ORA-00960 Error Message
Learn the cause and how to resolve the ORA-00960 error message in Oracle.
Description
When you encounter an ORA-00960 error, the following error message will appear:
- ORA-00960: ambiguous column naming in select list
Cause
You tried to execute a SELECT statement where a column with the same name is listed in the SELECT list and then ambiguously defined within the ORDER BY clause.
Resolution
The option(s) to resolve this Oracle error are:
Option #1
Try prefixing the column that is ambiguously defined in the ORDER BY clause with the table name.
For example, if you tried to execute the following SELECT statement:
SELECT suppliers.supplier_id, orders.supplier_id FROM suppliers INNER JOIN orders ON suppliers.supplier_id = orders.supplier_id ORDER BY supplier_id;
You would receive the following error message:
You could correct this error by prefixing the supplier_id column in the ORDER BY clause with either supplier or orders.
For example:
SELECT suppliers.supplier_id, orders.supplier_id FROM suppliers INNER JOIN orders ON suppliers.supplier_id = orders.supplier_id ORDER BY suppliers.supplier_id;
OR
SELECT suppliers.supplier_id, orders.supplier_id FROM suppliers INNER JOIN orders ON suppliers.supplier_id = orders.supplier_id ORDER BY orders.supplier_id;
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