Decode function in order by clause

Hi,
I need a help from you..
SELECT 'ALTER ' || object_type || ' '|| object_name ||' COMPILE;' FROM user_objects WHERE object_type IN ('FUNCTION', 'PACKAGE', 'PROCEDURE', 'TRIGGER', 'VIEW') ORDER BY DECODE(object_type, 'VIEW','A', 'FUNCTION','B', 'PROCEDURE', 'C', 'PACKAGE','D', 'Z');
Explanation: This will sort by type of an object, in the decode assigned value A to VIEW, B FUNCTION, C PROCEDURE, D to PACKAGE and Z to OTHERS. so all the views will be at the top and then functions, then procedures, then packages and finally the rest of the object.
Please let me know how this query will be executed.
Cheers,
bell.

Hi,
Try this:
FOR obj_cur IN (
SELECT 'ALTER ' || object_type || ' '|| object_name ||' COMPILE;' exc_cmd FROM user_objects WHERE object_type IN ('FUNCTION', 'PACKAGE', 'PROCEDURE', 'TRIGGER', 'VIEW') ORDER BY DECODE(object_type, 'VIEW','A', 'FUNCTION','B', 'PROCEDURE', 'C', 'PACKAGE','D', 'Z')
LOOP
BEGIN
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE obj_cur.exc_cmd ;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
dbms_output.put_line(obj_cur.exc_cmd || SQLERRM);
END;
END LOOP;
Regards

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Thanks for the tip Samb ... :)
I got it ... all sort field must be same datatype.
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Hello!
I am using Jdeveloper 11g, version 11.1.1.2.0.
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>
I am looking for to decode the actual db value something in different for my report.
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>
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If helps Pls mark correct or helpful

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OR --------------
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If you want to do this, you'd have to use dynamic SQL (execute immediate or DBMS_SQL). For the easier 'execute immediate' approach, you'd do something like
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