ORA-00932: inconsistent data types: expected NUMBER obtained DATE

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• ORA-00932: inconsistent data types: expected DATE receipt NUMBER to call OIC OCIStmtExecute OBIEE 11g

  Hi friends,

  I get this error: ORA-00932: inconsistent data types: expected DATE got the NUMBER to the call of the OIC OCIStmtExecute when I'm putting the filter on the date column condition.

  "Sun Time". " Day' < = cast (MAX ("Sun time" "." ")) Date day")) and"Sun Time ". "' Day ' > = TIMESTAMPADD (SQL_TSI_MONTH,-1, cast (MAX ("Sun time".) "Day") as date). "

  I sank the date max, but if I get the above error. I think max (date) creates the problem.

  Please suggest your opinion on that.

  Thank you.

  Thank you for your suggestions.

  I used the variable, and it helped.

  "Sun Time". " Date' <= valueof(maxdate)="" and="" "dim-time"."date"="">= TIMESTAMPADD (SQL_TSI_MONTH-1, VALUEOF (Maxdate))

• -Error ORA-00932: inconsistent data types: expected TANK got the NUMBER

  Here is my report query...
  

  select 
  *
  from   DW_RFA_JOBDATA
  where  FINISH_TIME >= :P1_START_DATE 
  and FINISH_TIME < :P1_END_DATE
       AND RFA_FLAG = (CASE :P1_JOB_CLASSIFICATION WHEN '0' THEN 'LSF'
                                    WHEN '1' THEN 'NON-LSF' 
                                    ELSE RFA_FLAG END)

  The column data type RFA_FLAG is NUMBER(*,0)... I'm view RSA and RSA - not the area of selection, but I get the error ORA-00932: inconsistent data types: expected TANK got the NUMBER >
  
  I have created a static LOV with LST display 0 return
  Display NON - RSA 1 return...
  
  Could any body please help me in truble shooting error? How to to convert the data type to number, I have no privileges to make changes to the table...

  Mark you my previous answer as correct? (MOST POINTS!  :))

• ADF: ORA-00932: inconsistent data types: expected - got TANK

  I get this error while casting. ORA-00932: inconsistent data types: expected - got TANK
  I had departments such as front number... .but must be able to take over the alpha characters... so I changed my Bind Variables in my model: Array string (decimal Big)
  
  This is the error:
  
  where dept in (SELECT * FROM TABLE (CAST (: depts AS glc.))) NUMTABTYPE)))
  
  How can I solve this?... probably need to delete interpreters from here... .but how I it... any help is appreciated.
  
  I also Type:
  create or replace TYPE NUMTABTYPE in the TABLE to the number; (also I tried to change this option for create or replace TYPE NUMTABTYPE in the TABLE to the varchar2 (200);)
  
  I changed the table to a string and
  
  [oracle.jbo.domain.Number]"with java.lang.String to support also supports departments alpha characters... dept can be AB123 (string) or 3344 (number only)
  
