why am I getting ORA-00936 error - oracle

I can run the following statements and get the correct results:
select moon_phase_text (sysdate)
from dual;
select date_day3
from aday3import t1,
aasum_report t2
where t1.date_day3 = t2.game_date;
This statement gives me a list of days ie 22-FEB-03
However when I am trying to update a field in a table with the following statement I get the error ORA-00936: missing expression
update aday3import
set moon_phase = select moon_phase_
(select date_day3
from aday3import t1,
aasum_report t2
where t1.date_day3 = t2.game_date )
from dual;

Instead of going for dual. Try concatenating the moon_phase_ in the select statement itself
update aday3import set moon_phase =
(select 'moon_phase_'||date_day3
from aday3import t1,
aasum_report t2
where t1.date_day3 = t2.game_date )

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ORA-00979 Not a Group function error for query with User defined function in select statement

I have this query where a user defined function is added in the select and group by statement.
The inner select query without the WITH clause runs fine and doesn't give any error. But after adding WITH clause it gives the following error -
ORA-00979: not a GROUP BY expression
00979. 00000 - "not a GROUP BY expression"
*Cause:
*Action: Error at Line: 3 Column: 29
I need the WITH clause to return only a subset of the entire result set based on input ranges.
Query is as follows:
WITH INFO AS (
SELECT
GET_EVAULATED_VALUE(T.C_IMP, T.IMP) AS IMPORTANCE,
count(*) AS NO_OF_PC_AFFECTED
FROM TABLE_NAME T
WHERE T.ACNT_REL_ID = 16
GROUP BY
(GET_EVAULATED_VALUE(T.C_IMP, T.IMP))
ORDER BY IMPORTANCE desc
)
SELECT * FROM
(
SELECT ROWNUM AS RN,
(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM INFO) COUNTS,
IMPORTANCE
FROM INFO
)
WHERE RN > 0 AND RN <= 10;
I am not sure how to use CTE with group by on user defined function. But I realized that I can rewrite the query to remove sub-query and CTE and make it simpler as following (and it works):
select * from (
select a.*, ROWNUM rnum from
(SELECT
count(*) over() as COUNTS,
GET_EVAULATED_VALUE(T.C_IMP, T.IMP) AS IMPORTANCE,
count(*) AS NO_OF_PC_AFFECTED
FROM TABLE_NAME T
WHERE T.ACNT_RELATION_ID = 16
GROUP BY
(GET_EVAULATED_VALUE(T.C_IMP, T.IMP))
ORDER BY importance desc) a
where ROWNUM <= 10 )
where rnum >= 0;
Same issue here, I created a table "TABLE_CTE" instead of using a CTE and it worked.
CREATE TABLE TABLE_CTE
AS
SELECT
USER_DEFINED_FUNCTION(date_1),
COUNT(*)
FROM
TABLE_NAME
GROUP BY
USER_DEFINED_FUNCTION(date_1)
;
SELECT * FROM TABLE_CTE

using MAX function in HQL

The below query has some issues. The subquery that I use here runs without any errors when run separately. However if I run the whole query below it ends in error.
"Error while compiling statement: FAILED: ParseException line 13:30 cannot recognize input near 'select' 'max' '(' in expression specification"
select acct_num from table1
where ind = 'Y'
and b = (select max(yr_mth_num) from table2)
and st_dt = (select cast(max(st_dt) as date) from table2)
Try this:
SELECT T1.acct_num
FROM table1 T1
LEFT SEMI JOIN
(SELECT
max(yr_mth_num) as max_yr_mth_num,
cast(max(st_dt) as date) as max_st_dt
FROM table2) T2
ON T1.b = T2.max_yr_mth_num
AND T1.st_dt = T2.max_st_dt
AND T1.ind = 'Y'

