SQL Developer 3 and simple_integer

Question

Hi can anyone help me with something, I have checked everywhere else and can't find an answer.
Does SQL Developer v 3 support the new 11g data type simple_integer? I have a simple procedure shown below
set serveroutput on;
DECLARE
n simple_integer := 1;
BEGIN
FOR j IN 1..4 LOOP
n := n + 1;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(TO_CHAR(n, 'S9999999999'));
END LOOP;
FOR j IN 1..4 LOOP
n := n - 1;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(TO_CHAR(n, 'S9999999999'));
END LOOP;
END;
When I try and run this I get the error
Error report:
ORA-06550: line 2, column 5:
PLS-00201: identifier 'SIMPLE_INTEGER' must be declared
ORA-06550: line 2, column 5:
PL/SQL: Item ignored
When I change simple_integer to integer or pls_integer it works. but the new type of simple_integer doesn't. Can anyone shed light on this because I'm at a loss as to the problem.
Edited by: user9313611 on Oct 5, 2011 6:12 PM
Edited by: user9313611 on Oct 5, 2011 6:21 PM

Answer 1

Hi!
The error is definitly not dependent on your version of SQL-Developer 3.0, but on yout database version.
Test script:
SET serveroutput ON;
SELECT version from v$instance;
DECLARE
    n simple_integer := 1;
BEGIN
    FOR j IN 1..4
    LOOP
        n := n + 1;
        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(TO_CHAR(n, 'S9999999999'));
    END LOOP;
    FOR j IN 1..4
    LOOP
        n := n - 1;
        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(TO_CHAR(n, 'S9999999999'));
    END LOOP;
END;
Test on Oracle 11.2.0.2.0
VERSION          
11.2.0.2.0       
anonymous block completed
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Test on Oracle 10.2.0.4.0
VERSION          
10.2.0.4.0       
Error starting at line 3 in command:
DECLARE
    n simple_integer := 1;
BEGIN
    FOR j IN 1..4
    LOOP
        n := n + 1;
        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(TO_CHAR(n, 'S9999999999'));
    END LOOP;
    FOR j IN 1..4
    LOOP
        n := n - 1;
        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(TO_CHAR(n, 'S9999999999'));
    END LOOP;
END;
Error report:
ORA-06550: line 2, column 7:
PLS-00201: identifier 'SIMPLE_INTEGER' must be declared
ORA-06550: line 2, column 7:
PL/SQL: Item ignored
ORA-06550: line 6, column 9:
PLS-00320: the declaration of the type of this expression is incomplete or malformed
ORA-06550: line 6, column 9:
PL/SQL: Statement ignored
ORA-06550: line 7, column 38:
PLS-00320: the declaration of the type of this expression is incomplete or malformed
ORA-06550: line 7, column 9:
PL/SQL: Statement ignored
ORA-06550: line 11, column 9:
PLS-00320: the declaration of the type of this expression is incomplete or malformed
ORA-06550: line 11, column 9:
PL/SQL: Statement ignored
ORA-06550: line 12, column 38:
PLS-00320: the declaration of the type of this expression is incomplete or malformed
ORA-06550: line 12, column 9:
PL/SQL: Statement ignored
06550. 00000 -  "line %s, column %s:\n%s"
*Cause:    Usually a PL/SQL compilation error.
*Action:Best regards,
Matt