Virtual column not allowed while creating "simple view"

Question

hi,
i have created a simple view
systax:
create view empvu30
as select empno id_number,ename Name,sal*12 ANN_SALARY
from emp where deptno=30;
when i am going to update this view i am getting error:
ORA-01733: virtual column not allowed here

Answer 1

user10492712 wrote:
hi,
i have created a simple view
systax:
create view empvu30
as select empno id_number,ename Name,sal*12 ANN_SALARY
from emp where deptno=30;
when i am going to update this view i am getting error:
ORA-01733: virtual column not allowed hereThe error is correct as you have a transformation done on the Sal column which can't be updated. That's why the error is thrown to you.
Please read this link,
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/E11882_01/server.112/e10595/views001.htm#i1006127
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If the view was created by using an expression, such as DECODE(deptno, 10, "SALES", ...), then rows cannot be inserted into or updated in the base table using the view.>
HTH
@Pavan,
That's different question altogether. I don't think OP question falls in that thread's context.
Aman....