Syntax within the from Clause

In the following SQL SELECT statement, what does the
px-granule(0, block_range, dynamic) in the FROM clause reference.
This select statement was copied from the sql analyze tool within
OEM 2.2.
SELECT /*+ Q524000 NO_EXPAND ROWID(A1) */ A1."PROCESSING_DATE"
C0,
A1."PRCSNG_SEQUENCE_NR_IDENTIFIER" C1,
A1."TUI_ID" C2,NVL(A1."RECORD_TYPE_CODE",' ') C3,
NVL(A1."CONDITION_CODE",' ') C4,
NVL(A1."PURPOSE_CODE",' ') C5,
NVL(A1."DOCUMENT_IDENTIFIER",' ') C6,
NVL(A1."NIIN_IDENTIFIER",' ') C7,
NVL(RTRIM(A1."DOCUMENT_NUMBER_IDENTIFIER"),' ') C8,
NVL(A1."SUFFIX_CODE",' ') C9,
NVL(A1."UNIT_OF_ISSUE_CODE",' ') C10,
NVL(A1."PLUS_MINUS_CODE",' ') C11,
NVL(A1."TRANSACTION_QUANTITY_CHAR_TEXT",' ') C12,
NVL(A1."TRANSACTION_REVERSAL_CODE",' ') C13,
NVL(A1."ON_HAND_QUANTITY_CHAR_TEXT",' ') C14,
NVL(A1."SITE_CODE",' ') C15,
A1."RECORD_TYPE_CODE" C16,
NVL(TO_CHAR(TRUNC(A1."REPAIR_SEQUENCE_NR_IDENTIFIER")),' ') C17,
NVL(A1."COGNIZANCE_SYMBOL",' ') C18,
NVL(A1."FSC_CODE",' ') C19
FROM "OPS$DWTLOD"."TLOD_UNION_ITEMS" PX_GRANULE(0, BLOCK_RANGE,
DYNAMIC) A1
WHERE A1."REGION_IDENTIFIER_CODE"=5 AND
A1."PROCESSING_DATE"<=:B1 AND
NVL(A1."NIIN_IDENTIFIER",' ') LIKE '000457162' AND
NVL(RTRIM(A1."DOCUMENT_NUMBER_IDENTIFIER"),' ') LIKE '%'
AND A1."PROCESSING_DATE">=:B2 AND A1."PROCESSING_DATE"<=:B3 AND
NVL(A1."NIIN_IDENTIFIER",' ') LIKE '000457162' AND
NVL(RTRIM(A1."DOCUMENT_NUMBER_IDENTIFIER"),' ') LIKE '%'
Thanks,
Gil

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       INTO
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       FROM
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Stupid question: whats wrong here? -- Syntax Error in FROM clause

i keep getting the error: Syntax Error in FROM clause.
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should be
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Syntax error in From clause from Access

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Is it possible to create a view where table in the From clause changes name

is it possible to create a view from a from a table like this
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CREATE VIEW THREE_TABLE_EMP_VIEW AS
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union all
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union all
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For some reason, I am trying to use a variable name containing the actual table name in the from clause and it won't allow me. I keep getting the error saying I need to declare the variable I'm using eventhough I've used it in another statement that is not the FROM clause.
Example
SELECT count(col1), sum(col2)
FROM v_table_name;
v_table_name was declared as:
v_tablename VARCHAR2(20);
v_tablename := real_table_name;
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CASE in the FROM clause ?

Hello, I need to query a table which (unfortunately) its name is depended on the date. (Year, Month, and every 15 days (Fortnight FN)
My tables is STAT_VEHICLES_YY_MM and if it refers to the fortnight report it becomes STAT_VEHICLES_YY_MM15
For example this fortnight (15 of July report) will be STAT_VEHICLES_09_0815 and the 1st of this month report was on STAT_VEHICLES_09_08 table.
My query so far is:
ACCEPT YY prompt 'Please enter current year in YY format:'
ACCEPT MM prompt 'Please enter current month in the MM format:'
SELECT COUNT(*) "STAT VEH. NEW LIC."
FROM STAT_VEHICLES_&YY._&MM
WHERE NR=3;
I tried using something like
ACCEPT FN prompt 'Is this a fortnight report? (Y/N): '
SELECT…
FROM
CASE
WHEN &FN = Y THEN STAT_VEHICLES_&YY._&MM.15
WHEN &FN = y THEN STAT_VEHICLES_&YY._&MM.15
WHEN &FN = N THEN STAT_VEHICLES_&YY._&MM
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Obviously this is extreemly poor design, and it should have been implemented by partitioning 1 table.
In that case Oracle would have automatically choosen the right partition!!!
What you can do is
column table_name new_value tablename
ACCEPT YY prompt 'Please enter current year in YY format:'
ACCEPT MM prompt 'Please enter current month in the MM format:'
select stat_vehicles_&YY._&MM table_name
from dual;
select count(*)
from &_table_name
where nr=3;
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Hth
Sybrand Bakker
Senior Oracle DBA

I want to use a dynamic schema name in the from clause but its not working.

