Pl sql join and selecting columns from join."t"."c": invalid at debug time

Question

I noticed the error at cc.Country that is shown because cc is not yet there at compile time (got that
from searching this forum).
Isnt that a bit weak of oracle sql developer that it doesnt compile from the outside to the inside /core but
rather form top to bottom?
Am I right with my conclusion? If so, how to do it otherwise i.e. specifying that cc.country is
a column from countrycodes joined with table6 ?
SELECT DISTINCT 0,
2,
SUBSTR('metable', 0, 1) || '_ABC',
'ABC_' || 'metable',
'ABC ' ||cc.Country ,
'+'
FROM table6
LEFT JOIN COUNTRYCODE cc
ON cc.Code = metable
WHERE metable IS NOT NULL
AND metable <> ''

Answer 1

metalray wrote:
hi Boneist
thanks for your reply
its in a plsql procedure (10g). well as you see cc is the alias
of the table COUNTRYCODE. which does exists. the error is at 'ABC ' ||cc.Country'
telling me"PL/SQL: ORA-01747: invalid user.table.column,..."
when I put COUNTRYCODE next to table6 in the FROM it works but thats not what I want
since I want to join both tables not just select from both.Can you give us your exact code and exact error message.
I'm not finding any problem with using alias names in the query..
SQL> select d.dname
  2        ,'EMPNAME : '||e.ename
  3  from dept d LEFT JOIN emp e ON e.deptno = d.deptno;
DNAME          'EMPNAME:'||E.ENAME
RESEARCH       EMPNAME : SMITH
SALES          EMPNAME : ALLEN
SALES          EMPNAME : WARD
RESEARCH       EMPNAME : JONES
SALES          EMPNAME : MARTIN
SALES          EMPNAME : BLAKE
ACCOUNTING     EMPNAME : CLARK
RESEARCH       EMPNAME : SCOTT
ACCOUNTING     EMPNAME : KING
SALES          EMPNAME : TURNER
RESEARCH       EMPNAME : ADAMS
SALES          EMPNAME : JAMES
RESEARCH       EMPNAME : FORD
ACCOUNTING     EMPNAME : MILLER
OPERATIONS     EMPNAME :
15 rows selected.
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