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-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 4:39 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; beginners@perl.org Subject: RE: :Oracle problems Ok that makes more sense, I will look online for a reference of oracle SQL language, that is NOT sql*plus. Do you know where I might start, besides google.com, of course I will do that. Chris -----Original Message----- From: Bob Showalter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, May 31, 2005 2:55 PM To: Christopher L. Hood; beginners@perl.org Subject: RE: :Oracle problems [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > All, > > I am getting the following error while trying to use DBD::Oracle: > > DBD::Oracle::st execute failed: ORA-00900: invalid SQL statement (DBD > ERROR: OCIStmtExecute) [for Statement "describe ALL_USERS"] at > ./oracleTest.pl line 69. DESCRIBE is a SQL*Plus command. It is not part of the Oracle SQL language. You need to either query the data dictionary views directly, or use the statement handle attributes like NAME, PRECISION, TYPE, etc. to get this information. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response> ___________________________________________________________________ The information contained in this message and any attachment may be proprietary, confidential, and privileged or subject to the work product doctrine and thus protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, or an employee or agent responsible for delivering this message to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify me immediately by replying to this message and deleting it and all copies and backups thereof. Thank you. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <http://learn.perl.org/> <http://learn.perl.org/first-response>