ORA-00928: missing SELECT keyword

Troubleshooting

Problem

Impromptu 7.0 554.14 OS: NT DB: Oracle 8.1.6 client Description: Unable to run a report in Impromptu. Error Message - DMS-E-GENERAL, A general exception has occurred during operation 'prepare request'. ORA-00928: missing SELECT keyword Solution: The user was going against an Oracle database version 7.3.23, connecting with Oracle client 8.1.6. Neither the Database version nor the Client piece are supported in Series 7. For more information, please see - http://support.cognos.com/support/products/software_environments.html

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Document Information

More support for:
IBM Cognos Series 7 PowerPlay

Software version:
Impromptu 6.0, Impromptu 7.0

Document number:
109853

Modified date:
09 May 2025

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swg21337336

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