Oracle/PLSQL: ORA-00907

Learn the cause and how to resolve the ORA-00907 error message in Oracle.

Description

When you encounter an ORA-00907 error, the following error message will appear:

• ORA-00907: missing right parenthesis

Cause

You entered a left parenthesis, but missed the closing right parenthesis; or you entered invalid data within the parentheses.

Resolution

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

Option #1

All parentheses must be entered in pairs. You must correct the statement and re-execute.