Normally, whenever you get an error it can be cause for concern.

But not this one.

Let me present to you – the best error message in the entire Oracle documentation library!

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Tragically, someone evidently didn’t like this little bit of humour because it is now missing from the more recent documentation references

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Bah humbug I say!

Ho Ho Ho! Merry Christmas!

3 responses to “Kris Kringle the Database – The BEST error”

  1. Note that there are 7 ORA- messages that say “Don’t do that”, 4 of them without an exclamation point but 3 of them do have an exclamation point after.

    ORA-30658: attempt was made to create a temporary table with EXTERNAL organization

    Cause: An attempt was made to create an External Organized Temporary table. This is not supported.

    Action: Don’t do that!

  2. PC gone mad, I say… happy xmas/ny, Connor.

    One day, we’ll catch up for a beer, I’m sure! Hope life’s treating you well in the meantime.

    I’m considering semi-retirement next year, unless something takes my fancy!

    ORA-3113 (as you would say).

    AT

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