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Investigating "ORA-01000: maximum open cursors exceeded" WebLogic Server Support Pattern (Doc ID 1141024.1)

Last updated on MARCH 05, 2024

Applies to:

Oracle WebLogic Server - Version 6.1 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Purpose

This document is a support pattern describing how to troubleshoot and fix ORA-01000 errors propagated to WebLogic Server via SQLException.

Problem Description

Oracle uses the OPEN_CURSORS parameter to specify the maximum number of open cursors a session can have at once. When this number is exceeded, Oracle reports an ORA-01000 error. When this error is propagated to WebLogic Server, a SQLException is thrown.

This pattern discusses possible causes and solutions of this error when using WebLogic Server.

Problem Troubleshooting

Please note that not all of the following items would need to be done. Some issues can be solved by only following a few of the items.

Troubleshooting Steps

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In this Document
Purpose
 Problem Description
 Problem Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Steps
 Diagnostic Queries
 Common Causes and Solutions
 Code Practice
 Statement Caching
 Database Driver
 Known Issues
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