  The entire query
  ============
  SELECT * FROM (SELECT
  NVL ("DEPT", "Grand Total") as DEPT,
  PERIOD_YEAR,
  In summary (round ("Jan real CDA")) 'real Jan CDA. "
  In summary (round ("Feb real CDA")) 'Feb CDA real. "
  In summary (round ("Mar real CDA")) 'Mar CDA real. "
  In summary (round ("Apr CDA")) real 'Real CDA Apr',
  In summary (round ("peut CDA")) real "can actual CDA."
  In summary (round ("Jun real CDA")) 'Jun CDA real. "
  sum (round ("Jul real CDA")) 'Real CDA Jul',
  In summary (round ('Aug real CDA")) 'Aug CDA real."
  In summary (round ("Ms real CDA")) 'Ms CDA real. "
  In summary (round ("Oct real CDA")) 'Oct CDA real. "
  In summary (round ("Nov real CDA")) 'real CDA Nov. "
  In summary (round ('Dec real CDA")) 'Dec CDA real."
  In summary (round ("Jan CDA Budget")) 'Budget of CDA Jan. "
  In summary (round ("Feb CDA Budget")) 'Feb CDA Budget. "
  In summary (round ("Mar CDA Budget")) 'Mar CDA Budget. "
  In summary (round ("Apr CDA Budget")) 'Apr CDA Budget. "
  In summary (round ("can CDA Budget")) 'Budget of CDA can. "
  In summary (round ("Jun CDA Budget")) 'Jun CDA Budget. "
  In summary (round ("Jul CDA Budget")) 'Jul CDA Budget. "
  In summary (round ("Aug CDA Budget")) 'Aug CDA Budget. "
  In summary (round ("Sep CDA Budget")) 'Ms CDA Budget. "
  In summary (round ("Oct CDA Budget")) 'Oct CDA Budget. "
  In summary (round ("Nov CDA Budget")) 'Nov CDA Budget. "
  In summary (round ("CDA Budget Dec")) 'Dec CDA Budget. "
  In summary (round ('Total Budget uncorrected')) "Annual_Budget."
  In summary (round ("Total Budget")) "Revised_BUDGET."
  sum (round ("real CDA")) "YTD_ACTUALS."
  In summary (round ("Jan Actual")) "Jan_ACTUAL."
  In summary (round ('Jan Budget')) "Jan_BUDGET."
  In summary (round ("Jan Actual")) "JanYTDACTUAL."
  In summary (round ('Jan Budget')) "JanYTDBUDGET."
  sum (round ("real Feb")) "Feb_ACTUAL."
  In summary (round ('Feb Budget')) "Feb_BUDGET."
  sum (round ("real Mar")) "Mar_ACTUAL."
  In summary (round ("Budget de Mar")) "Mar_BUDGET."
  sum (round ("real Apr")) "Apr_ACTUAL."
  In summary (round ("Apr Budget")) "Apr_BUDGET."
  In summary (round ("can real")) "May_ACTUAL."
  In summary (round ("Budget can")) "May_BUDGET."
  sum (round ("real Jun")) "Jun_ACTUAL."
  In summary (round ('Jun Budget')) "Jun_BUDGET."
  sum (round ("real Jul")) "Jul_ACTUAL."
  In summary (round ('Jul Budget')) "Jul_BUDGET."
  sum (round ("real Aug")) "Aug_ACTUAL."
  In summary (round ('Aug Budget')) "Aug_BUDGET."
  sum (round ("real Sep")) "Sep_ACTUAL."
  In summary (round ('Ms Budget')) "Sep_BUDGET."
  sum (round ("real Oct")) "Oct_ACTUAL."
  In summary (round ('Oct Budget')) "Oct_BUDGET."
  sum (round ("real Nov")) "Nov_ACTUAL."
  In summary (round ('Nov Budget')) "Nov_BUDGET."
  sum (round ("real Dec")) "Dec_ACTUAL."
  In summary (round ("Dec Budget")) "Dec_BUDGET."
  sum (round ("Jan Budget" + "Jan Budget Adj")) "Jan_Budget_Orig."
  sum (round ("Budget Feb" + "Feb Budget Adj")) "Feb_Budget_Orig."
  sum (round ("Mar Budget" + "Mar Budget Adj")) "Mar_Budget_Orig."
  sum (round ("Apr Budget" + "After Budget Adj")) "Apr_Budget_Orig."
  sum (round ("Budget can" + "Can Budget Adj")) "May_Budget_Orig."
  sum (round ("Jun Budget" + "Jun Budget Adj")) "Jun_Budget_Orig."
  sum (round ("Jul Budget" + "Jul Budget Adj")) "Jul_Budget_Orig."
  sum (round ("Aug Budget" + "August Budget Adj")) "Aug_Budget_Orig."
  sum (round ("Ms Budget" + "Ms Budget Adj")) "Sep_Budget_Orig."
  sum (round ("Oct Budget" + "Oct Budget Adj")) "Oct_Budget_Orig."
  sum (round ("Budget Nov" + "Nov Budget Adj")) "Nov_Budget_Orig."
  sum (round ('Dec Budget '' + '' Dec Budget Adj")) 'Dec_Budget_Orig '.
  GLC. GLC_BUDANAL_ACT_BUD_ADJ_VAR_V mainanal
  where dept in (SELECT * FROM TABLE (CAST (: depts AS glc.))) NUMTABTYPE))) and period_year =: year and substr ("OBJECT", 1, 3). =: excludeObject
  and mainanal. FERC not like 4% '
  Group by the Department, period_year) QRSLT ORDER BY DEPT

  As you say your table does not number but the strings. If you must change the table in an array of strings.

