Forms compiler error 103 - help please

Question

I am trying to compile form procedure with legal PL/SQL block this type
PROCEDURE xy IS
CURSOR c_row1_mi IS
SELECT x| |y AS row1, ziehung_id, zs
FROM (SELECT x, ziehung_id, zs
FROM table1
WHERE tm_lo_z_lotto = 'MI'
ORDER BY zs desc),
table2
WHERE ziehung_id = tm_lo_s6_ziehung_id
AND ROWNUM <= 6
ORDER BY zs;
BEGIN
FOR cr IN c_row1_mi LOOP
END LOOP;
END;
There is no problem with running the procedure via SQL Plus. But it is not possible to compile this procedure as a form procedure (version 6.0.8.13.0).
The error message is: Error 103 on row ... found symbol "ORDER" ...
for first (ORDER BY zs desc) clause. Without this "order by" clause the complilation is sucsseful.
Any comment is welcome.

Answer 1

The PL/SQL engine in Forms is based on the 8.0.6 RSFs. The ability to use a SELECT statement in the FROM clause of a query was added in 8.1.6 or later. Therefore you can't use that feature in Forms.
It works in Oracle9i Forms, though, since that's based on the 9i RSFs.
Your only workaround is to move the query to a stored procedure in the database, or change the query.
Regards,
Robin Zimmermann
Forms Product Management