Package body error

Question

Hi
With the following line of code i am having problems with the following line of code ...
sql := (
' IF INSERTING THEN '||CHR(10)||
' v_operation := ''INSERT''; '||CHR(10)||
' ELSIF UPDATING THEN '||CHR(10)||
' v_operation := ''UPDATE''; '||CHR(10)||
' ELSE '||CHR(10)||
' v_operation := ''DELETE''; '||CHR(10)||
' END IF; '||CHR(13));
When I execute my package body I get an error with the above in my package ...
any ideas why ?

Answer 1

Bad variable name.
ME_XE?declare
  2  sql long;
  3  begin
  4  null;
  5  end;
  6  /
sql long;
ERROR at line 2:
ORA-06550: line 2, column 1:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "SQL" when expecting one of the following:
begin function package pragma procedure subtype type use
<an identifier> <a double-quoted delimited-identifier> form
current cursor
The symbol "<an identifier> was inserted before "SQL" to continue.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.06
ME_XE?declare
  2  wsql long;
  3  begin
  4  null;
  5  end;
  6  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.03
ME_XE?
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