Oracle / PLSQL: ORA-00906 Error Message

Learn the cause and how to resolve the ORA-00906 error message in Oracle.

Description

When you encounter an ORA-00906 error, the following error message will appear:

• ORA-00906: missing left parenthesis

Cause

You tried to execute a statement, but you missed entering a required left parenthesis.

Resolution

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

Option #1

Statements such as CREATE TABLE, INSERT Statements, Subqueries, and IN condition require items to be enclosed in parentheses. Try fixing the statement and re-executing.