  Timo

• ORA-00932: inconsistent data types: expected - got CURSER

  Hi all
  
  I created a function and tried to run SQL Plus, but I get an error
  
  ORA-00932: inconsistent data types: expected - got CURSER
  
  I tried to debug for centuries, but are unable to the root of what could be the problem. I'd appreciate any help or idea people could offer
  
  The only consolation I take from this is that Oracle have typo in one of their error messages :)
  
  
  
  SQL MORE CODE

  select * FROM TABLE(CAST(tsoraimpdb.QueryAuthorsFunc(116, 1, -1, 1, 0) as tsoraimpdb.ENTITYIDTABLE));

  THE FUNCTION CODE

  CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION &HKImpDB_Schema_Name..QueryAuthorsFunc 
  (
  aKGID NUMBER,
    aPageNumber NUMBER,              -- The page interested
    aPageSize NUMBER,                -- Number of records per page
    aOffset NUMBER,                  -- The offset = number of records already got
    aTotalRecord NUMBER          -- Total number of users in the database
  )
  RETURN sys_refcursor
  as
  l_FuncCur sys_refcursor;
  l_TotalRecord NUMBER(10) := aTotalRecord;
  l_Offset NUMBER(10) := aOffset;
  l_PagingTable TEMP_T_TABLE:= TEMP_T_TABLE();
  
  -- paging set up
  l_MinRecordsOnAPge NUMBER(10); --last record on the previous page
  l_MaxRecordsOnAPge NUMBER(10); --last record on the current page
  begin
  DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('start');
  select KnowdePos(rownum,p.ID) bulk collect into l_PagingTable
    FROM KnowledgeGene kg
    INNER JOIN HKResource r ON kg.KGOwner = r.ID
    INNER JOIN Person p ON r.PersonID = p.ID
  WHERE kg.kgid = akgid
  ORDER BY p.FirstName + ' ' + p.LastName;
  
  l_TotalRecord := l_PagingTable.count; -- get total records
  DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(  l_TotalRecord);
  
  if aPageSize > 0 then
    if aPageNumber <= 0 then
            Raise_application_error(-20003,'Invalid Page Number');
    else
        l_MinRecordsOnAPge := (aPageNumber-1)*aPageSize;
        l_MaxRecordsOnAPge := aPageNumber*aPageSize;
    end if;
  else -- if @PageSize < 0 return all records
      l_Offset := 0;
      l_MinRecordsOnAPge := 0;
      l_MaxRecordsOnAPge := l_TotalRecord;
  END if;
  
  -- return results for the correct page
  open l_FuncCur for
  SELECT pos
    from HKResource r
    INNER JOIN Person p ON r.PersonID = p.ID
    inner join TABLE(CAST(l_PagingTable AS TEMP_T_TABLE)) on pos = p.id
    WHERE KnowdeID > l_MinRecordsOnAPge - l_Offset AND KnowdeID <= l_MaxRecordsOnAPge - l_Offset;
  
  return l_FuncCur;
  EXCEPTION when NO_DATA_FOUND then null;
  end;

  You cannot get the ref cursor in a table like this. Either use a PL/SQL program to extract the lines of ref cursor and display them via dbms_output.put_line (or something) or load the results into a collection and then cast the collection in a table in your select statement.

• Expression-matter ORA-00932: inconsistent data types

  I'm trying to use the following condition

  Select

  case

  When

  Count (exception.exception_number) > 1

  then 0

  on the other

  ENTITY_TYPE_DEF.NAME

  end name

  With the exception of the table, exception_number has a varchar2 data type. My requirement is such that if the number of exception number is greater than 1, it should show 0 (integer) and if not then see the name column of the entity_type_def table (varchar2).

  My query fails with the following error

  ERROR on line 7:

  ORA-00932: inconsistent data types: expected NUMBER obtained TANK

  Please could someone suggest a workaround solution for above question.

  Hello.

  For example,.

