prepare failing

prepare failing

am 13.09.2005 14:46:34 von jainabhay

I am new to DBI. I wrote a simple program and I get the following in =
prepare method.

DBD::Oracle::db prepare failed: ORA-00936: missing expression (DBD: =
error possib
ly near <*> indicator at char 8 in 'SELECT <*>FROM GIGE WHERE =
CUSTOMER_SITE LIK
E '%Middletown%'')

What may be going on.

Abhay

Re: prepare failing

am 13.09.2005 14:54:44 von shildret

On Tue, 2005-09-13 at 07:46 -0500, Jain, Abhay K, ALABS wrote:
> I am new to DBI. I wrote a simple program and I get the following in prepare method.
>
> DBD::Oracle::db prepare failed: ORA-00936: missing expression (DBD: error possib
> ly near <*> indicator at char 8 in 'SELECT <*>FROM GIGE WHERE CUSTOMER_SITE LIK
> E '%Middletown%'')
>
Are you selecting anything? i.e. Select * from gige....

> What may be going on.
>
> Abhay
>
--
Scott T. Hildreth

Re: prepare failing

am 13.09.2005 15:28:45 von jseger

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Can you post the code that is producing that error?

On 9/13/05, Jain, Abhay K, ALABS wrote:
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> I am new to DBI. I wrote a simple program and I get the following in=20
> prepare method.
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> DBD::Oracle::db prepare failed: ORA-00936: missing expression (DBD: error=
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> Abhay
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RE: prepare failing

am 13.09.2005 23:10:26 von Ron.Reidy

You need to lean Oracle's version of SQL. Read this doc:
http://download-west.oracle.com/docs/cd/B10501_01/server.920 /a90842.pdf

--
Ron Reidy
Lead DBA
Array BioPharma, Inc.

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Subject: prepare failing


I am new to DBI. I wrote a simple program and I get the following in
prepare method.

DBD::Oracle::db prepare failed: ORA-00936: missing expression (DBD:
error possib ly near <*> indicator at char 8 in 'SELECT <*>FROM GIGE
WHERE CUSTOMER_SITE LIK E '%Middletown%'')

What may be going on.

Abhay

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