I have this in my toolkit, to query only the error I am interested in: Function Oerr (In_Number In Number) Return Varchar2 Is Begin If In_Number < 0 Then Return Sqlerrm (In_Number); Else Return Sqlerrm (-1*In_Number); End If; End Oerr; Cheers, Vasan. -----Original Message----- From: Jared.Still@xxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Jared.Still@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: 28 July 2004 18:08 To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: data dictionary view with all oracle errors in it? oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 07/27/2004 08:43:42 AM: > Someone once posted here a cool script to retrieve the Oracle errors (also > event descriptions) in PL/SQL: > > SET SERVEROUTPUT ON > DECLARE > err_msg VARCHAR2(1000); > BEGIN > dbms_output.enable (1000000); > FOR err_num IN 10000..11005 > -- FOR err_num IN 38001..39000 > LOOP > err_msg := SQLERRM (-err_num); > IF err_msg NOT LIKE '%Message '||err_num||' not found%' THEN > dbms_output.put_line (err_msg); > END IF; > END LOOP; > END; > / > > Tanel. > I find this version to be a little more useful. The dbms_output buffer is not large enough for all messages, and some must be broken in to segments to display via put_line (255 char limit) Jared drop table oerrors; create table oerrors ( errnum number, msg varchar2(4000)); DECLARE err_msg VARCHAR2(1000); oline varchar2(1000); BEGIN FOR err_num IN 1..65535 LOOP err_msg := SQLERRM (-err_num); IF err_msg NOT LIKE '%Message '||err_num||' not found%' THEN insert into oerrors values(err_num, err_msg); END IF; END LOOP; commit; END; / col msg format a100 set linesize 120 set pagesize 0 spool oerrors.txt select errnum, msg from oerrors order by errnum / spool off ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ----------------------------------------------------------------- ___________________________________________________________________________ This email and any attached to it are confidential and intended only for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, please let us know by telephoning or emailing the sender. You should also delete the email and any attachment from your systems and should not copy the email or any attachment or disclose their content to any other person or entity. The views expressed here are not necessarily those of Churchill Insurance Group plc or its affiliates or subsidiaries. Thank you. Churchill Insurance Group plc. Company Registration Number - 2280426. England. Registered Office: Churchill Court, Westmoreland Road, Bromley, Kent BR1 1DP. ---------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------