DECLARE
     vblQueryName VARCHAR2(20);
     vblSchemaName VARCHAR2(20);
BEGIN
     SELECT CurrentSchemaName INTO vblSchemaName FROM HR_989_SCHEMA;
     vblQueryName:='060_525_020';
     INSERT /*+ APPEND(HP_ELIGIBILITIES,4) */ INTO HP_ELIGIBILITIES
          LVL1ID,
          LVL1Desc,
          LVL2ID,
          LVL2Desc,
          LVL3ID,
          LVL3Desc,
          LVL4ID,
          LVL4Desc
     SELECT /*+ PARALLEL(a,4) */
          LVL1ID,
          LVL1Desc,
          LVL2ID,
          LVL2Desc,
          LVL3ID,
          LVL3Desc,
          LVL4ID,
          LVL4Desc
     FROM
     bold     vblSchemaName.HP_ELIGIBILITIES a
     WHERE
          UPPER(LVL2ID) = 'XX' ;
     COMMIT;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE( 'Query Executed: ' || vblqueryName);
INSERT INTO HP_QUERYEXECLOG(QueryName) VALUES(vblQueryName);
EXCEPTION WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN NULL;
END;
I want to create a rules table so that the schema name in front of the table name in the from clause can be controlled by a separate table that is maintained but its not working . Help and your valuable inputs needed for this issue

I want to use a dynamic schema name in the from clauseyou can alternatively set the current schema as e.g. in:
declare
   vblqueryname    varchar2 (20);
   vblschemaname   varchar2 (20);
begin
   select currentschemaname into vblschemaname from hr_989_schema;
   vblqueryname := '060_525_020';
   execute immediate 'alter session set current_schema=' || vblschemaname;
   insert /*+ APPEND(HP_ELIGIBILITIES,4) */
         into hp_eligibilities (lvl1id,
                                lvl1desc,
                                lvl2id,
                                lvl2desc,
                                lvl3id,
                                lvl3desc,
                                lvl4id,
                                lvl4desc
      select /*+ PARALLEL(a,4) */
            lvl1id,
             lvl1desc,
             lvl2id,
             lvl2desc,
             lvl3id,
             lvl3desc,
             lvl4id,
             lvl4desc
        from hp_eligibilities a
       where upper (lvl2id) = 'XX';
   commit;
   dbms_output.put_line ('Query Executed: ' || vblqueryname);
   insert into hp_queryexeclog (queryname)
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exception
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This one works
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FROM SYSADM.ps_md_erncd_action z
WHERE z.md_action = 'CALC_BURD' AND
z.system_id = 'PB' AND
z.erncd = 'REG' AND **This is the line in question**
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SELECT MAX(z_ed.effdt)
FROM SYSADM.ps_md_erncd_action z_ed
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z.erncd = z_ed.erncd AND
z.effdt = z_ed.effdt AND
z.system_id = z_ed.system_id AND
z.md_action = z_ed.md_action AND
z_ed.effdt <= TO_DATE('04/01/2001','MM/DD/YYYY'))) c
WHERE a.erncd = b.erncd AND
b.effdt = (
SELECT MAX(b_ed.effdt)
FROM SYSADM.ps_md_erncd_action b_ed
WHERE b.setid = b_ed.setid AND
b.erncd = b_ed.erncd AND
b.effdt = b_ed.effdt AND
b.system_id = b_ed.system_id AND
b.md_action = b_ed.md_action AND
b_ed.effdt <= TO_DATE('04/01/2001','MM/DD/YYYY')) AND
a.group_id = 'PSD01' AND
a.workorder_no = 'H00034758' AND
a.assignment_no = 'H00034758-001' AND
b.system_id = 'PB' AND
b.md_action = 'EARN_TYPE' AND
b.value = 'R';
This one produces the error
SELECT a.pay_rate, a.bill_rate, a.frequency, c.value
FROM SYSADM.ps_pb_wkord_sq_rte a, SYSADM.ps_md_erncd_action b,
SELECT DISTINCT z.value
FROM SYSADM.ps_md_erncd_action z
WHERE z.md_action = 'CALC_BURD' AND
z.system_id = 'PB' AND
z.erncd = a.erncd AND **This is line in question**
z.effdt = (
SELECT MAX(z_ed.effdt)
FROM SYSADM.ps_md_erncd_action z_ed
WHERE z.setid = z_ed.setid AND
z.erncd = z_ed.erncd AND
z.effdt = z_ed.effdt AND
z.system_id = z_ed.system_id AND
z.md_action = z_ed.md_action AND
z_ed.effdt <= TO_DATE('04/01/2001','MM/DD/YYYY'))) c
WHERE a.erncd = b.erncd AND
b.effdt = (
SELECT MAX(b_ed.effdt)
FROM SYSADM.ps_md_erncd_action b_ed
WHERE b.setid = b_ed.setid AND
b.erncd = b_ed.erncd AND
b.effdt = b_ed.effdt AND
b.system_id = b_ed.system_id AND
b.md_action = b_ed.md_action AND
b_ed.effdt <= TO_DATE('04/01/2001','MM/DD/YYYY')) AND
a.group_id = 'PSD01' AND
a.workorder_no = 'H00034758' AND
a.assignment_no = 'H00034758-001' AND
b.system_id = 'PB' AND
b.md_action = 'EARN_TYPE' AND
b.value = 'R';
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks,
JD Lippard