  Select

  case

  When

  Count (exception.exception_number) > 1

  then "0"

  on the other

  ENTITY_TYPE_DEF.NAME

  end name

• Why I get this error? ORA-00932: inconsistent data types

  It's my stored procedure, I created to select only the exact amount of records per page to a GridView (for ASP.NET):
  

  CREATE OR REPLACE
  PROCEDURE SELECT_COMMAND
  (pTable IN VARCHAR2
  , pFields IN VARCHAR2
  , pSortField IN VARCHAR2
  , pPageIndex IN NUMBER
  , pTotalRecs IN NUMBER
  , pResultSet OUT SYS_REFCURSOR
  ) AS
  BEGIN  
    EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 
    'SELECT ' || pFields || ' FROM '
    || '(SELECT '|| pFields ||', ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY '|| pSortField ||') ROW_NUM '
    || 'FROM '|| pTable ||') WHERE ROW_NUM BETWEEN '|| to_char(pPageIndex*pTotalRecs) ||' AND '
    || to_char((pPageIndex+1)*pTotalRecs)    
    INTO pResultSet;
    -- Plus 1 to our index because GridView is a zeroth index collection
  END SELECT_COMMAND;

  I then do a test case with the following parameters:
  

  declare
  p_test sys_refcursor;
  begin
  select_command('v_sig_devices', '"JOB", "LINE"', '"DEVICE_ID"', 0, 10, p_test);
  end;

  But I get the following error:
  
  >
  Error report: ORA-00932: inconsistent data types: expected - was -.
  ORA-06512: at the 'SIM '. SELECT_COMMAND', line 10
  ORA-06512: at line 4 level
  00932 00000 - ' incompatible data types: wait %s %s got. "
  >
  
  At first Oracle gave me an error because the figures were not a string. Can I convert it to a string (with to_char) and Oracle is still not satisfied! Any ideas as to why this is happening?
  
  Thanks for any help you can provide.

  Suppose you want sth. as

  ...
  OPEN pResultSet FOR 'SELECT ' || pFields || ' FROM '
    || '(SELECT '|| pFields ||', ROW_NUMBER() OVER(ORDER BY '|| pSortField ||') ROW_NUM '
    || 'FROM '|| pTable ||') WHERE ROW_NUM BETWEEN '|| to_char(pPageIndex*pTotalRecs) ||' AND '
    || to_char((pPageIndex+1)*pTotalRecs)  ;
  ...
  

• Error ORA-00932: inconsistent data types

  Hello world
  
  I'm having a small problem with the error ORA-00932: inconsistent data types. The code below is what I'm working on. The error is on line 12:
  "vStmt: = ' select DDH_HOST_NM, DDH_SCHEMA_NR from ' | '. vSchema |'. < table > @ < DB_LINK > '; ». This is because DDH_HOST_NM is a VARCHAR2 and DDH_SCHEMA_NR a number.
  
  I know what is the error and where it is but I can't work on how to solve this problem. I tried to use to_char on DDH_SCHEMA_NR but that does not.
  
  Anyone have an idea how I can fix this problem?
  
  Thank you
  N.S.N.O.
  
  DECLARE
  vSchema varchar2 (1000);
  vStmt varchar2 (1000);
  Version number (38);
  CURSOR c_schemas IS
  Select "< SCHEMA-NAME >" as "< scheme name >" twice;
  BEGIN
  Open c_schemas;
  LOOP
  SEEK c_schemas INTO vSchema;
  EXIT WHEN c_schemas % NOTFOUND;
  vStmt: = ' select DDH_HOST_NM, DDH_SCHEMA_NR from ' | vSchema |'. < table > @ < DB_LINK > ';
  Run immediately vStmt in version;
  dbms_output.put_line(vSchema||) e '|| Version);
  END LOOP;
  CLOSE C_schemas;
  END;

  The problem is that you choose 2 columns in a single variable?

  vStmt: = ' select DDH_HOST_NM, DDH_SCHEMA_NR from ' | vSchema |'.

  @';
  Run immediately vStmt in version ;

  This must be either

  vStmt: = ' select DDH_SCHEMA_NR from ' | vSchema |'.

  @';
  Run immediately vStmt in version;

  or

  vStmt: = ' select DDH_HOST_NM, DDH_SCHEMA_NR from ' | vSchema |'.

  @';
  Run immediately vStmt in vHostNm, version;

  where vHostNm should set as a variable too.

