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TNS connection closed
IO error writing block
Resource busy
Invalid character
Invalid datatype
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Resolve connect identifier
number too large for buffer
ORA-01487
ORA-04031
ORA-12545
ORA-06550
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ORA-00056: DDL lock on object "string.string" is already held in an incompatible mode

Cause: An attempt was made to acquire a DDL lock that is already locked.
Action: This happens if you attempt to drop a table that has parse locks on it.