ORA-29902: error in executing ODCIIndexStart() routine ORA-20000: Oracle Text error: DRG-50901: text query parser syntax error on line 1, column 19

Question

SELECT person_no sub_sys_individual_id,
 nm_e,
 nm_a,
 nvl(sex, -1) sex,
nvl(prs_nat, -999) prs_nat,
person_no,
\'NA\' prog_where_not_allowed,
\'NA\' udb_no,
 person_tp,         


        

Answer 1

The error is causing the BT, which is a reserved word. The solution is described in the Oracle Community forum.

Answer 2

FYI, you'll also get this error (i'm on Oracle 12.2) if you have the input parameter to a stored proc that will be the query in a contains predicate as an NVARCHAR2. So if you have input params to a stored proc as NVARCHAR2 and that parameter is destined for the query in the contains predicate, then change it to VARCHAR (or maybe CLOB) and it will no longer throw this error.

Answer 3

You must escape the BT special word (but you can just escape the entire string).

SELECT person_no sub_sys_individual_id,
 nm_e,
 nm_a,
 nvl(sex, -1) sex,
nvl(prs_nat, -999) prs_nat,
person_no,
'NA' prog_where_not_allowed,
'NA' udb_no,
 person_tp,
 pass_no
FROM ban_inq_tab
WHERE contains (nm_e ,'{xxstart JUHETI BT MEMED ASMANI}%') >0
AND (trans_flag IS NULL OR trans_flag = 'C');