Question

I have an insert query like this:

INSERT INTO CONSUMER
            (CONS_ID_NO,
             LOCATION_ID,
             AREA_CODE,
             CONS_NO,
             CAT_CODE,
             KEY_ID,
             CONS_NAME,
             ADDRESS1,
             ADDRESS2,
             ADDRESS3,
             ADDRESS4,
             PHONE,
             DATE_CONNECT,
             FLAT,
             NO_OF_FLATS,
             BULK,
             OPENING_BALANCE,
             BALANCE_DATE,
             ROUTE_CODE,
             ROUTE_ORDER,
             METER_NO,
             METER_FIXATION_DATE,
             METER_OWNER,
             METER_WORKING,
             DISCONNECT,
             ALERT,
             LAST_READING,
             LAST_READING_DATE,
             LAST_READING_STATUS,
             PIC_AMT,
             PIC_KL,
             PIC_FROM,
             SC,
             MR,
             ARREARS,
             AS_ON_DATE,
             SCHEDULE_NO,
             MAIN_TYPE,
             SUB_TYPE,
             BILL_UPTO,
             CONS_SERVICE,
             CONS_SERVICE_ARREAR_CLEARED,
             PART_CONSUMER,
             BILL_ID_NO,
             READING_POSTED,
             METER_DIGITS,
             LAST_ADJUSTED_READING,
             LAST_ADJUSTED_DATE,
             LAST_ADJUSTED_STATUS)
VALUES      ('2112104945',
             '141',
             'CPW',
             '5225',
             'D',
             1946415,
             'ASHRAF PERILACODE
 & NASEEHA.K',
             'PERILACODEKP 1X/617A',
             'DHARSAN
 NAGAR',
             'PEROORKADA',
             '--',
             NULL,
             To_timestamp('2002-03-25
 00:00:00.0', 'DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF
 AM'),
             'N',
             NULL,
             NULL,
             52,
             To_timestamp('2002-03-01 00:00:00.0', 'DD-MON-RR
 HH.MI.SSXFF AM'),
             811,
             73,
             '10075256',
             To_timestamp('2010-11-12
 00:00:00.0', 'DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF
 AM'),
             'O',
             'Y',
             'N',
             'V',
             102,
             To_timestamp('2011-06-25
 00:00:00.0', 'DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF
 AM'),
             'W',
             55,
             13,
             To_timestamp('2011-06-25 00:00:00.0', 'DD-MON-RR
 HH.MI.SSXFF AM'),
             2,
             0,
             334,
             To_timestamp('2011-06-28
 00:00:00.0', 'DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF
 AM'),
             NULL,
             NULL,
             NULL,
             To_timestamp('2011-05-31 00:00:00.0', 'DD-MON-RR
 HH.MI.SSXFF
 AM'),
             NULL,
             NULL,
             'N',
             '3489554',
             'Y',
             5,
             102,
             To_timestamp('2011-06-25
 00:00:00.0', 'DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM'),
             'A'); 

1. On executing this query on SQLDeveloper 3 (Oracle 11g), it is asking for the replacement value for &naseeha. How can this be prevented ?

2. It is also giving me an error

   Error report:
   SQL Error: ORA-01843: not a valid month
   01843. 00000 -  "not a valid month"
   

The above given query is a part of a SQL file which I imported from my previous installation of Oracle 11g using the SQL Developer (that we get when we install the Oracle 11g, which is version 1 I think).

All the insert queries is giving the same error (Number 2).

Answer 1

1. Referring to How to insert a string which contains an "&", this should work:

   SET DEFINE OFF
   

2. Try replacing all occurrences of

   'DD-MON-RR HH.MI.SSXFF AM'
   

   with

   'yyyy-mm-dd hh24:mi:ss.ff3'