Incorrect Compare with comments

[Maxmix]

Hi,

I assigned the comment to my view, using "comment" statement, and now want to propagate it to other db.
I selected my view in Compare User Objects window, and clicked Compare. ExamDiff sees the difference, but cannot apply it correctly to destination db, the error is ORA-00911: Invalid character.
This is what is displayed on 'Differences' tab:

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-- Changed view paycal_items_avail_by_co_view --
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create or replace view paycal_items_avail_by_co_view as
select
гсб_дата_нач as period,
стб_ств_код as item_code,
translate(прих_расх,'+-','CD') as oper_type,
гсб_слж_код as gsb_co_code
from b_BUDGET_REPORT_PURE_VIEW t
where t.стб_сбд_код=3 and бюд_область='CO_SCOPE'
and (стб_пкззс_сумма+стб_пкзнд_сумма+стб_тпзс_сумма+стб_тпнд_сумма)!=0;
comment on table PAYCAL_ITEMS_AVAIL_BY_CO_VIEW is 'Статьи-ЦО, которые можно использовать при формировании ТПК (которые имеют сумму в бюджете), по периодам.';

It looks like PlsqlDev sends these two statements as single statement. On top of that, 'create or replace view' is redundant, because view's definitions are identical on both db's.

Ups, all Ciryllic characters have turned into some ... "entities"

 

[Marco Kalter]

Can you let me know which PL/SQL Developer version you are using? Note that the current 9.0.1 version includes a fix that might resolve this issue.

 

[Maxmix]

It was 9.0.0 and indeed, in 9.0.1 the error has gone.
However, changing only the comments will force recreating whole view definition in "another" db (causing dependants to get invalidated).
Also I noticed, that choosing "Edit" command on a VIEW, will have both "create or replace view ..." and "comment ..." statements present in the same SQL-window. Now I cannot just edit view definition and hit F8 to compile it - the comments interfere. Would not be better to treat the view's comments as extra bit of information (much like with TABLEs)? Anyway, we can watch view's comment in Describe windows, and we can access "comment ..." statement via DBMS_Metadata command, if we'd need to change the comment.
Please consider removing "comments" from the SQL-window, where the editing takes place...
Or, ideally, could you design the special form for Viewing/Editing of VIEWs, with separate fields for view "body" and comments (and grants on the second tab perhaps) ?

 

[Marco Kalter]

I have added this to the list of enhancement requests.