Babette, Version? Are you doing this through sqlplus and if so, is the client installation a different version than the db?
Rachel --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > We started having a weird problem that looks like some kind of data > dictionary corruption. > > My first choice is to run catalog / catproc. This did nothing to > resolve the problem. > > Why am I able to describe an object, but get ORA-00904 when I try to > select from the table... > > > SQL> desc ispownre3.individual_names; > Name Null? Type > ----------------------------------------- -------- > ------------------ > INTERNAL_IDENTIFIER NUMBER(12) > TITLE_CD NUMBER(3) > . . . > > SQL> select * from ispownre3.individual_names; > select * from ispownre3.individual_names > * > ERROR at line 1: > ORA-00904: invalid column name > > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Protect your identity with Yahoo! Mail AddressGuard http://antispam.yahoo.com/whatsnewfree -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Rachel Carmichael 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).
