How to find out PLSQL Compilation errors

Question

create or replace procedure address_insert 
as

CREATE type colorarray is varray(10) of varchar2(10);
CREATE type cities is varray(6) of varchar2(20);
CREATE type states         


        

Answer 1

If you're in SQL*Plus, do a 'SHOW ERRORS'. This also works in SQL Developer's SQL Worksheet.

If you're in a proper IDE - you'll see the errors at compile time.

Answer 2

You can get compilation errors from the DBA_ERRORS or USER_ERRORS views. In your case, try something like

SELECT *
  FROM USER_ERRORS
  WHERE NAME = 'ADDRESS_INSERT'

Remember that in Oracle table, view, procedure, package, etc names are UPPER_CASE by default, even if they're shown in lower_case in your source code.

Right off the top I can see that CREATE TYPE is not valid in a procedure. You probably want something like

TYPE COLORARRAY IS VARRAY(10) OF VARCHAR2(10)

See the PL/SQL Reference Manual section on defining collection types. for further information.

Best of luck.