An overview of all new and updated Oracle Error Messages, which helps you to solve all your Oracle problems http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_support.php You either misspelled the table name, or you provided an invalid option to the TRUNCATE command: <pre> SQL> truncate table plan-table; truncate table plan-table * ERROR at line 1: ORA-03291: Invalid truncate option - missing S http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=3291&type=ORA http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=3291&type=ORA The indicated comment or hint begun with the /* token did not have the terminating */, or there was a spelling mistake. <br/> For instance, you put a space between * and / <br/> <br/> You need top roperly terminate the comment or hint with a */. <br http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=1742&type=ORA http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=1742&type=ORA You are trying to set an Oracle event on session or system level, but entered in incorrect or incomplete event string: <pre> SQL> alter session set events '10046 trace name off'; ERROR: ORA-49100: Failed to process event statement [10046 trace name of http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=49601&type=ORA http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=49601&type=ORA You are trying to set an Oracle event on session or system level, but entered in incorrect or incomplete event string: <pre> SQL> alter session set events '10046 trace name off'; ERROR: ORA-49100: Failed to process event statement [10046 trace name of http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=49100&type=ORA http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=49100&type=ORA You are trying to create a new SID using the oradim command which fails: <pre> C:\Temp>oradim -new -sid ORA#1 DIM-00090: SID name is invalid. </pre> The Oracle SID contains invalid characters.<br/> Stick to alphanumeric an numeric characters. http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=90&type=DIM http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=90&type=DIM The FIXED_DATE string was not in date format yyyy-mm-dd:hh24:mi:ss.<br/> Make sure the initialization parameter is in the correct date format.<br/> <br/> You will see following message when you try to startup the database using a pfile: <pre> SQL> st http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=65&type=ORA http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=65&type=ORA The SPFILE did not contain the sid.parameter entry.<br/> Change the sid and/or the parameter.<br/> <br/> First we're going to set a parameter in the spfile.<br/> Because we do not specify an instance, it will be valid for all instances: <pre> SQL> a http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=32010&type=ORA http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=32010&type=ORA You started a string with the single quote syntax, but forgot to close the string again with a single quote: <pre> SQL> select value from nls_session_parameters where parameter='NLS_DATE_FORMAT; ERROR: ORA-01756: quoted string not properly terminated http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=1756&type=ORA http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=1756&type=ORA You are trying to set the parameter fixed_date to a certain value, but the value is incorrect.<br/> Probably it is an incorrect date: <pre> SQL> alter system set fixed_date='2010-06-32'; alter system set fixed_date='2010-06-32' http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=2078&type=ORA http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=2078&type=ORA You are trying to start a database which is already running.<br/> <br/> <pre> SQL> startup ORACLE instance started. Total System Global Area 167387136 bytes Fixed Size 1373320 bytes Variable Size 134220664 bytes Dat http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=1081&type=ORA http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=1081&type=ORA A database is already mounted in this instance.<br/> <pre> SQL> startup mount ORACLE instance started. Total System Global Area 167387136 bytes Fixed Size 1373320 bytes Variable Size 134220664 bytes Database Buffer http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=1100&type=ORA http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=1100&type=ORA You try to open the database, but is has been closed already in the lifespan of the instance.<br/> Opening and closing is only allowed once.<br/> In order to reopen the database, first shut it down. <pre> SQL> alter database close; Database altered http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=16196&type=ORA http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=16196&type=ORA During ALTER DATABASE, an attempt was made to open a database on an instance for which there is already an open database.<br/> If you wish to open a new database on the instance, first shutdown the instance and then startup the instance and retry the ope http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=1531&type=ORA http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=1531&type=ORA *Cause: A token other than RESETLOGS appears following<br/> ALTER DATABASE <name> OPEN.<br/> *Action: Either nothing or RESETLOGS should be placed following OPEN.<br/> You have specified an invalid open mode for the <strong>alter database open</str http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=2288&type=ORA http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=2288&type=ORA http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=2304&type=ORA http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=2304&type=ORA You are trying to import an Oracle export file, but an Oracle error was encountered.<br/> Lookup the "real" Oracle error as indicated in the error message and make corrective actions.<br/> eg: <pre> C:\Temp>imp userid=imp1/imp1 file=expSYSTEM1.dmp fro http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=17&type=IMP http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=17&type=IMP You are trying to import an Oracle export file, but an Oracle error was encountered.<br/> Lookup the "real" Oracle error as indicated in the error message and make corrective actions.<br/> eg: <pre> C:\Temp>imp userid=imp1/imp1 file=expSYSTEM1.dmp fro http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=3&type=IMP http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=3&type=IMP The export file is probably from an aborted Export session. <br/> If so, retry the export and import. <br/> <br/> Another possibility is that the export file was transferred incorrectly, for instance a ascii ftp was performed instead of a binary.<br/> http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=9&type=IMP http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=9&type=IMP You are doing an export which failed.<br/> For example, we did an export which did not have grant for a specific object: <pre> <a href="/oracle_error_codes.php?type=EXP&errcode=8">EXP-00008</a>: ORACLE error 1031 encountered <a href="/oracle_error_cod http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=85&type=EXP http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=85&type=EXP You are doing an export which failed.<br/> The first error in the list is EXP-00008, which basically tell what "real" Oracle error occurred.<br/> For example, we did an export which did not have grant for a specific object: <pre> EXP-00008: ORACLE err http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=8&type=EXP http://www.dbmotive.com/oracle_error_codes.php?errcode=8&type=EXP