Ora-00936: Missing Expression using Oracle OleDB Provider with OpenQuery (Doc ID 1353577.1)

Last updated on MARCH 19, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Provider for OLE DB - Version 9.2.0.4.0 and later
Microsoft Windows (32-bit)
Microsoft Windows x64 (64-bit)

Using the Oracle OleDb Provider with SQLServer may result in "ORA-00936: missing expression" when the following syntax is used with OpenQuery:

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