Subprocedure for Oracles SET DEFINE OFF command

I want to create a procedure in ASP.NET to run the "SET DEFINE OFF" command
in an Oracle database. I tried the following:

Public Shared Sub SetDefineOff()

Dim myconnection As New
OracleConnection(ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings ("connectionstring"))

Dim cmdsetdefineoff As New OracleCommand("SET DEFINE OFF", myconnection)

myconnection.Open()

cmdsetdefineoff.ExecuteNonQuery()

myconnection.Close()

End Sub

But I recieve the following error:

Server Error in '/lvbeporgtest' Application.
------------------------

ORA-00922: missing or invalid option
Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the
current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information
about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.Data.OracleClient.OracleException: ORA-00922:
missing or invalid option

Source Error:

An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the
current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the
exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.

Stack Trace:

[OracleException: ORA-00922: missing or invalid option
]
System.Data.OracleClient.OracleConnection.CheckErr or(OciErrorHandle
errorHandle, Int32 rc) +174
System.Data.OracleClient.OracleCommand.Execute(Oci Handle statementHandle,
CommandBehavior behavior, Boolean isReader, Boolean needRowid, OciHandle&
rowidDescriptor, ArrayList& refCursorParameterOrdinals) +1919
System.Data.OracleClient.OracleCommand.Execute(Oci Handle statementHandle,
CommandBehavior behavior, Boolean needRowid, OciHandle& rowidDescriptor) +32
System.Data.OracleClient.OracleCommand.ExecuteNonQ ueryInternal(Boolean
needRowid, OciHandle& rowidDescriptor) +170
System.Data.OracleClient.OracleCommand.ExecuteNonQ uery() +56
Global.SetDefineOff() in C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan
Sokalski\VSWebCache\http://www.webdevlccc.com\lvbeporgt...obal.asax.vb:32
newsadmin.btnSubmitNotesLink_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in
C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan
Sokalski\VSWebCache\http://www.webdevlccc.com\lvbeporgt...in.aspx.vb: 71
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +108
System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPo stBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String
eventArgument) +57
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEve ntHandler
sourceControl, String eventArgument) +18
System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCol lection postData) +33
System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +1292

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Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2300; ASP.NET
Version:1.1.4322.2300

Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong or what is causing the error and
what I can do to fix it? Thanks.
--
Nathan Sokalski
njsokalski@dotnet.itags.org.hotmail.com
http://www.nathansokalski.com/Hi Nathan,

I am no Oracle expert but I can tell you two things:

1. Your code is fine, you aren't doing anything wrong.
2. "SET DEFINE OFF" is not a SQL command, it is a SQL *Plus command. It
just won't work Oracle has no idea what you mean.

Tim

"Nathan Sokalski" wrote:

