You want to check validity, but validity consists of two parts. 1) Is the syntax valid 2) Are the semantics valid But Tom says it better than I ever could. http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/issue-archive/o42asktom-083098.html On Mon, Dec 5, 2011 at 10:10 AM, Phil Jones <phil@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > You can EXPLAIN PLAN a fair amount of things to check syntax. That parses > without executing. > > Cheers, > > Phil > > On 5 Dec 2011, at 17:58, Subodh Deshpande <deshpande.subodh@xxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > > > Yes Chiris, > > so you mean to say that is there any utility that will inform whether > there > > is any error in the syntax while writing sql query and also such utility > > should inform about the correctness of the objects used..etc.. > > > > I think there is no such tool..that can do it for you..I also felt > > necessary of such tool when I used to work as developer and application > > maintenance support team member.. > > > > but suppose you want to prepare script to say rebuilt indexes, count (*) > > from tables..or compiling objects etc.. > > then you can prepare such scripts using sql*plus or toad kind of tool.. > > > > thanks and take care...subodh > > > > On 5 December 2011 21:06, Taylor, Chris David < > > ChrisDavid.Taylor@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > -- > //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l > > > -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l