Look up info on using "execute immediate" This will let you put non-DML-type statements in a PL/SQL block.
-----Original Message----- I am not a coder but I received this from one of our developers. I can't find anything about this anywhere. Can someone tell me how to make the truncate work? Thanks! R.Smith In a DB procedure, I wanted to include the following SQL: BEGIN TRUNCATE TABLE LOT837_GLOBAL_TBL_KMG; END; Error messages: PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "TABLE" when expecting one of the following: := . ( @ % ; The symbol ":= was inserted before "TABLE" to continue. (It does not like it, if you take out TABLE, either.) So, I had to settle for the following SQL: BEGIN DELETE LOT837_GLOBAL_TBL_KMG; END; Do you know why I can not use the TRUNCATE command? If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, any use, distribution or copying of the message is prohibited. Please let me know immediately by return e-mail if you have received this message by mistake, then delete the e-mail message. Thank you. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Stephen Lee INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).
