Problem with using INSERT INTO script

Question

Hi guys,
I was trying to duplicate a table with the following script:
CREATE TABLE TAB3(
KEYATTR     NUMBER(3)     NOT NULL,
BODY1     CHAR(1000)     NOT NULL,
BODY2      CHAR(1000)     NOT NULL,
BODY3     CHAR(1000)     NOT NULL,
     CONSTRAINT TAB3_PKEY PRIMARY KEY(KEYATTR) )
INSERT INTO TAB3
     SELECT      *           
     FROM system.table3
     ORDER BY DBMS_ROWID.ROWID_BLOCK_NUMBER(ROWID) DESC, KEYATTR DESC
However, when I execute the script, I keep getting a 'missing right parenthesis' error. Any idea what went wrong?

Answer 1

You don't need braces.
Just
INSERT INTO TAB3
SELECT *
FROM system.table3
ORDER BY DBMS_ROWID.ROWID_BLOCK_NUMBER(ROWID) DESC, KEYATTR DESCshould work.