Re: problem with pl/sql

news.atom.pl wrote:
> hello, i'm new in pl/sql i have problem with basic command like:
>
> declare
> a number := 2;
> begin
> a := a + 1;
> end;
> .
> run;
>
> becouse database show me:
>
>
> Executing:
>
> end
>
> ORA-00900: invalid SQL statement
> [Error Code: 900]
> [SQL State: 42000]
>
>
> Executing:
>
> .
> run
>
> ORA-00900: invalid SQL statement
> [Error Code: 900]
> [SQL State: 42000]
>
>
> what is wrong, could enybody explain where is problem.
>
> thanks in advantige.
> sw

Oracle is NOT SQL Server. Where did you get the syntax

 > .
 > run;

It sure wasn't from any Oracle related document. Get a copy of some Oracle books and read them. Visit Oracle's search engine http://tahiti.oracle.com and read the docs. Go to Morgan's Library at www.psoug.org and look at the demos.

SQL*Plus: Release 10.2.0.2.0 - Production on Tue Mar 13 08:22:40 2007

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Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.2.0 - Production With the Partitioning, OLAP and Data Mining options

SQL> declare

   2 a number := 2;
   3 begin
   4 a := a + 1;
   5 end;
   6 /

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL> Every time you try to pretend Oracle is some other product is time wasted.

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