Stuck on what SHOULD be simple syntax...

Question

PL/SQL Release 11.2.0.3.0 - Production
CORE 11.2.0.3.0 Production
TNS for Solaris: Version 11.2.0.3.0 - Production
NLSRTL Version 11.2.0.3.0 - Production
This code is one script of an update script I'm trying to push.
It's failing. I have to write the code so that it can be re-run multiple times and not cause the main job to fail.
I've been staring at this for hours and can NOT see why it's erroring.
Here is the error being thrown.
VALUES ('NRSA_APP_USER',11,'NONE','APPROVED','N','Y','10M','N','SPIREK, FRANK','Y',1)';
ERROR at line 3:
ORA-06550: line 3, column 10:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "NRSA_APP_USER" when expecting one of the
following:
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member submultisetHere is my pl/sql code. --I simplified the exception clause, to try and narrow down possibilities...But the commented out exception portion is the original.
BEGIN execute immediate
'create user NRSA_APP_USER
  identified by XXX
  default tablespace USERS
  temporary tablespace TEMP
  profile DEFAULT
  quota 10m on USERS';
EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN null;  --DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('User already Exists');
END;
grant connect to NRSA_APP_USER;
grant create session to NRSA_APP_USER;
commit;
--  script to register the application user with UMA
BEGIN execute immediate
'INSERT INTO UMA.UMA_USERS(USER_NAME,AGENCY_CODE,HOME_ORG_ID,STATUS,ADMIN_IND,HIDDEN_IND,QUOTA_USERS,DIRECT_ACCESS,CONTACT,EMAIL_ENABLED,EID_LEVEL)
VALUES ('NRSA_APP_USER',11,'NONE','APPROVED','N','Y','10M','N','SPIREK, FRANK','Y',1)';
EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN null; --DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('User NRSA_APP_USER already inserted');
END;
BEGIN execute immediate
'INSERT INTO UMA.UMA_CLIENT_APP_USERS (APP_NAME,USER_NAME,DISPLAY_ORDER)
VALUES ('NRISINFORMS','NRSA_APP_USER',1)';
EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN null; --DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('User already inserted');
END;
BEGIN execute immediate
'UMA.UMA_BATCH_PROCESSOR.PROCESS_USERS';
EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN NULL;
END;
/The error indicates that it doesn't like the column NRISINFORMS...or something PRIOR to that in the code. I checked the table, and the column is spelled right, and it's a varchar2. And then I looked over all the code prior to that for punctuation and such. No luck. I even cut/paste the code into my formatter in TOAD. And it didn't find anything wrong.
Can ANYONE see what I am apparently oblivious to?
Thank you.
Edited by: Willy_B on Oct 18, 2012 9:29 AM - fixed code tag, and also put exact cut/paste of error report.

Answer 1

Hi,
Willy_B wrote:
... Here is the error being thrown.
VALUES ('NRSA_APP_USER',11,'NONE','APPROVED','N','Y','10M','N','SPIREK, FRANK','Y',1)';
ERROR at line 3:
ORA-06550: line 3, column 10:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "NRSA_APP_USER" when expecting one of the
following:
* & = - + ; < / > at in is mod remainder not rem return ...
Here is my pl/sql code ...
BEGIN execute immediate
'INSERT INTO UMA.UMA_USERS(USER_NAME,AGENCY_CODE,HOME_ORG_ID,STATUS,ADMIN_IND,HIDDEN_IND,QUOTA_USERS,DIRECT_ACCESS,CONTACT,EMAIL_ENABLED,EID_LEVEL)
VALUES ('NRSA_APP_USER',11,'NONE','APPROVED','N','Y','10M','N','SPIREK, FRANK','Y',1)';
EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN null; --DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('User NRSA_APP_USER already inserted');
END;
You have to do somnething special to include a single-quote character in a string literal, such as repeat the single-quotes that are inside the literal:
BEGIN execute immediate
      'INSERT INTO UMA.UMA_USERS
      ( USER_NAME
      , AGENCY_CODE
      , HOME_ORG_ID
      , STATUS
      , ADMIN_IND
      , HIDDEN_IND
      , QUOTA_USERS
      , DIRECT_ACCESS
      , CONTACT
      , EMAIL_ENABLED
      , EID_LEVEL
VALUES ( ''NRSA_APP_USER''
       , 11
       , ''NONE''
       , ''APPROVED''
       , ''N''
       , ''Y''
       , ''10M''
       , ''N''
       , ''SPIREK, FRANK''
       , ''Y''
       , 1
       )';or use Q-notation:
BEGIN execute immediate
      Q'{INSERT INTO UMA.UMA_USERS     -- Note Q and { here
      ( USER_NAME
      , AGENCY_CODE
      , HOME_ORG_ID
      , STATUS
      , ADMIN_IND
      , HIDDEN_IND
      , QUOTA_USERS
      , DIRECT_ACCESS
      , CONTACT
      , EMAIL_ENABLED
      , EID_LEVEL
VALUES ( 'NRSA_APP_USER'
       , 11
       , 'NONE'
       , 'APPROVED'
       , 'N'
       , 'Y'
       , '10M'
       , 'N'
       , 'SPIREK, FRANK'
       , 'Y'
       , 1
       )}'                    -- Note } here
;Why are you using EXECUTE IMMEDIATE for this at all? PL/SQL has INSERT statements.
Also, why do you need to create uses on the fly, especially when all the details are hard-coded?