Oracle/PLSQL: ORA-00971 Error

Error:

ORA-00971: missing SET keyword

Cause:

You tried to execute an UPDATE statement, but you missed the SET keyword.

Action:

The options to resolve this Oracle error are:

Re-write your UPDATE statement to include the SET clause.

For example, if you tried to execute the following UPDATE statement:

UPDATE suppliers
supplier_id = 1000;

You would receive the following error message:

You could correct this error by including the SET keyword as follows:

UPDATE suppliers
SET supplier_id = 1000;