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Thursday, 25 May 2017

Oracle: ORA-00995 Error Message

ORA-00995 Error Message

Learn the cause and how to resolve the ORA-00995 error message in Oracle.

Description

When you encounter an ORA-00995 error, the following error message will appear:
  • ORA-00995: missing or invalid synonym identifier

Cause

You tried to CREATE or DROP a synonym, but the name of the synonym that you used was either missing or invalid.

Resolution

The option(s) to resolve this Oracle error are:

Option #1

Correct the name of the synonym.
Synonym names must meet the following criteria:
  • Must begin with a letter.
  • Must consist of alphanumeric characters or the following special characters: $, _, and #.
  • Can not be reserved words.
  • Must be no more than 30 characters in length.

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