Hi JD,
your code is very difficult to read to i will give you some general information.
SELECT t1.c1,t1.c2
FROM table t1
, (SELECT t2.col1 alias1
, t2.col2 alias2
, a.s.o.
FROM anytable t2
) tablealias
WHERE t1.c1 = tablealias.alias1
You can select any columns inside this 'dynamic view' whichever you need for a join. Independent if you print them or not.
But you cannot join INSIDE this dynamic view to outer tables like
SELECT t1.c1,t1.c2
FROM table t1
, (SELECT t2.col1 alias1
, t2.col2 alias2
, a.s.o.
FROM anytable t2
WHERE t1.c2 = t2.col2
) tablealias
WHERE bla
Maybe it helps a bit.
Cheers,
Udo

10g Form - Can i invoke ms word within the from?

Hi everybody, I would appreciate if someone out there can help me with it......
On the form i have an ID Field.
I have a master MS Word file on the network drive.
Firstly
I have a button on the form. When pressed it should be able to create a New Folder on the network drive with the name of the folder same as ID Field. At the sametime it should copy the Master MS Word file and put it in the newly created folder.
Secondly
I want to open this Ms word file in the newly created folder within the 10g form and not run outside the form.
Kindly help........
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Hi Francoise, Thank you for your reply.
The MS Word file resides on a shared folder on the server and doesnt get stored in the database (Independent of the database).
What i actually need is to be able to do 4 actions with a trigger on the button: meaning when the button is clicked it should:-
1- Create a new folder on the server
2- Copy the Original Master File to newly created folder.
3- The name of the folder to be the same as the ID Filed which is binded to a table.
4- To open the Ms Word file from the newly created folder within the oracle form and not like i have done in vb (Shell to open outside).
I have done this similar project in vb6 (Kindly have a look)
ServerFolderPath = "\\servername\foldername"
Private Sub Cmdsave_Click()
Dim Qry As String
Dim Re As New Recordset
Qry = "select * From IDRegistration where IDNo = '" & TxtIDNo.Text & "'" '(SQL Table)
If EditID = False Then
Re.Open Qry, DB, adOpenDynamic, adLockOptimistic
If Re.RecordCount > 0 Then
MsgBox "File with same ID Exists", vbInformation
Else
fso.CreateFolder ServerFolderPath & IDNo
fso.CopyFile ServerFolderPath & "one.doc", ServerFolderPath & IDNo & "\" & IDNo & ".Doc" '(one.doc is the master file)
Shell "c:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office11\winword.exe " & ServerFolderPath & IDNo & "\" & IDNo & ".doc", vbMaximizedFocus
End If
Please advice Thanks for your time!
irfi

Using a Procedure in the FROM clause of a query

Is it possible to use a Procedure that accepts multiple parameters and returns multiple parameters in the FROM section of a query?
I have a Procedure that formats a postal address from BS7666 format into an Oracle Apps friendly format.
I'd like to be able to select the data from the source, feed it through this procedure and output it as part of a Materialised View.
PROCEDURE Format_llpg_Address
In_Loc IN VARCHAR2,
In_Description IN VARCHAR2,
In_County IN VARCHAR2,
In_Town IN VARCHAR2,
In_PostTown IN VARCHAR2,
In_Saon_Start_num IN NUMBER,
In_Saon_Start_Suffix IN VARCHAR2,
In_Saon_End_num IN NUMBER,
In_Saon_End_Suffix IN VARCHAR2,
In_Saon_Text IN VARCHAR2,
In_Paon_Start_num IN NUMBER,
In_Paon_Start_Suffix IN VARCHAR2,
In_Paon_End_num IN NUMBER,
In_Paon_End_Suffix IN VARCHAR2,
In_Paon_Text IN VARCHAR2,
In_PostCode IN VARCHAR2,
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Out_Address2 OUT NOCOPY VARCHAR2,
Out_Address3 OUT NOCOPY VARCHAR2,
Out_Town OUT NOCOPY VARCHAR2,
Out_County OUT NOCOPY VARCHAR2,
Out_PostCode OUT NOCOPY VARCHAR2)
Many Thanks,
Jason.

