ORA-00955 Error Message
Learn the cause and how to resolve the ORA-00955 error message in Oracle.
Description
When you encounter an ORA-00955 error, the following error message will appear:
- ORA-00955: name is already used by an existing object
Cause
You tried to create a table, VIEW, index, synonym or other object with a name that is already in use.
Resolution
The option(s) to resolve this Oracle error are:
Option #1
Rename your object that you are trying to create so that it is unique.
Option #2
Drop the existing object and create the new object.
For a listing of objects with a particular name, you can run the following query:
SELECT * FROM all_objects WHERE object_name = 'NAME';
For example, if you wanted to find the objects whose name is SUPPLIERS, you could run the following SQL:
SELECT * FROM all_objects WHERE object_name = 'SUPPLIERS';
Please note that object_name's are stored in the all_objects table in uppercase.
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