Unix PLSQL Batch job toad

Question

The below code is a shell script to run it as a batch job. The insert code works in a Toad but in unix it doesn't seem to recognize from the declare? what could be the issue?
function insertNewData
printf "Extracting previous month data records \n"
sqlplus -s $USERID_PASSWORD@$ORACLE_SID << THE_END >> $FILENAME
SET NEWPAGE 0
SET SPACE 0
SET LINESIZE 476
SET PAGESIZE 0
SET ECHO OFF
SET FEEDBACK OFF
SET HEADING OFF
SET TERMOUT OFF
whenever sqlerror exit sql.sqlcode
-- spool $FILENAME
     DECLARE
     MinCount NUMBER;
     BEGIN
     SELECT TO_NUMBER(T2.PROP_VAL) INTO MinCount FROM LMN.XYZ_CONFIG T2 WHERE T2.PROP_NAM='CountMin';
     INSERT INTO LMN.XYZ_XYZ_ T1
          (_ID, STATCD, NUM, CRTE_DT, ENTERED_DTTM, ENTERED_USER_ID,
               LAST_UPD_DTTM, LAST_UPD_USER_ID, VER_ID)
     SELECT LMN.XYZ_XYZ__SEQ.nextval, 'AP', V1._N, TRUNC(SYSDATE), TRUNC(SYSDATE), 'XYZ_BATCH', TRUNC(SYSDATE),
               'XYZ_BATCH', 0     
          FROM (SELECT DISTINCT V2._NUM N, SUM(V2.CNT) _COUNT
          FROM LMN.XYZ_PQR__VW V2
               WHERE V2._CNT >= MinCount
          GROUP BY V2._NUM ) V1
          WHERE NOT EXISTS ( SELECT * FROM LMN.XYZ_XYZ_ WHERE V1._N = LMN.XYZ_XYZ_._NUM);
     END;
-- spool off
THE_END
RC=$?
if [ $RC -ne 0 ]
then
printf "Error occurred while Inserting New Alerts Data into LMN.XYZ_XYZ_ Table!\n"
exit -1
fi
# MAIN PROCESSING SECTION
# Set environment
. /apps_01/XYZ/etc/XYZEnv
APP=`basename $0`
TODAY=`date '+%m%d%Y%H%M%S'`
# Set logfile directory and log files
LOG=${XYZ_LOG}/${APP}.log.${TODAY}
#LOG=/home/XYZ/log/${APP}.log.${TODAY}
# Direct all stdout and stderr to the log file
exec >>$LOG 2>&1
printf "\n${APP} processing started at `date` \n"
printf "${APP} data extract started at `date` \n"
#Create the output filename
FILENAME=$XYZ_LOG/XYZAcctDtl.out.${TODAY}
#FILENAME=/home/XYZ/log/XYZAcctDtl.out.${TODAY}
# Retrieve user i and passwoctABM.shrd
USERID_PASSWORD=`cat $XYZ_ETC/userid.dat`
# Do processing
insertNewPQRData
# Data extractr done! Start file transfer
printf "${APP} data purge/insert completed successfully at `date` \n"
RETURN_CD=$?
# Return successful/unsuccessful code
echo "Return Code::::$RETURN_CD"
exit $RETURN_CD

Answer 1

Oracle version is 9i. Actually there is no error messages. I also have tow other functions but is has only SQL statements . not a pl/sql bloc. These two functions work fine when the scriptis run but dont c any chnges as far as Insert is concerned.
Shell script doesn't throw error.
If i take out the Plsql block and run it on Toad it works fine ?
Any experience dealing with this before.
Tiger