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ORA-936 Missing Expression Trying to Perform Outer Join Using Lower Function (Doc ID 740708.1)

Last updated on JANUARY 07, 2025

Applies to:

Oracle Database - Enterprise Edition - Version 9.2.0.1 to 11.1.0.6 [Release 9.2 to 11.1]
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This problem can occur on any platform.



Symptoms

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Trying to run a query using an outer join and the lower function.

The following example is using the scott.emp table,

Cause

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