• ORA-00932: inconsistent data types: expected - got NUMBER

  Hello
  in 10g R2:

  SQL> select count(*) from sysman.MGMT_METRICS_RAW;
  select count(*) from sysman.MGMT_METRICS_RAW
                              *
  ERROR at line 1:
  ORA-01578: ORACLE data block corrupted (file # 3, block # 27080)
  ORA-01110: data file 3: 'D:\BASE\DB\DATA\SYSAUX01.DBF'
  SQL> select * from sysman.MGMT_METRICS_RAW where rowid=27080;
  select * from sysman.MGMT_METRICS_RAW where rowid=27080
                                                   *
  ERROR at line 1:
  ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected - got NUMBER

  How to convert the rowid to be accepted in this query?
  Thank you

  This isn't the rowid. This is the block #.

• ORA-00932: inconsistent data types: expected BLOB, CLOB had TANK

  Hello
  When exporting with the EXP utility, I have the following error:

  . exporting private type synonyms
  . exporting object type definitions
  . exporting system procedural objects and actions
  . exporting pre-schema procedural objects and actions
  . exporting cluster definitions
  EXP-00056: ORACLE error 932 encountered
  ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected BLOB, CLOB got CHAR

  My question is:
  what is the schema? Can there invalid objects by preventing him from EXP (see the Note 339938.1 on metalink).
  
  Thank you.

  A way perhaps to query dba_feature_usage_statistics that shows in use and query dba_registry features which also shows the features installed.

  HTH - Mark D Powell.

• ORA-00932: inconsistent data types: expected - was -.

  DECLARE
  STR VARCHAR2(2000):='<SerachVal>1234</SerachVal>';
  L_OUT VARCHAR2(1000);
  BEGIN
  SELECT EXTRACTVALUE(STR,'/SerachVal') INTO L_OUT FROM DUAL;
  DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(L_OUT);
  END;
  
  
  error:
  
  PL/SQL: ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected - got -
  PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
  06550. 00000 -  "line %s, column %s:\n%s"
  *Cause:    Usually a PL/SQL compilation error.

  SQL> set serverout on
  SQL> DECLARE
    STR   VARCHAR2(2000):='1234';
    L_OUT VARCHAR2(1000);
  BEGIN
    SELECT EXTRACTVALUE(XMLTYPE(STR),'/SerachVal') INTO L_OUT FROM DUAL;
    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(L_OUT);
  END;  2    3    4    5    6    7
    8  /
  1234
  
  PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
  
  SQL> 
  

• ORA-00932: inconsistent data types

  Hello
  on 10 GB R2 I have:

  SQL> select x.*
    2  --,      d.descr
    3  from   (
    4         select prcstype, prcsname
    5         ,      dur
    6         ,      avg_dur
    7         ,      freq
    8         ,      rank() over (order by dur desc) prcrnk
    9         from   (
   10                select prcstype, prcsname
   11                ,      count(*) freq
   12                ,      sum(enddttm-begindttm)*86400 dur
   13                ,      avg(enddttm-begindttm)*86400 avg_dur
   14                from   psprcsrqst p
   15                where  begindttm IS NOT NULL
   16                and    enddttm IS NOT NULL /*have completed*/
   17                and    runstatus IN(9,11,14) /*sucessful processes*/
   18                and    begindttm > SYSDATE - 30 /*in the last 30 days*/
   19                group by prcstype, prcsname
   20                )
   21         ) x
   22  ,      ps_prcsdefn d
   23  where  x.prcrnk <= 5
   24  and    d.prcstype(+) = x.prcstype
   25  and    d.prcsname(+) = x.prcsname
   26  order by x.prcrnk;
                ,      sum(enddttm-begindttm)*86400 dur
                                  *
  ERROR at line 12:
  ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes: expected NUMBER got INTERVAL DAY TO SECOND

  Question: How can I format sum (enddttm-begindttm) * 86400 hard?
  
  Thank you.

  Hello

  Sorry, but what are the data types of
  enddttm
  and
  begindttm?

  with q as(select to_date('01-jan-2001') d1,to_date('31-dec-2000') d2  from dual)
  select dump(d1-d2),dump(to_dsinterval('+001 04:45:17'))  from q
  
  DUMP(D1-D2)     DUMP(TO_DSINTERVAL('+00104:45:17'))
  Typ=14 Len=8: 0,0,0,1,0,0,0,0     Typ=190 Len=24: 0,0,0,1,0,0,0,4,0,0,0,45,0,0,0,17,0,0,0,0,10,0,0,0
  

  (a difference between 2 dates gives an interval of time, but wha'ts typ = 14?)

