Example about dbms_space.space_usage displays an error....

Question

Hi ,
I try to execute the following anonymous block (as user sys) contained in the
Oracle® Database PL/SQL Packages and Types Reference
10g Release 2 (10.2)
Part Number B14258-01
The anonynous block is as follows....
SQL> variable unf number;
SQL> variable unfb number;
SQL> variable fs1 number;
SQL> variable fs1b number;
SQL> variable fs2 number;
SQL> variable fs2b number;
SQL> variable fs3 number;
SQL> variable fs3b number;
SQL> variable fs4 number;
SQL> variable fs4b number;
SQL> variable full number;
SQL> variable fullb number;
SQL>
SQL> begin
  2  dbms_space.space_usage('U1','T',
  3                          'TABLE',
  4                          :unf, :unfb,
  5                          :fs1, :fs1b,
  6                          :fs2, :fs2b,
  7                          :fs3, :fs3b,
  8                          :fs4, :fs4b,
  9                          :full, :fullb);
10  end;
11  /
begin
*ERROR in line 1
ORA-00942 : table or view does not existWhat object may be missing.....????
I have created the database using DBCA 10g......
Thanks....
Sim

Answer 1

I cannot reproduce this issue with 10.2.0.2 (db also created with DBCA):
SQL> show user
USER est "SYS"
SQL> desc test.t;
Nom                                       NULL ?   Type
X                                                  NUMBER(38)
SQL> select * from v$version;
BANNER
Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.2.0 - Prod
PL/SQL Release 10.2.0.2.0 - Production
CORE    10.2.0.2.0      Production
TNS for Linux: Version 10.2.0.2.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 10.2.0.2.0 - Production
SQL> variable unf number;
SQL> variable unfb number;
SQL> variable fs1 number;
SQL> variable fs1b number;
SQL> variable fs2 number;
SQL> variable fs2b number;
SQL> variable fs3 number;
SQL> variable fs3b number;
SQL> variable fs4 number;
SQL> variable fs4b number;
SQL> variable full number;
SQL> variable fullb number;
SQL>
SQL> begin
  2    dbms_space.space_usage('TEST','T',
  3                            'TABLE',
  4                            :unf, :unfb,
  5                            :fs1, :fs1b,
  6                            :fs2, :fs2b,
  7                            :fs3, :fs3b,
  8                            :fs4, :fs4b,
  9                            :full, :fullb);
10    end;
11  /
Procedure PL/SQL terminee avec succes.It's not a role/ PL/SQL problem.
Message was edited by:
Pierre Forstmann