With clause not working with union

My query result is a union of several queries. I am facing the below error when I use WITH clause within a union. Any ideas why?
select column1 from TABLE_A
union
with abcd as (select * from TABLE_B)
select column2 from TABLE_A A, abcd
where abcd.m_reference = A.m_reference
ORA-32034: unsupported use of WITH clause
32034. 00000 - "unsupported use of WITH clause"
*Cause: Inproper use of WITH clause because one of the following two reasons
1. nesting of WITH clause within WITH clause not supported yet
2. For a set query, WITH clause can't be specified for a branch.
3. WITH clause can't sepecified within parentheses.
*Action: correct query and retry
Encapsulate your WITH statement in a dummy select.
select column1 from TABLE_A
union
select * from (
with abcd as (select * from TABLE_B)
select column2 from TABLE_A A, abcd
where abcd.m_reference = A.m_reference
)
Just define the CTE first, before the actual UNION query. Then use it as you would a regular table:
with abcd as (select * from TABLE_B)
select column1 from TABLE_A
union
select column2
from TABLE_A A
inner join abcd
on abcd.m_reference = A.m_reference
You can use multiple CTE as follows:
with cte1 AS (...),
cte2 AS (...)
select * from ...
Encapsulating it is the way to go if you have multiple WITHs; for example I just had to do this monstrosity to quickly pull in data from ID numbers from an Excel sheet
select * from (
with childvendor as (
select vendornumber, name From vendor where vendornumber = '0000800727'
)
select
v.vendornumber as parentvendor,
v.name as parentname,
cv.vendornumber as childvendor,
cv.name as childname
From
vendor v, childvendor cv
where
v.vendornumber = '0000800004'
)
UNION ALL
select * from (
with childvendor as (
select vendornumber, name From vendor where vendornumber = '0000800042'
)
select
v.vendornumber as parentvendor,
v.name as parentname,
cv.vendornumber as childvendor,
cv.name as childname
From
vendor v, childvendor cv
where
v.vendornumber = '0000800035'
)
And so on