  Published by: user11268895 on August 27, 2010 12:23

• ORA-00932: inconsistent data types should had LONG

  Hello
  
  I would like to convert LONG LOB. I get the following error.
  

  SQL> desc all_views
   Name                                      Null?    Typ
   ----------------------------------------- -------- ----------------------------
   OWNER                                     NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30)
   VIEW_NAME                                 NOT NULL VARCHAR2(30)
   TEXT_LENGTH                                        NUMBER
   TEXT                                               LONG
   TYPE_TEXT_LENGTH                                   NUMBER
   TYPE_TEXT                                          VARCHAR2(4000)
   OID_TEXT_LENGTH                                    NUMBER
   OID_TEXT                                           VARCHAR2(4000)
   VIEW_TYPE_OWNER                                    VARCHAR2(30)
   VIEW_TYPE                                          VARCHAR2(30)
   SUPERVIEW_NAME                                     VARCHAR2(30)
   
  SQL> SELECT to_lob(text) from all_views
    2  where rownum <= 1;
  SELECT to_lob(text) from all_views
         *
  FEHLER in Zeile 1:
  ORA-00932: inconsistent datatypes expected got LONG

  Does anyone have an idea?

  TO_LOB are usable in the SELECT an INSERT statement

  SQL> create table t
    2  (text clob)
    3  /
  
  Table created.
  
  SQL>
  SQL> insert into t
    2  SELECT to_lob(text) from all_views
    3   where rownum <= 1;
  
  1 row created.
  
  SQL>
  SQL> select *
    2    from t
    3  ;
  
  TEXT
  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  select "FILE#","BLOCK#","CLASS#","STATUS","XNC","FORCED_READS","FORCED_WRITES","
  
  {code}
  
  http://www.lc.leidenuniv.nl/awcourse/oracle/server.920/a96540/functions139a.htm                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                
  

• SQL error: ORA-00932: inconsistent data types: expected - was -.

  Hello
  When I am tring to run under sql statement I ORA-00932.
  
  Select extractvalue ("< rrr > 13 < /rrr > ',' / rrr'") twice;
  
  How to extract this value?

  Select extractvalue (XMLTYPE ('13'),'/ rrr') twice;

• [8i] Case statement generates ORA-00932: inconsistent data types

  Note: I work with a 8i database (Yes, he's old enough) and in this case, I have to deal with the types of data (e.g. TANK), I gives me to work with.
  
  I am trying to calculate the amount of time product expected between manufacturing steps. As I found out though, sometimes I get a negative value then subtract the date the previous step ends the date of that ongoing stage begins. Since it is generally impossible to start a later stage before a previous step (imagine trying to screw a cap on a bottle that has no son Cup yet - it just may not happen), what I found is that sometimes two steps are started the same day and finished the same day (although not necessarily the day they started). This situation CAN occur when a person is two steps and connected to two steps at the same time, rather than log on to one, then the other. So what I need to do in these situations, is to replace the negative number by zero (I'll treat the stage as having no time-out).
  
  Some examples of data:
  (Note: the data set real is the result of a query and has about 200 K lines and columns more, but this should be representative enough to find a solution that works on my real application.)

  CREATE TABLE     steps
  (     item_id          CHAR(25)
  ,     ord_nbr          CHAR(10)
  ,     sub_nbr          CHAR(3)
  ,     step_nbr     CHAR(4)
  ,     start_date     DATE
  ,     finish_date     DATE
  );
  
