Question

i am trying to add a column validFrom to my table

this is my query

alter table mytable add validFrom date default getdate()  not null

i am getting error like

ORA-04044: procedure, function, package, or type is not allowed here

please help

Answer 1

Oracle does not have a getdate() function – something which can easily be found out by looking into the manual.

You need to use SYSDATE or CURRENT_DATE

ALTER TABLE mytable ADD (validFrom date DEFAULT sysdate);