subquery inside INSERT statement

I just recently found out that subqueries are not allowed in INSERT statements that are inside stored procedures. This is my script:
begin
execute immediate 'truncate table itcustadm.GL_DTPJ_TEST2';
insert into GL_DTPJ_TEST2
(rule_no,
posted_by_user_id,
transaction_id,
transaction_sr_no,
dr_amount,
cr_amount,
tran_crncy_code,
bkdt_tran_flg,
bank_desc
)
select
tq.rule_no,
tq.posted_by_user_id,
tq.transaction_id,
tq.transaction_sr_no,
tq.dr_amount,
tq.cr_amount,
tq.tran_crncy_code,
tq.bkdt_tran_flg,
(select ent.bank_desc from crmuser.end ent where ent.bank_id = gam.bank_id);
But since the (select ent.bank_desc from crmuser.end ent where ent.bank_id = gam.bank_id) at the bottom of the SELECT statement is not allowed by Oracle, what's the best way to accomplish this?
I actually have this code right before the INSERT statement, but I don't know how to exactly use it:
get_bank_desc := '(select ent.bank_desc from crmuser.end ent ' ||
'where ent.bank_id = gam.bank_id)';
I am not sure what you are exactly trying for, but below code may be useful for you, you can achieve inserting a SubQuery output into a table using below query sample, but make sure output of the SubQuery is a single row o/p, so that you can escape from "ORA-01427: single-row SubQuery returns more than one row" ERROR.
insert into test_ins1
values(1,(SELECT COL2 FROM TEST_INS WHERE COL1=1 ));
Even then you can use rownum in where condition and take the single value.
Please let me know in case of any doubts
declare
bank_desc_temp bank_desk_type; /* the type defined in crmuser.ent for bank_desc*/
begin
select ent.bank_desc into bank_desc_temp from crmuser.end ent where ent.bank_id = gam.bank_id;
execute immediate 'truncate table itcustadm.GL_DTPJ_TEST2';
insert into GL_DTPJ_TEST2
(rule_no,
posted_by_user_id,
transaction_id,
transaction_sr_no,
dr_amount,
cr_amount,
tran_crncy_code,
bkdt_tran_flg,
bank_desc
)
select
tq.rule_no,
tq.posted_by_user_id,
tq.transaction_id,
tq.transaction_sr_no,
tq.dr_amount,
tq.cr_amount,
tq.tran_crncy_code,
tq.bkdt_tran_flg,
bank_desc_temp;
end;
When you say "not allowed" what do you mean? Did you get an error?
I ask, because subqueries are definitely allowed inside an insert as select statement, providing you have the syntax correct (and the subquery returns at most one row), e.g.:
create table test_tab (col1 number, col2 varchar2(10));
begin
insert into test_tab
select 1,
(select 'Yes' from dual d2 where d.dummy = d2.dummy)
from dual d;
commit;
end;
/
select * from test_tab;
COL1 COL2
---------- ----------
1 Yes
There are some syntax issues with the code you provided - where is the from clause, and where are the tq and gam aliases defined?
There are two syntax you can use in your insert statement:
(I)
INSERT INTO table_name( column1, column2....columnN)
VALUES ( value1, value2....valueN);
(II)
INSERT INTO table (column1, column2, ... )
SELECT expression1, expression2, ...
FROM source_table(s)
WHERE conditions;
In your example, you should choose the second approach:
insert into GL_DTPJ_TEST2 (rule_no,
posted_by_user_id,
transaction_id,
transaction_sr_no,
dr_amount,
cr_amount,
tran_crncy_code,
bkdt_tran_flg,
bank_desc
)
select tq.rule_no,
tq.posted_by_user_id,
tq.transaction_id,
tq.transaction_sr_no,
tq.dr_amount,
tq.cr_amount,
tq.tran_crncy_code,
tq.bkdt_tran_flg,
ent.bank_desc
from crmuser.gam
join crmuser.end ent
on ent.bank_id = gam.bank_id
;
basically, if you want to add records using an insert statement, you should use a full select statement first. Here is how I would do it:
(1)
select *
from table1;
(2)
select column1
,column2
,column3
from table1;
(3)
select t1.column1
,t1.column2
,t1.column3
,t2.column4
,t2.column5
from table1 t1
join table2 t2
on t2.id = t1.id
;
(4)
insert into table3 (col1
,col2
,col3
,col4
,col5)
select t1.column1
,t1.column2
,t1.column3
,t2.column4
,t2.column5
from table1 t1
join table2 t2
on t2.id = t1.id
;

ORA-00904 invalid identifier for nested select

I have been stuck on this error for 2 hours.
I have nested select to get the first value.
select tbl.table_name,
(select distinct(FirstItem)
from
(select first_value(column_name) over (order by timestamp asc rows unbounded predecing) as FirstItem
from log_table_b l
where tbl.assignment_no = l.rpt_no)
) as "USERNAME",
from prod_table tbl;
It returns this error:
ERROR at line 6:
ORA-00904: "TBL"."ASSIGNMENT_NO": invalid identifier
I have tried many things, none of them seems to be helping me.
You can't use the parent table in inner sub query. Here how you could achieve this :
with tmp_table as
(
select rpt_no, first_value(column_name) over (order by timestamp asc rows unbounded predecing) as FirstItem
from log_table_b l
) select distinct tbl.table_name, firstItem
from prod_table tbl
join tmpTable on tmp_table.rpt_no = tbl.assignment_no;
You might want to find a more descriptive name to tmp_table
The issue is that you can only pass a reference from an outer query down to the next subquery level.
Here are a couple of alternatives:
select tbl.table_name,
(select min(column_name) keep (dense_rank first order by tstamp asc)
from log_table_b l
where tbl.assignment_no = l.rpt_no
) as "USERNAME"
from prod_table tbl;
select tbl.table_name,
l.username
from prod_table tbl
inner join (select rpt_no,
min(column_name) keep (dense_rank first order by tstamp asc) username
from log_table_b l
group by rpt_no)
on (tbl.assignment_no = l.rpt_no);
N.B. untested

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