ORA-32036 unsupported case for inlining of query name in WITH clause

Question

I have a query with a WITH clause. In the WITH clause I am using the TABLE command to pull multiple records from a PL/SQL function in the FROM clause:
WITH select_a AS
(select x.col1,
x.col2
from A,
TABLE(schema1.function1) x
where ...)
select ...
from ...;
The query is returning 32036 oracle error. Any thoughts on why I get this error? Is it valid to use the TABLE command with a function in the WITH clause?

Answer 1

Is it valid to use the TABLE command with a function in the WITH clause?Something else must be going on: Even on my old 9i I can use WITH together with TABLE:
SQL> select * from v$version where rownum = 1
BANNER                                                         
Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.8.0 - 64bit Production
1 row selected.
SQL> create or replace function f1 (deptno int) return sys.dbms_debug_vc2coll
as
begin
return sys.dbms_debug_vc2coll(deptno);
end;
Function created.
SQL> with t as (
select dept.* from dept, table (f1(deptno)) where column_value = deptno
select * from t
    DEPTNO DNAME          LOC         
        10 ACCOUNTING     NEW YORK    
        20 RESEARCH       DALLAS      
        30 SALES          CHICAGO     
        40 OPERATIONS     BOSTON      
4 rows selected.