3.1EA3 Code parser bug + File - New...

Question

Hello guys,
I was creating new package yesterday, because it was just some testing package, I didn't need to store the source code in a file. Keeping it in database only was enough for me...
So I used File -> New and chose Package. Ok, this created a package specification template. But how to create package body? There is nothing like that in the File -> New window. So this is first thing I wanted to mention.
So I created empty file, opened it in SQL Developer with current connection and started typing package body. The source code looked like this:
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY AS TEST_PACKAGE2
END TEST_PACKAGE2;Yes, there is a bug in this code "AS" should be on the end...
I wrote planty of code in the package body and when I finished, saved it and wanted to compile, nothing happened. The only thing what will happen after you try to compile this, is that the file name in the tab is changed to italic, like when you do some change.
Why is the filename on the tab changing to italic?
Why compilator doesn't report any error message in this case?
Edited by: xxsawer on 11.1.2012 23:44

Answer 1

Hello Vadim,
I think you are missing the point. The point is that you make a mistake in declaring new package body or spec and when trying to compile it, you don't get any warning or error. The procedure how you create new spec is irelevant...
So once again.
1) Create new empty file with name TEST_PACKAGE.pks
2) Open it in SQL Developer and paste there exactly this:
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE AS TEST_PACKAGE
FUNCTION TEST RETURN BOOLEAN;
END TEST_PACKAGE;Try to compile it. You get nothing as compilation output. Yes in this case is part of first line underlined indicating there is some problem...
3) Correct the mistake and use this as package spec
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE TEST_PACKAGE AS
FUNCTION TEST RETURN BOOLEAN;
END TEST_PACKAGE;4) Compile it -> You get "Compiled" as a message from the compilator
5) Create new empty file TEST_PACKAGE.pkb
6) Open it in SQL Developer and paste there exactly this:
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY AS TEST_PACKAGE
FUNCTION TEST RETURN BOOLEAN IS
BEGIN
  NULL;
END;
END TEST_PACKAGE;Try to compile it. Nothing happens. No compilator output at all... Why???
In this case even first line isn't underlined, but part of the function declaration is.
So the point is, when you do mistake in package declaration like I did here (I moved keyword "AS" before name of package) you don't get any message from the compilator.