Hi guru's I read in manual as "the connect by clause should not have a subquery". to test it, i tried in the following manner, but why the session disconnects from the session? SQL> select level 2 from emp 3 start with mgr is null 4 connect by prior 5 empno in (select mgr from emp); select level * ERROR at line 1: ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel SQL> select * from emp; select * from emp * ERROR at line 1: ORA-01041: internal error. hostdef extension doesn't exist SQL> regards, Nirmal. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Nirmal Kumar Muthu Kumaran INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
