Problem CREATE TABLE with PRIMARY KEY Still in Trouble ! Please Help!

Question

Hi there !
I use the orcle 8i, and i don't know why i can't create table with any primary key EXample:
SQL> CREATE TABLE O_caisses
2 (No_caisse NUMBER(3) constraint caisses_pk PRIMARY KEY,
3 NB_BILLETS NUMBER(5)
4 )
5 /
CREATE TABLE O_caisses
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-18008: cannot find OUTLN schema
***********some Debuger show me this way: *********************
Well there r certain point u got to notice when creating a table with constraints.
1) U can create table with COLUMN level constraint.
2) U can create table with TABLE level constraint.
3) In COLUMN level constraint u can't give a constraint a name
but only mention the type of constraint.
4) In TABLE level constraint u can give a name to constraint.
Following are the examples of both
--COLUMN LEVEL
CREATE TABLE O_caisses
(No_caisse NUMBER(3) PRIMARY KEY,
NB_BILLETS NUMBER(5));
--TABLE LEVEL
CREATE TABLE O_caisses
(No_caisse NUMBER(3),
NB_BILLETS NUMBER(5),
constraint pk_caisse primary key (No_caisse));
********************And this is another one:*****************
SQL>grant create any outline to username;
BUT the problem is still present, i don't know what to do now !
Please could some body help me !
Thanks alot!
Luong.

Answer 1

The clue is in the error message: the OUTLN schema is missing.
This is something Oracle 8i introduced to help manage the CBO (or soemthing equally geeky and internal). For some reason your database no longer has this user. It ought to be created automatically during installation (or upgrade) but catproct may not have completed probably or some over zealous admin type has dropped it.
Solution is to re-install (or re-upgrade) as you cannot create this user on their own. Alas.
HTH, APC