Database Topics
ORA-00906: missing left parenthesis
ORA-00906: missing left parenthesis error occurs when the left parenthesis is missing in SQL statements such as create table, insert, select, subquery, and IN clause. SQL statements that include multiple items should be contained in parentheses. The error ORA-00906: missing
ORA-00907: missing right parenthesis
ORA-00907: missing right parenthesis error occurs when a left parenthesis is used without a right parenthesis to close it in SQL statements such as create table, insert, select, subquery, and IN clause. The right parenthesis is missing. All parentheses must
ORA-00909: invalid number of arguments
ORA-00909: invalid number of arguments error occurs when there is a discrepancy between the number of arguments expected and the number of arguments provided when executing an Oracle function in a SQL query.In an Oracle function, if no arguments are
ORA-00910: specified length too long for its datatype
ORA-00910: specified length too long for its datatype error occurs when a column data type specified length is more than what Oracle supports while creating table, altering table, or declaring a variable in Oracle. All data types in Oracle have
ORA-00911: invalid character
ORA-00911: invalid character error occurs when a special character or a non-printable character is added to the SQL Statement. If a special character other than $, _, or # is used in the column or table name, it must be
ORA-00917: missing comma
SQL Error: ORA-00917: missing comma error occurs when a comma is missing in the VALUES clause of the Oracle insert statement. In the insert statement, a comma is used to separate a list of values enclosed by parenthesis. If the
ORA-00918: column ambiguously defined
ORA-00918: column ambiguously defined error occurs when a column name in a join exists in more than one table and is thus referenced ambiguously. The ORA 00918 column ambiguously defined error occurs when attempting to join two or more tables
ORA-00919: invalid function
SQL Error: ORA-00919: incorrect function error occurs when an error occurs while calling a function in the VALUES clause of the insert statement. Oracle insert statement allows you to use any Oracle function for the values in the VALUES clause.
ORA-00920: invalid relational operator
ORA-00920: invalid relational operator error occurs when a SQL query’s WHERE clause contains an invalid relational operator. Below is a list of the relational operators. Oracle could not find the relationship between two operands in the sql query if the
ORA-00924: missing BY keyword
ORA-00924: missing BY keyword error occurs when the BY keyword is missing in the ORDER BY, GROUP BY, CONNECT BY, IDENTIFIED BY and PARTITION BY clauses in the Oracle SQL query. The list of column names will be prefixed with