Tool to do syntax check on DML/DDL

Is there any tool in Toad or SQL Plus or any other IDE to do a syntax check on DDL/DML statements without executing them ?

In my Toad Verson 7.6, there is a built in formatter namely -> Formatter Plus v4.8.0. This will format any given SQL Statement/ PL/SQL Code.
Also if your statement is wrong syntactically, the formatter will throw an error.
You just have to type the code and right click -> Formatting Tools -> Format Code. Alas your code gets formatted neatly!!
Thanks,
Jithendra

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Hello. Yes. To be more specific, want to be able to run the create table DDL for Teradata from BTEQ. I added the following statements to a customized version of the Terada .xdb for the table BeforeCreate:
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select 1
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(1) (Table "DATE_DIM"):
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Tool for Syntax check

Hi,
exist a function or a tool that check if syntax in a script is correct?
Thanks a lot
Cristina

user5366366 wrote:
exist a function or a tool that check if syntax in a script is correct?Yes.. kind of. You can use DMBS_SQL to parse SQL or PL/SQL code only - without executing it. A successful parse means it passed syntax checking within that specific session environment.
A dirty method that can be used from any client is to add "+EXPLAIN PLAN+" to the SQL - and instead of asking Oracle to execute the SQL, request it to parse it and generate an execution plan for you. Again, a successful execution plan result means a successful parse - and again, for that specific session environment only.
Why is session environment important? There are NLS setting that can make an explicit string to date conversion of a literal work in one session and fail in another. The current scope of the session could point to a different schema. Etc.
So even though you may get a successful parse, it could be pretty meaningless as when it is executed the environment is different.
Which then begs the question why do you not parse it once up front, and then used the code in its "+parsed+" format? This is what stored procedure code does for you. And why it is a better option than to store the source code externally, outside Oracle, on another system.
There are also a host of other issues to consider such as security, maintenance, access control and so on, that makes stored code a significantly superior option all around than storing SQL and PL/SQL code in some external script somewhere.

Syntax Check for *.java files

Hello erveryone,
I'm wondering if anybody has an advice how to enable (if possible) syntax check in JDeveloper 10.1.2.
For example:
public String toString() {
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The missing return statement is not shown in the editor. It's only shown by the compiler.
Thanks in advance
Alex

Thanks for your reply,
I checked out the links you mentioned, but I think the informations about the code editor and the code assist are not very detailed.
I checked out the tool you mentioned above (PMD) and it was quite fine unsing it for one class. But I tried to check about 300 classes at a time and it hangs after a few minutes.
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Flash 8 Pro: Well, I'm coding along quite nicely and decide
to auto-format. Auto-format says the code has errors, the syntax
check says there are none. I can run my code (though it's not doing
what I want) without getting an error.
Are there specific scenarios that cause the syntax check and
auto-format to disagree?
In just about every other development tool I've used, it will
auto format regardless of errors, even if the formatting is messed
up. it's a good aid to highlighting syntax errors! Why can't flash
do the same?
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Paul

Well, after commenting out lots of code until the error went
away and then removing the comments and making some tweaks, the
problem has gone away..

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SQL Syntax Checker

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I'm curious if there is any tool out there for checking the SQL syntax in the Java program itself. A tool to somehow validate the SQL before sending it thru the JDBC to execute the query on the database.
If so, can you please refer me to one.
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I think the problem is different DBMS accepts different SQL. Even different version of DBMS.
There is no way to make sure 100% accurate of SQL.
The only way to make sure the SQL is accurate to any DBMS is running it and catch it in exception.
If you SQL is not produced on run time, you can simply check it by the batch utils. For example the sql plus.

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I have modified one standard include using access key to insert one logic as per businness requirements.Now after inserting that code iam getting syntax error but while activating it is not showing the error and getting activated.
The include is V05XZZMO in that i have inserted code is as follows
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*{   INSERT         GDVK934083                                        1
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*{   INSERT         GDVK934083                                        2
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Any help on this will be appreciated..
Regards,
Rohan.