> I want to create a procedure in ASP.NET to run the "SET DEFINE OFF" command
> in an Oracle database. I tried the following:
> Public Shared Sub SetDefineOff()
> Dim myconnection As New
> OracleConnection(ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings ("connectionstring"))
> Dim cmdsetdefineoff As New OracleCommand("SET DEFINE OFF", myconnection)
> myconnection.Open()
> cmdsetdefineoff.ExecuteNonQuery()
> myconnection.Close()
> End Sub
>
> But I recieve the following error:
> Server Error in '/lvbeporgtest' Application.
> ------------------------
> ORA-00922: missing or invalid option
> Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the
> current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information
> about the error and where it originated in the code.
> Exception Details: System.Data.OracleClient.OracleException: ORA-00922:
> missing or invalid option
> Source Error:
> An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the
> current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the
> exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
> Stack Trace:
> [OracleException: ORA-00922: missing or invalid option
> ]
> System.Data.OracleClient.OracleConnection.CheckErr or(OciErrorHandle
> errorHandle, Int32 rc) +174
> System.Data.OracleClient.OracleCommand.Execute(Oci Handle statementHandle,
> CommandBehavior behavior, Boolean isReader, Boolean needRowid, OciHandle&
> rowidDescriptor, ArrayList& refCursorParameterOrdinals) +1919
> System.Data.OracleClient.OracleCommand.Execute(Oci Handle statementHandle,
> CommandBehavior behavior, Boolean needRowid, OciHandle& rowidDescriptor) +32
> System.Data.OracleClient.OracleCommand.ExecuteNonQ ueryInternal(Boolean
> needRowid, OciHandle& rowidDescriptor) +170
> System.Data.OracleClient.OracleCommand.ExecuteNonQ uery() +56
> Global.SetDefineOff() in C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan
> Sokalski\VSWebCache\http://www.webdevlccc.com\lvbeporgt...obal.asax.vb:32
> newsadmin.btnSubmitNotesLink_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in
> C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan
> Sokalski\VSWebCache\http://www.webdevlccc.com\lvbeporgt...in.aspx.vb: 71
> System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +108
> System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPo stBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String
> eventArgument) +57
> System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEve ntHandler
> sourceControl, String eventArgument) +18
> System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCol lection postData) +33
> System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +1292
>
> ------------------------
> Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2300; ASP.NET
> Version:1.1.4322.2300
>
> Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong or what is causing the error and
> what I can do to fix it? Thanks.
> --
> Nathan Sokalski
> njsokalski@.hotmail.com
> http://www.nathansokalski.com/
>
I would recommend that rather than making this a separate command he
include this line at the beginning of whatever stored procedure on
Oracle that he wants to run.

Sort of like in a SQL procedure where you start with SET ANSI OFF.

timkling wrote:
> Hi Nathan,
> I am no Oracle expert but I can tell you two things:
> 1. Your code is fine, you aren't doing anything wrong.
> 2. "SET DEFINE OFF" is not a SQL command, it is a SQL *Plus command. It
> just won't work Oracle has no idea what you mean.
> Tim
> "Nathan Sokalski" wrote:
>
>>I want to create a procedure in ASP.NET to run the "SET DEFINE OFF" command
>>in an Oracle database. I tried the following:
>>
>>Public Shared Sub SetDefineOff()
>>
>>Dim myconnection As New
>>OracleConnection(ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings ("connectionstring"))
>>
>>Dim cmdsetdefineoff As New OracleCommand("SET DEFINE OFF", myconnection)
>>
>>myconnection.Open()
>>
>>cmdsetdefineoff.ExecuteNonQuery()
>>
>>myconnection.Close()
>>
>>End Sub
>>
>>
>>But I recieve the following error:
>>
>>Server Error in '/lvbeporgtest' Application.
>>------------------------
>>
>>ORA-00922: missing or invalid option
>>Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the
>>current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information
>>about the error and where it originated in the code.
>>
>>Exception Details: System.Data.OracleClient.OracleException: ORA-00922:
>>missing or invalid option
>>
>>Source Error:
>>
>> An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the
>>current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the
>>exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
>>
>>Stack Trace:
>>
>>[OracleException: ORA-00922: missing or invalid option
>>]
>> System.Data.OracleClient.OracleConnection.CheckErr or(OciErrorHandle
>>errorHandle, Int32 rc) +174
>> System.Data.OracleClient.OracleCommand.Execute(Oci Handle statementHandle,
>>CommandBehavior behavior, Boolean isReader, Boolean needRowid, OciHandle&
>>rowidDescriptor, ArrayList& refCursorParameterOrdinals) +1919
>> System.Data.OracleClient.OracleCommand.Execute(Oci Handle statementHandle,
>>CommandBehavior behavior, Boolean needRowid, OciHandle& rowidDescriptor) +32
>> System.Data.OracleClient.OracleCommand.ExecuteNonQ ueryInternal(Boolean
>>needRowid, OciHandle& rowidDescriptor) +170
>> System.Data.OracleClient.OracleCommand.ExecuteNonQ uery() +56
>> Global.SetDefineOff() in C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan
>>Sokalski\VSWebCache\http://www.webdevlccc.com\lvbeporgt...obal.asax.vb:32
>> newsadmin.btnSubmitNotesLink_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in
>>C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan
>>Sokalski\VSWebCache\http://www.webdevlccc.com\lvbeporgt...in.aspx.vb: 71
>> System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +108
>> System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPo stBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String
>>eventArgument) +57
>> System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEve ntHandler
>>sourceControl, String eventArgument) +18
>> System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCol lection postData) +33
>> System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +1292
>>
>>
>>
>>------------------------
>>Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2300; ASP.NET
>>Version:1.1.4322.2300
>>
>>
>>Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong or what is causing the error and
>>what I can do to fix it? Thanks.
>>--
>>Nathan Sokalski
>>njsokalski@.hotmail.com
>>http://www.nathansokalski.com/
>>
>>
>>
You might need to wrap the SET DEFINE OFF in a BEGIN/END block:
BEGIN SET DEFINE OFF; END;

