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looping error [message #410385] Fri, 26 June 2009 14:16 Go to next message
sant_new
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Hi all,

I get this error when running the below sql:


SQL> select lpad(' ',2*(level-1)) || mfnm
2 from mf
3 where mfnm not in
4 (select mfnm from mf_perm where user_group = 'breturn')
5 start with mn = 'sales'
6 connect by prior mfnm = mn
7 /
ORA-01436: CONNECT BY loop in user data

Doesnt look like we had this error when we were in older versions of oracle or its possible we didnt notice it then.

I did some research and found that the connect clause is doing some infinite looping, also read that its a bug.
Please give me your suggestions.

Thanks
Re: looping error [message #410387 is a reply to message #410385] Fri, 26 June 2009 14:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
vamsi kasina
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What is your database version?
Post DDL and DML.

[EDIT: I didn't notice that the version is 10.2.0.4, which is in the title.]
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Re: looping error [message #410388 is a reply to message #410385] Fri, 26 June 2009 14:30 Go to previous messageGo to next message
BlackSwan
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>Doesnt look like we had this error when we were in older versions of oracle or its possible we didnt notice it then.
or the data has changed.
Re: looping error [message #410393 is a reply to message #410385] Fri, 26 June 2009 15:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Please read OraFAQ Forum Guide, especially "How to format your post?" section.
Make sure that lines of code do not exceed 80 characters when you format.
Indent the code (See SQL Formatter), use code tags and align the columns in result.
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Re: looping error [message #410486 is a reply to message #410385] Sat, 27 June 2009 06:02 Go to previous message
srraajesh
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Here is a beautiful link that explains what this problem is and how to go about when it is encountered.

http://thinktibits.blogspot.com/2008/07/so-what-is-problem-i-got-error-ora.html

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