-0734: unknown command
> beginning "NSERT INTO..." but execution doesnt stop.
>
> Does it mean that WHENEVER SQLERROR doesnt catch "SP2" errors ? is
> there a way to catch this kind of errors ? I could'nt find a clue in
> SQL*PLUS documentation.
>
>
> T.I.A
>
> Guy

I think you should use tools like VisualSlick to create your scripts. It does syntax highlighting and indenting.

Programming 101 says to *always* test your program/script before deploying it or running it unattended. This would atleast catch your syntax errors.

Regards
/Rauf Sarwar

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