I've not used Oracle for a couple of years so the syntax might not be correct.

"Nathan Sokalski" wrote:

> I want to create a procedure in ASP.NET to run the "SET DEFINE OFF" command
> in an Oracle database. I tried the following:
> Public Shared Sub SetDefineOff()
> Dim myconnection As New
> OracleConnection(ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings ("connectionstring"))
> Dim cmdsetdefineoff As New OracleCommand("SET DEFINE OFF", myconnection)
> myconnection.Open()
> cmdsetdefineoff.ExecuteNonQuery()
> myconnection.Close()
> End Sub
>
> But I recieve the following error:
> Server Error in '/lvbeporgtest' Application.
> ------------------------
> ORA-00922: missing or invalid option
> Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the
> current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information
> about the error and where it originated in the code.
> Exception Details: System.Data.OracleClient.OracleException: ORA-00922:
> missing or invalid option
> Source Error:
> An unhandled exception was generated during the execution of the
> current web request. Information regarding the origin and location of the
> exception can be identified using the exception stack trace below.
> Stack Trace:
> [OracleException: ORA-00922: missing or invalid option
> ]
> System.Data.OracleClient.OracleConnection.CheckErr or(OciErrorHandle
> errorHandle, Int32 rc) +174
> System.Data.OracleClient.OracleCommand.Execute(Oci Handle statementHandle,
> CommandBehavior behavior, Boolean isReader, Boolean needRowid, OciHandle&
> rowidDescriptor, ArrayList& refCursorParameterOrdinals) +1919
> System.Data.OracleClient.OracleCommand.Execute(Oci Handle statementHandle,
> CommandBehavior behavior, Boolean needRowid, OciHandle& rowidDescriptor) +32
> System.Data.OracleClient.OracleCommand.ExecuteNonQ ueryInternal(Boolean
> needRowid, OciHandle& rowidDescriptor) +170
> System.Data.OracleClient.OracleCommand.ExecuteNonQ uery() +56
> Global.SetDefineOff() in C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan
> Sokalski\VSWebCache\http://www.webdevlccc.com\lvbeporgt...obal.asax.vb:32
> newsadmin.btnSubmitNotesLink_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e) in
> C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan
> Sokalski\VSWebCache\http://www.webdevlccc.com\lvbeporgt...in.aspx.vb: 71
> System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e) +108
> System.Web.UI.WebControls.Button.System.Web.UI.IPo stBackEventHandler.RaisePostBackEvent(String
> eventArgument) +57
> System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(IPostBackEve ntHandler
> sourceControl, String eventArgument) +18
> System.Web.UI.Page.RaisePostBackEvent(NameValueCol lection postData) +33
> System.Web.UI.Page.ProcessRequestMain() +1292
>
> ------------------------
> Version Information: Microsoft .NET Framework Version:1.1.4322.2300; ASP.NET
> Version:1.1.4322.2300
>
> Can someone tell me what I am doing wrong or what is causing the error and
> what I can do to fix it? Thanks.
> --
> Nathan Sokalski
> njsokalski@.hotmail.com
> http://www.nathansokalski.com/
>