You should look at [pipelined functions|http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B28359_01/appdev.111/b28370/tuning.htm#i52954]
Adrian Billington has a number of excellent articles on pipelined functions.
Here's a [link to one of them|http://www.oracle-developer.net/display.php?id=207]
Edited by: dombrooks on Oct 12, 2009 4:45 PM

Two variables in the name of a table in the FROM clause.

Hello,
I ve got a problem making this work:
SELECT *
FROM tablename_YY_MM
(This is part of the script I need to use YY and MM in various tables)
I need to find a way so the script will ask me every time about the YY and MM
For example the current table name is "tablename_09_08" next month it will be "tablename_09_09"
It looks simple but I can't make it work. It seems to be a problem with concatanation || and the underscore _
Looks like it should be done with PL/SQL ?
If anyone can help it will be much appreciated.
Thank you.
Edited by: user1067236 on Aug 11, 2009 2:21 AM
Edited by: user1067236 on Aug 11, 2009 2:23 AM

Hi,
That's easy to do using substitution variables in SQL*Plus:
SELECT *
FROM tablename_&year_num._&month_num;Note the . after &year_num; it is necessary to indicate that the next _ is not part of the preceding name.
You can also use the SQL*Plus ACCEPT command to prompt the user for values, with a detailed message.
ACCEPT year_num PROMPT "Please enter year number (2 digits only, such as 09): "Edited by: Frank Kulash on Aug 11, 2009 5:29 AM

How to do where clause within the where clause?

Hello.
I have had a look in the previous postings, OWB help and user guide - and can't seem to find how to do the following in OWB:
insert into table A (col1, col2, etc)
(select col1, col2 etc from table B where col2 is (select col3 from table C where col3 = 'I'));
Filter doesn't want to cope with this. Key lookup - doesn't want to cope with this either.
If you know how to do it - please help. It is a vry simple query ( i always seem to be struggling with simple stuff and all the fancy stuff works fine!) :) but i don't know how to do it in OWB. Double-filter somehow? Is there some wonderful operator somewhere that i am not using to a full potential?
Thank you very much for all your help and support
Warmest Regards
Vix

insert into table A (col1, col2, etc)
(select col1, col2 etc from table B where col2 = 'I');
Hi Arnab :)
If only!
The query looks like this:
insert into table A (col1,col2)
select (col1,col2) from table B
where col2 in (select col3 from table C where col3 = 'I'));
hope it makes sense. It should only insert records into table A from table B if records have corresonding entry in table C and this one ofthe attrubutes of this entry = 'I'.
I am trying to convince here that we should be using more views so hopefully i would be able to; joiner is too cluncky and not as fast. As for now i solved it with:
function that check if col2 has corresponding rec in table C then passed either value or null into filter. Filter then compares the two and if value is not null - it will insert this record from table A into table B. Phew!
BTW - i am now trying to get an answer to this misterious java.lang.exeption (my other topic) as soon as i hear anything - will keep you posted.
Thank you very much for all your help and understanding.

SELECT statement in FROM clause - syntax help

Hi,
I want to have a SELECT statement in the FROM clause. I get syntax error when doing this and since I am new to ABAP I need som help.
I want to do the following, (and if anyone has any SELECT statement from their own system which you know there is no syntax error in please post it here so I can analyze the syntax):
*I leave the INTO itab clause out, since I only want to demonstrate the functionality
I am trying to get.
<b>SELECT</b> tableOne~someField
<b>FROM</b> tab <b>AS</b> tableOne (<b>SELECT</b> someField
                                     <b>FROM</b> tab
                                     <b>WHERE</b> someFiled > 1) <b>AS</b> tableTwo
<b>WHERE</b> tableOnesomeField > tableTwosomeField
like I said, the problem is that the select statement in the parenthesis in the from clause seems to be incorrect because I get "wrong expression" when trying to compile. Is this because I cannot have a select statement in the from clause or is it because of a minor syntax error, such as I forgot a dot, or some other sign?
thanks and regards
Baran

sorry i am not enough familiar with sub queries but some error i can see which i will state here.
1> you have to use sub queries i.e. select in ( ) after where clause because here you are fulfilling a where clause by another select statement.
like this
SELECT * FROM SFLIGHT
    INTO WA
    WHERE SEATSOCC = ( SELECT MAX( SEATSOCC ) FROM SFLIGHT ).
2> you cannot specify field name without into clause either you have to use
select * or select f1 into tab-f1 like this...
but if you are using select * without into you have to define
tables : dbtab.
selec * from dbtab. like that.
regards
shiba dutta

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