The NULL is the problem because Oracle doesn't know what datatype, scale, or precision you want the PROVIDER column to be. And, as the error message states, "zero-length columns" are not permitted... How about breaking it up into two statements: a CREATE TABLE followed by an INSERT ... SELECT? on 7/1/04 1:04 PM, David at thump@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > Any ideas on why this would error out? Is it the nulls? > > create table tsteil.sub_duration_duration as ( > select NULL provider, a.user_id, a.subscription_id, a.game_code, > a.timestamp, to_number(decode(a.duration, '14D', 14, '02D', 2, '40D', 40, > '05D', 5, '10D', 10, '21D', 21, '30D', 30, '60D', 60, '90D', 90, '01M', > 30, '03M', 60, '06M', 90, '12M', 360, '24M', 720, '07D', 7, '15D', 15, > '01D', 1, '00D', 0, 'ERROR')) duration from tsteil.sub_duration_orders a > UNION ALL select NULL provider, b.user_id, b.subscription_id, b.game_code, > b.timestamp, to_number(decode(b.duration, '14D', 14, '02D', 2, '40D', 40, > '05D', 5, '10D', 10, '21D', 21, '30D', 30, '60D', 60, '90D', 90, '01M', > 30, '03M', 60, '06M', 90, '12M', 360, '24M', 720, '07D', 7, '15D', 15, > '01D', 1, '00D', 0, 'ERROR')) duration from > tsteil.sub_duration_account_keys b UNION ALL select NULL provider, > c.user_id, c.subscription_id, c.game_code, c.timestamp, > to_number(decode(c.duration, '14D', 14, '02D', 2, '40D', 40, '05D', 5, > '10D', 10, '21D', 21, '30D', 30, '60D', 60, '90D', 90, '01M', 30, '03M', > 60, '06M', 90, '12M', 360, '24M', 720, '07D', 7, '15D', 15, '01D', 1, > '00D', 0, 'ERROR')) duration from tsteil.sub_duration_game_cards c UNION > ALL select NULL provider, d.user_id, d.subscription_id, d.game_code, > d.timestamp, to_number(decode(d.duration, '14D', 14, '02D', 2, '40D', 40, > '05D', 5, '10D', 10, '21D', 21, '30D', 30, '60D', 60, '90D', 90, '01M', > 30, '03M', 60, '06M', 90, '12M', 360, '24M', 720, '07D', 7, '15D', 15, > '01D', 1, '00D', 0, 'ERROR')) duration from > tsteil.sub_duration_rental_codes d > ) > ORA-01723: zero-length columns are not allowed > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. > -- > Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ > FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html > ----------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to: oracle-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx put 'unsubscribe' in the subject line. -- Archives are at //www.freelists.org/archives/oracle-l/ FAQ is at //www.freelists.org/help/fom-serve/cache/1.html -----------------------------------------------------------------