Monthly Archives: May 2015

MERGE Alias Bug – No Error Thrown When Using Wrong Alias

Alas

Back in the days, when I was just beginning working as an Oracle developer, I used to view Oracle Database Server as such a great piece of software to the extent where I wouldn’t even consider that a problem which I’ve just encountered wasn’t my fault, but Oracle’s bug!

Why am I bringing this up, you might ask? Well, a few weeks ago I’ve stumbled upon a weird bug in Oracle. I was using Oracle 11.2.0.1.0. Take a look at the below example: Continue reading