  INSERT INTO steps
  VALUES ('A','0000000001','001','0010',TO_DATE('01/01/2011','mm/dd/yyyy'),TO_DATE('01/02/2011','mm/dd/yyyy'));
  INSERT INTO steps
  VALUES ('A','0000000001','001','0020',TO_DATE('01/01/2011','mm/dd/yyyy'),TO_DATE('01/02/2011','mm/dd/yyyy'));
  INSERT INTO steps
  VALUES ('A','0000000001','001','0030',TO_DATE('01/05/2011','mm/dd/yyyy'),TO_DATE('01/06/2011','mm/dd/yyyy'));
  INSERT INTO steps
  VALUES ('A','0000000001','002','0010',TO_DATE('01/01/2011','mm/dd/yyyy'),TO_DATE('01/02/2011','mm/dd/yyyy'));
  INSERT INTO steps
  VALUES ('A','0000000001','002','0020',TO_DATE('01/04/2011','mm/dd/yyyy'),TO_DATE('01/04/2011','mm/dd/yyyy'));
  INSERT INTO steps
  VALUES ('A','0000000001','002','0030',TO_DATE('01/06/2011','mm/dd/yyyy'),TO_DATE('01/07/2011','mm/dd/yyyy'));
  INSERT INTO steps
  VALUES ('B','0000000002','001','0005',TO_DATE('01/10/2011','mm/dd/yyyy'),TO_DATE('01/12/2011','mm/dd/yyyy'));
  INSERT INTO steps
  VALUES ('B','0000000002','001','0025',TO_DATE('01/10/2011','mm/dd/yyyy'),TO_DATE('01/12/2011','mm/dd/yyyy'));

  Here's the query I use that sometimes returns negative values:

  SELECT     item_id
  ,     ord_nbr
  ,     sub_nbr
  ,     step_nbr
  ,     start_date - last_step_finished
  FROM     (
       SELECT     s.*
       ,     LAG (s.finish_date)     OVER     (
                                PARTITION BY     s.item_id
                                ,          s.ord_nbr
                                ,          s.sub_nbr
                                ORDER BY     s.step_nbr
                                )     AS last_step_finished
       FROM     steps s
       );
  
  Returns:
  
  ITEM_ID                   ORD_NBR    SUB STEP START_DATE-LAST_STEP_FINISHED
  ------------------------- ---------- --- ---- -----------------------------
  A                         0000000001 001 0010
  A                         0000000001 001 0020                        -1.000
  A                         0000000001 001 0030                         3.000
  A                         0000000001 002 0010
  A                         0000000001 002 0020                         2.000
  A                         0000000001 002 0030                         2.000
  B                         0000000002 001 0005
  B                         0000000002 001 0025                        -2.000

  These are the results I want to see:

  ITEM_ID                   ORD_NBR    SUB STEP START_DATE-LAST_STEP_FINISHED
  ------------------------- ---------- --- ---- -----------------------------
  A                         0000000001 001 0010
  A                         0000000001 001 0020                         0.000
  A                         0000000001 001 0030                         3.000
  A                         0000000001 002 0010
  A                         0000000001 002 0020                         2.000
  A                         0000000001 002 0030                         2.000
  B                         0000000002 001 0005
  B                         0000000002 001 0025                         0.000

  And that's what I tried to do to get these results (comment pointed out which line has generated the error):

  SELECT     item_id
  ,     ord_nbr
  ,     sub_nbr
  ,     step_nbr
  ,     CASE
            WHEN     start_dt - last_step_finished     < 0
            THEN     0
            ELSE     start_dt - last_step_finished  -- THIS LINE GENERATES THE ORA-00932 ERROR
       END                         AS days_in_queue
  FROM     (
       SELECT     s.*
       ,     LAG (s.finish_date)     OVER     ( PARTITION BY  s.item_id
                                  ,          s.ord_nbr
                                  ,          s.sub_nbr
                                  ORDER BY     s.step_nbr
                                )     AS last_step_finished
       FROM     steps s
       );

  I know that I had errors in data type incompatible before with case statements in this particular 8i database, but I can't seem to understand why I'm getting one this time. I think it has something to do with the NULL value which may occur for last_step_finished. Also, if I change the case statement to:

  ,     CASE
            WHEN     start_dt - last_step_finished     < 0
            THEN     NULL
            ELSE     start_dt - last_step_finished  -- THIS LINE GENERATES THE ORA-00932 ERROR
       END     

  the query works fine. But, I'm not NULL, I 0. In the level of this request, I'll take the averages by item_id/step_nbr, and I want that 0 s to be included in the average. (NULL values, as far as I know, would be excluded. AVG(null,_1,_2) = AVG (1,2) = 1.5 NOT AVG (0,1,2) = 1).
  
  Thanks in advance!

