OBE-15065: Syntax error query builder

Question

Hello
i am using the below sql query.
SELECT (
A.emp ||
'200' ||
LPAD((SELECT COUNT(*) FROM TRANSACTIONS WHERE TRANSACTIONS.PROCESSED ='N'),6,'0') ||
LPAD((SELECT SUM(AMOUNT) FROM TRANSACTIONS WHERE TRANSACTIONS.PROCESSED ='N'),10,'0') ||
'000000000000' ||
LPAD(A.ORIGIN,10,' ') ||
RPAD(NVL(A.MSGAUTHCODE,' '),19,' ') ||
RPAD(NVL(A.RESERVED,' '),6,' ') ||
RPAD(A.IMDDEST,8,' ') ||
LPAD(A.BTNUMBER,7,'0'))
FROM CONTROL_TABLE A
This query works fine in sql*plus.
i am placing this query in report data wizard and the query builder gives error "OBE-15065: Syntax error"
the report i am developing is to a delimited output as a fixed length falt file.
because of this query whenever i try to export using desformat=delimite and destype=file in system parameters. the report builder crashes.
have anyone faced this sort of problem.
is there something wrong with the query and iam doing it in wrong way in the reports.
please give your suggestions
thanks in advance
krishna

Answer 1

You haven't said what version of Oracle or what version of Query Builder you are using. There are things that work in SQL, but not in PL/SQL or various tools, especially in older versions. A select statement within a select clause is one of those things that gets rejected. Usually, the easiest way to fix it is to move the select statement from the select clause to the from clause. Please try the following and see if it solves your problem:
SELECT A.emp
|| '200'
|| LPAD (b.b_count, 6, '0')
|| LPAD (c.c_count, 10, '0')
|| '000000000000'
|| LPAD (A.ORIGIN, 10,' ')
|| RPAD (NVL (A.MSGAUTHCODE, ' '), 19, ' ')
|| RPAD (NVL (A.RESERVED, ' '), 6, ' ')
|| RPAD (A.IMDDEST, 8, ' ')
|| LPAD (A.BTNUMBER, 7, '0')
FROM CONTROL_TABLE A,
(SELECT COUNT (*) AS b_count
FROM TRANSACTIONS
WHERE TRANSACTIONS.PROCESSED ='N') b,
(SELECT SUM (AMOUNT) AS c_count
FROM TRANSACTIONS
WHERE TRANSACTIONS.PROCESSED ='N') c