Execute DBMS_STATS in PL/SQL and get ORA-00933

Question

Hi all.
Im trying to execute the following procedure:
as
v_inicio_gather date;
v_fin_gather date;
v_inicio_delete date;
v_fin_delete date;
v_error varchar2(100);
sql_stmt varchar2(100);
begin
select sysdate into v_inicio_gather from dual;
DBMS_STATS.GATHER_DATABASE_STATS(ESTIMATE_PERCENT=>DBMS_STATS.AUTO_SAMPLE_SIZE,DEGREE=>1,GRANULARITY=>'ALL',CASCADE=>TRUE);
select sysdate into v_fin_gather from dual;
v_error := 'OK';
sql_stmt := 'insert into estadisticas_log values (:1, :2, :3, :4, :5)';
execute immediate sql_stmt using v_inicio_gather,v_fin_gather,v_inicio_delete,v_fin_delete, v_error;
commit;
exception
when others then
v_error := 'Codigo de error '|| sqlcode || ': ' || sqlerrm;
sql_stmt := 'insert into estadisticas_log values (:1, :2, :3, :4, :5)';
execute immediate sql_stmt using v_inicio_gather,v_fin_gather,v_inicio_delete,v_fin_delete, v_error;
commit;
end;
I get the error ORA 933 "SQL command not properly ended"
If I comment the dbms_stats call doesn't return error. Is it correctly called?
I'm using oracle 9.2.0.4.
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Sorry, but I don't understand you.
I declared my variables varchar2(100) and you say that they could be a bit small and after that why don't declare them as varchar2(2000). I don't have much idea of Oracle, but I think 100 is smaller than 2000 ;).
Could you be more specific?
Thank you.
Also your variables sizes could be a bit small. Why
not declare them as varchar2(2000) or better
I don't see the need to do use dynamic sql.
What was wrong with:
insert into estadisticas_log values
(v_inicio_gather,v_fin_gather,v_inicio_delete,v_fin_de
lete, v_error);
EXCEPTION
insert into estadisticas_log values
(v_inicio_gather,v_fin_gather,v_inicio_delete,v_fin_d
lete, v_error);Also your variables sizes could be a bit small. Why
not declare them as varchar2(2000) or better
v_error estadisticas_log.error%type;
sql_stmt estadisticas_log.sql_stmt%type;
Of cause you would need to use the correct column
name.