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From: Brian Tkatch <N/A>
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Subject: Re: Package debugging
Date: Mon, 15 Oct 2007 10:30:09 -0400
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On Fri, 12 Oct 2007 03:17:14 -0700, VDK <peter.vanderkamp@wur.nl>
wrote:

>Although there are a lot of postings regarding debugging, I couldn't
>find information about the best way to debug a package. I tried the
>debugger that comes with SQL Developer, but I think this tool is only
>capable of debugging procedures that are not part of a package.
>Any ideas about the best approach to debug a package?
>FYI: I work with Oracle 8.1.7
>
>Thanks.
>
>Peter

Just to add something. In Oracle 9i, the debugger does work on
PACKAGEs, but must be executed from the PACKAGE, not the PACKAGE BODY.
I wonder if this applies to Oracle 8i.

B.