Help with PL/SQL error

hi,
I'm a new user of Oracle. Oracle 7.3.2 was newly installed in my workplace and I'm trying to write some stored procedures in PL/SQL. The problem is when I compile my stored procedure from within SQL PLUS the compiler comes up with an error saying, "SQL Statement Ignored.".
I'm not able to compile even a simple procedure that has a simple SQL statement in it. Similarly when I try to use cursors the compile error I get is, "Item ignored". There is no error number for these errors. It is just PL/SQL : Item Ignored or PL/SQL : SQL Statement ignored.

I have the required privileges because I'm able to execute the SQL statements from SQL Plus. Also, I'm able to create and execute a procedure that does not contain any SQL statements. I have read the manuals and other books but no help was available for the problem I'm encountering. Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
GSri. Received on Sat Jul 06 1996 - 00:00:00 CEST