Package body does not compile in Object Browser

Question

Hi there,
I am trying to compile a package body using the Apex Object Browser. However, when I click the "Compile" button no message is displayed in the box above the package body code. I reduced the amount of code by removing comments and extra carriage returns and it then compiled ie the message "PL/SQL code successfully compiled (18:35:55) " was displayed. After trial and error I found that by adding just one character to the end of a comment line would cause this problem and by removing it the problem would dis-appear.
I raised this issue back on 19th June, and sspadafo responded by suggesting that I upgrade from Apex 2.1 to Apex 3.2. (Thanks by the way). This I have now done but the problem is still occurring. Is there some parameter that I have to increase in order to compile packages greater than a couple of kilobytes in size?
Database is 10.2 XE running on Windows Vista Home Premium.
Thanks.
John.

Answer 1

What would you say is a large package that sometimes causes the compilation to fail? For example, in excess of 10000 lines of code.
I've just tried a package with the minimal amount of code, with as many comments as required to demonstrate the problem as follows:
Note: The last comment is on line number 108!
create or replace package body "TEST_PACKAGE" is
--Comments comments comments comments comments
--Comments comments comments comments comments
--Comments comments comments comments comments
--Comments comments comments comments comments
--Comments comm...
                            ...  comments comments comments
--Comments comments comments comments comments
--Comments comments comments comments commen
procedure TEST_PROC
as
begin
null; /* insert procedure code */
end TEST_PROC;
end "TEST_PACKAGE";
{end code}
You will notice that the last comment line is truncated. The above compiles everytime, but by adding one more character to the last comment line will cause it not to compile everytime. Downloading the above to disk gives a size of 5134 bytes, which is twice the size of the other package, which has a little more code, that I was trying to compile. When I say a "a little more code", I mean two procedures and one function of approximately 20 lines each!
Oh well! Looks like I'll have to give SQLDeveloper a try as I don't fancy going through the "edit file/action file" loop in SQL*Plus or the "submit script/wait for results/examine results" loop in SQL Scripts.
(For info, I am using Internet Explorer 7)
Thanks.