Pivot invalid in oracle 11.2

Question

Hi expert,
I want to run following sql in oracle11.2, but get error because "pivot" is invalid , this function should be native in oracle11, how come for this error?
select *
from table( pivot (' select deptno
, job
, avg(sal) sal_avg
from emp
group
by deptno
, job
)

Answer 1

expecting a mod, dressed in Blu to show up soon and lock this one
Nah, I don't think it quite warrants that.... yet.  The answer is given so there's no further discussion necessary really.  This questioner just hasn't read the article properly.
As for the OP's question from last year, which still appears unresolved, my guess would be to check the client being used e.g. is it a 10g client connecting to an 11g database... in which case the 10g client will likely complain about the pivot syntax. e.t.a. ... just re-read the original question and it would actually appear to be similar in that it's treating the pivot statement as a function, so likely they're also trying to use some dynamic pivoting function that is user-defined rather than built-in.
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