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ORA-00936: Missing expression
What it means
A required expression is empty: a trailing comma in the SELECT list, "SELECT FROM", an operator without its right-hand side, or a bind placeholder the driver did not replace.
How to fix it
Look for a comma before FROM, empty parentheses, or a concatenated dynamic SQL string where a variable was empty.
Catch it before it runs
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Explains ORA-/PLS- codes inside JetBrains IDEs and DataGrip. PL/SQL Lint
Flags risky PL/SQL patterns while you type. Oracle Plan Reader
Reads execution plans and points at the slow step. PL/SQL in Practice
Kindle book with practical PL/SQL for working developers.
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Updated 2026-11-12.