Error
Error Code: ORA-28238

Oracle Error ORA-28238: Null Seed

📦 Oracle Database
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Description

The ORA-28238 error in Oracle Database indicates that a NULL value was supplied as the seed for generating a key. This typically occurs when calling a function or procedure that requires a seed value but receives a NULL instead.
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Error Message

ORA-28238: no seed provided
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Known Causes

3 known causes
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Missing Seed Value
The seed parameter in a function or procedure call was explicitly set to NULL.
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Uninitialized Variable
A variable intended to hold the seed value was not initialized before being passed to the function or procedure.
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Incorrect Data Type
The seed parameter is expected to be a specific data type (e.g., NUMBER, VARCHAR2), but a NULL value is implicitly being passed due to a data type mismatch.
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Solutions

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