Re: Problems With Using V$SESSION Procedure

In article <77439c33.0208120948.6e44589f_at_posting.google.com>, yitbsal_at_yahoo.com says...
>
>Hi,
>
>The following anonymous compiles:
>
>declare
>a v$session.SID%type;
>begin
>select min(SID) into a from v$session;
>dbms_output.put_line(a);
>end;
>
>However, take the above and put it in a stored procedure, and it does
>not compile, giving the error "PLS-00201: identifier 'V$SESSION' must
>be declared":
>
>create or replace procedure foo is
>a v$session.SID%type;
>begin
>select min(SID) into a from v$session;
>dbms_output.put_line(a);
>end;
>
>Now this problem occurs only with the V$ views, but not with other
>system tables or views such as ALL_ARGUMENTS, ALL_TABLES, etc.
>
>The above code was compiled under an account that has been assigned
>the DBA.
>
>Help?!
>
>Thanks,
>Salaam

see
http://asktom.oracle.com/~tkyte/Misc/RolesAndProcedures.html

roles are never enabled during the compilation of a procedure.

grant select on v_$session to user

directly. ALL_* USER_* views are granted to public, you have direct access to them, not via a role as you do with v_$session. (v$session being a synonym that points to the view v_$synonym)

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