ORA Errors

Oracle database errors – probable causes, how to resolve them or work around them.

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How to Lock a Row: SELECT FOR UPDATE

How to lock a row in Oracle and manage concurrency conflict during database transactions, with the use of the FOR UPDATE clause in SELECT statements.

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JSON Conditionals: JSON_EXISTS, JSON_TEXTCONTAINS

Implement true/false tests on JSON documents in Oracle database 12c using JSON conditional logic: JSON_EXISTS and JSON_TEXTCONTAINS.

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DBMS_REDEFINITION for online table redefinition

DBMS_REDEFINITION: Convert Non-Partitioned Table to Partitioned [pre 12.2]

Partitioning a non-partitioned table in an Oracle pre-12.2 database, using DBMS_REDEFINITION built-in methods. Scripts and demo.

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What are SQLCODE and SQLERRM?

SQLCODE and SQLERRM are Oracle’s built-in error reporting functions in PL/SQL. See PL/SQL examples using SQLCODE and SQLERRM in various scenarios.

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Check if JVM is Installed in Oracle

How to Check if JVM is Installed in Oracle

Creating Java source in Oracle gives an ORA error? Check if JVM is installed and valid in the Oracle database, this way.

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Convert VARCHAR2 to DATE

DATE Format SQL for Dates Stored as Strings

Convert VARCHAR2 to DATE with appropriate format masks, for comparing two dates stored as strings with different DATE formats in the database.

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Grant SELECT on V$ Views

Grant SELECT on V$ views to allow non-admin database users to query SYS-owned V$ views (dynamic performance views) such as V$INSTANCE or V$SESSION.

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Access Control List (ACL) in Oracle 11G

Access Control List or ACL is a security mechanism that defines which users or roles can perform which operations on which data. It is an essential setup in Oracle 11G for running network packages such as UTL_HTTP.

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ORA-12560: TNS:protocol adapter error

Sometimes you try to login to your Oracle XE and get a blocker ORA-12560 : TNS:protocol adapter error. Top reason why this error might occur and how to fix it.

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ORA-01450: Maximum Key Length Exceeded – Possible Causes and Fix

“ORA-01450 maximum key length (6398) exceeded” might occur when a table index is being created in the Oracle database. Possible reasons why this error shows up and how to fix it.

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