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ORA Error Helper

ORA Error Helper

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Hover any ORA-, PLS- or TNS- error code in SQL, logs or stack traces to see what it means and how to fix it. 250 Oracle errors explained, works offline.
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Launch VS Code Quick Open (Ctrl+P), paste the following command, and press enter.
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ORA Error Helper for VS Code

Hover any ORA-, PLS- or TNS- error code to see what it means and how to fix it. Works in SQL files, logs, stack traces, Java/Python/C# code and plain text. 251 common Oracle errors are bundled, so it works offline.

Features

  • Hover: point at ORA-00942, ora 1403 or PLS-00201 anywhere and get the cause and the fix.
  • Explain error (ORA Error Helper: Explain error): uses the selection, or the clipboard if nothing is selected. Also in the editor right-click menu.
  • Browse all Oracle errors: searchable list by code or words ("no data", "deadlock", "mutating").
  • Find error codes in this file: lists every code in a log file and jumps to it.
  • Each explanation links to its page in the online ORA error reference.

More tools

  • PL/SQL Lint for VS Code: catches PL/SQL bugs while you type (free).
  • JetBrains IDEs: ORA Error Helper, PL/SQL Lint, Oracle Plan Reader.
  • Book: PL/SQL in Practice (Kindle).

The explanations are written for this extension and are not Oracle documentation. Oracle is a registered trademark of Oracle Corporation; this extension is not affiliated with Oracle.

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