Error PDE-PPU017: "The program unit source must define a Subprogram Body or Package."

Question

Hi,
Wonder what the error means? I've tried to add package specs and body but still can't resolve.
Any help will be great!
THANX
irene

Answer 1

VANPERSIE,
It looks like you are mixing sytax. Some of the Syntax used in a Database trigger (such as Before Insert, After Insert, etc) is specific to database triggers. Referring to :NEW and :OLD are specific to database triggers and can't be used as you are using them, unless you have data blocks names NEW and OLD. Also, when you refer to a item in a block, you must prefix the block or item name with the colon ":". Also, as aweiden points out, you define your return data type as "TRIGGER". The return type of a Function must be a valid Oracle data type. Therefore, your function should return a BOOLEAN, NUMBER, VARCHAR, or even a Ref Cursor, just to name a few. From the looks of your code, your function would simply return a value to indicate that the INSERT was successful. Therefore, you could rewrite your function something like:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION TESTTRIG_BODY() RETURNS BOOLEAN AS
BEGIN
   /* This example assumes you have data blocks in your form called:  NEW_BLOCK and OLD_BLOCK. */
   INSERT INTO REPORT_TABLE
      (NUM_COL, OLD_VAL, NEW_VAL)
   VALUES
      (:NEW_BLOCK.NUM_COL, :OLD_BLOCK.CHAR_COL, :NEW_BLOCK.CHAR_COL);
   RETURN TRUE;
EXCEPTION
   WHEN OTHERS THEN
      RETURN FALSE;
END;Also, is there a particular reason you are manually INSERTing a record versus letting Oracle Forms handle this for you?
Hope this helps.
Craig...
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