AK
The only thing that comes to mind is maybe a non-printing character gets
in there and the process of cutting and pasting somehow cleans that
character out. My approach would be to put your SQL in a .SQL file and run
it as a script. See if it happens then. If it does, you can inspect the file
more closely, if it doesn't, you'll have an important clue.
Dennis Williams
DBA, 80%OCP, 100% DBA
Lifetouch, Inc.
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This is happening 3rd time with me so I have to figure out what's wrong .
When I issue the given sql first time i get an error as shown . After that
I copy and paste it again and it works second time . Any clue what should be
the reason ? btw, it happens with any sql ..not just this one . Its on hp-ux
9000 server with 8.1.7.4 oracle. This doesn't if sql is issued from
someother box .
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> select * from v$instance;
select * from v$instance
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00923: FROM keyword not found where expected
SQL> select * from v$instance;
INSTANCE_NUMBER INSTANCE_NAME
--------------- ----------------
HOST_NAME
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