Hi,
First comment ur code and then activate the include.
Now put a break point in the form and then in the debug mode check the structre LFAMTV is visible or not.
if yes then once again add ur code and then activate the whole program.
and now once again debug it and see...., whether the values are updated to the strurure LFAMTV.
Regards,
Nagaraj

SQL Developer 1.1.0.21: Issues with Data Grid and SQL syntax checking

In this new release of SQL Dev, when I execute a SQL in the SQL Worksheet and click in the Data Grid in the Results tab and try to navigate within a record using arrow keys, the grid cell enters into edit mode by default and so I cannot use the Left or Right arrow keys to navigate the grid. I am forced to use tab key to navigate. This is counter intuitive in my opinion.
Is there any option to change this behavior?
Another issue that I have come across is with SQL syntax checking. In some cases, when I press F9 to execute a SQL, it shows the SQL as executed i.e. shows something like 0.0134 seconds in the toolbar and no results displayed. In reality, the SQL had some syntax error which were NOT reported. This can be frustrating since now I have to fall back to SQL*Plus or TOAD just for syntax check.
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In the "Results" tab, Click Ctrl & Tab keys (at the same time) or with mouse click on any cell other than the first column (a sequence or rownum), you will be able to navigate using the arrow keys.
"Another issue that I have come across is with SQL syntax checking. In some cases, when I press F9 to execute a SQL, it shows the SQL as executed i.e. shows something like 0.0134 seconds in the toolbar and no results displayed. In reality, the SQL had some syntax error which were NOT reported. This can be frustrating since now I have to fall back to SQL*Plus or TOAD just for syntax check."
The 0.0134 seconds could be the result of the most recently executed successful statement. Check the Script Output tab for errors. Use F5 (Run Script option) instead of F9.
"I like the fact that SQLDev highlights the current SQL but it would be more useful if it just indicated the first line of the current sql instead of highlighting the whole sql."
On the SQL statement (or code), Right Click -> Format SQL (or press Ctrl & B), proper formatting would help.
I use version 1.0.0.15.57 and seems to be working allright.
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i am working in ALE Idoc scenario...I am getting Status 3 as well as status 26 in we02 transaction in my custom IDOC scenario for outbound process..
The error is 'EDI- SYntax Check'..
How to remove this error..
Pls help.

ya, there is only one segment available in IDOC..named i.e zseg_a .
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A year or so ago I had turned on a toolbar that sat at the top with the other toolbar, and had many tools for development and checking of websites. You could tu

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Syntax check for tables and function modules

Hi,
I am writing a program that perform syntax check on object such as executable programs , function modules and tables.
Syntax check works fine for programs, but not for tables.
How can I perform syntax check on my tables or structures?
I get my data from the table TADIR. But I don't get my function modules from there. What is the table for this.
Thanks 4 ur replies.
Parvez

hi
good
generally in sap while creating a table or structure we get the error and we solved them,but like reports during runtime it is not possible to check the syntax of a table or structure.
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Can we use SAMT to syntax check methods in global classes ?

Transaction SAMT can be used to perform syntax checks on programs but I can't see how to use it to check methods in global classes. Can anyone tell me how to do this ?
thanks,
Malcolm.

I've figured out a way to do this.
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Warning in query in Extended Syntax Check

Hi all,
I perform Extended Syntax Check.
It generates following warning for the query: -
In "SELECT SINGLE....", the WHERE condition for the key field "MATNR" does not test for equality. Therefore the single record in question may not be unique.
(You can hide the message using "#EC *)
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Regards,
Saurabh A. Buksh

Hi,
whenu r using select single use a variable or a workarea don't use tables.
select single matnr from mara into v_matnr
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also as it is warning message u can neglectit .
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Regards,
Nagaraj
Message was edited by: nagaraj kumar nishtala

Extended Syntax Check in abap code

Hi Guys,
We are upgrading from 4.6 C to ECC 6.0. When I do the Extended Syntax check for the custom function module it gives me the following error. Please help.
The EXCEPTION "REPORT_NOT_EXISTENT" is not defined in the interface of the function module "RS_VARIANT_CONTENTS" "RS_VARIANT_CONTENTS". Internal Message Code: MESSAGE G-7.
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Regards,
Shankar

<b>Don't suppress the message. </b> You should only suppress messages if you are aware of why they are appearing, and they are not an error.
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EXPORTING
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