Syntax for delete statement within a procedure

within a procedure i tried to delete the table using
delete table tablename;
but it is showing error that
PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
PL/SQL: ORA-00903: invalid table name
whether we have to use execute immediate delete table tablename;
or this syntax is correct

Hi ,
i think if you want to use the delete
then it shld be delete from tablename --> this'll delete all rows
but if u want to use execute immediate then you might as well use TRUNCATE --> provided you need not have these data written to the log file (if you need for recovery later better use DELETE)
i.e EXECUTE IMMEDIATE ('TRUNCATE TABLE tbl_name');
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