Re: Bugs in Developer 2000?

[Quoted] In article <3534E037.41DE9BE6_at_infosys.susqu.edu>,   liu_at_infosys.susqu.edu wrote:
The problem you are experiencing has to do with the multiple embedded periods. Forms can only handle one. If you create a synonym for the sequence and access it via the synonym, the problem should go away.

Steven J. Quigley
Principal Technical Specialist
SCT
>
> I have a simple code
>
> select liu.itemid_sequence.nextval from dual;
>
> for a button. I am puzzled by the so-called internal error (database
> error) during compiling. I do not have a formal explanation but I have
> the following workaround:
>
> 1) Use SQLPlus to login to Oracle server
> 2) Create my own sequence like this:
> create sequence itemid_sequence
> increment by 1
> start with 10011;
> 3) I change the code for Create button as follows:
> select itemid_sequence.Nextval
> from dual;
> 4) Then I get another error saying something about Nextval. So I
> change Nextval to nextval
> 5) I now can compile the code correctly.
> 6) I finally change the code back to my original one:
> select liu.itemid_sequence.Nextval
> from dual;
> 7) It stills compiles without errors
>
> Does anybody out there have explanation for the above?.
>
> --
>
> *************************************************************
> Liping Liu, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor
> Information Systems
> Susquehanna University
> Selinsgrove, PA 17870
> Tel: 717-372-465
> Fax: 717-372-4491
> Email: liu_at_infosys.susqu.edu
> URL: http://infosys.susqu.edu/liu
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>
>

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