  CASE requires that all expressions to be of the same type. Numeric data type code is 2, then that date produced different internal datatype 14:

  SQL> select dump(1) a,dump(sysdate) b,dump(sysdate - (sysdate - 1)) c from dual;
  
  A                  B                                   C
  ------------------ ----------------------------------- ------------------------------
  Typ=2 Len=2: 193,2 Typ=13 Len=8: 219,7,6,27,13,7,50,0  Typ=14 Len=8: 1,0,0,0,0,0,0,0
  
  SQL> 
  

  Case is supposed to process until the number, but it does not--a bug in some versions. Use explicit to_number:

  ,     CASE
            WHEN     start_dt - last_step_finished     < 0
            THEN     0
            ELSE     to_number(start_dt - last_step_finished)
       END                         AS days_in_queue
  

  SY.

• ORA-00932: inconsistent data types: expected NUMBER obtained CURSER

  Hello

  I created a function that returns the cursor

  try to use the same report in

  Apex 4.2.3

  Select double hapx_details(:p5_brnach,:p5_remark)

  Help, please

  function is;

  create or replace function hapx_details
  (
  brcode in d009022.lbrcode%type,
  lheading in varchar2)
  return sys_refcursor
  is
  x_cursor   sys_refcursor;
  vquery varchar2(1000);
  begin
     if upper(trim(lheading))='TERMDEPOSITS' THEN
     vquery:='select lbrcode,t_cust(lbrcode,prdacctid) custno,short_acno(prdacctid) acno,ACNAME(LBRCODE,PRDACCTID) NAME,t_ost_new(lbrcode,prdacctid,SYSDATE) bal from dep_mast where lbrcode=brcode';
     elsif upper(trim(lheading))='ADVANCES' THEN
     VQUERY:='SELECT LBRCODE,CUSTNO,SHORT_ACNO(LBRCODE,PRDACCTID)ACNO,NAMETITLE,LONGNAME NAME ,t_ost_new(lbrcode,prdacctid,SYSDATE) bal FROM ac_mast WHERE LBRCODE=BRCODE AND (LBRCODE,TRIM(SUBSTR(PRDACCTID,1,8))) IN (SELECT LBRCODE,TRIM(PRDCD) FROM D009021 WHERE MODULETYPE IN (13,14,30)) AND ACCTSTAT<>3';
     ELSE
     VQUERY:='SELECT LBRCODE,CUSTNO,SHORT_ACNO(LBRCODE,PRDACCTID)ACNO,NAMETITLE,LONGNAME NAME,t_ost_new(lbrcode,prdacctid,SYSDATE) bal FROM ac_mast WHERE LBRCODE=BRCODE AND (LBRCODE,TRIM(SUBSTR(PRDACCTID,1,8))) IN (SELECT LBRCODE,TRIM(PRDCD) FROM D009021 WHERE MODULETYPE IN (11,12)) AND ACCTSTAT<>3';
     END IF;
  --
     OPEN X_CURSOR FOR
     VQUERY;
     RETURN X_CURSOR;
  END HAPX_DETAILS;
  
  
  

  The proper way is to define a function that returns the SQL statement (with bind variable) Apex need to run to the region to report.

  Say you have a region that reports of departments (Department variable is zero) or employed in a service (Department non-null variable).

  You have a page element called P1_DEPT that specifies the Department.

  You create the function call following the report:

  () MyDynamicReport

  depatvalue =>: P1_DEPT,-value of variable in apex

  deptvariable-online "P1_DEPT" - the apex variable name

  );

  The function can now determine what is SQL and who will return to the Apex engine for processing:

  create or replace function MyDynamicReport (deptValue number, deptVar varchar2) return varchar2 is

  sqlQuery varchar2 (1000);

  Start

  If deptValue is null then

  -no service selected, so ask all the departments

  sqlQuery: = ' select * from dept by dept_id';

  on the other

  -service selected, so display employees in the Department

  -(and use the link provided in the SQL query variable)

  sqlQuery: = ' select * from emp where dept_id = :'|| deptVar | "order by emp_id;

  end if;

  return (sqlQuery);

  end;

  When you create a ref cursor, you pass the VALUE of the variable for the ref cursor to be used as a variable binding.

  With a dynamic query Apex, you must pass the NAME of the variable for the function to use and add in the text of the dynamic query.

  To using a function table of pipeline to do this, is rather silly.