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Oracle Troubleshooting
ORA-01000: Maximum open cursors exceeded
Symptom:
The Oracle error:
ORA-01000: Maximum open cursors exceeded
Cause
Oracle indicates that this error is usually encountered in application programs, but could occur at the database level. I have only encountered it in application programs. The error indicates that Oracle has reached the set limit for open cursors allowed for the session.
Possible Remedies:
- Identify if there is a bug in the application program meaning that some cursors do not get closed properly.
- Increase the
OPEN_CURSORSparameter in the Oracle initialisation file.
This page represents one page of many pages of notes I made whilst working with Oracle 7 through to 10i. I now no longer work with Oracle databases, but hope that these notes will continue to be of benefit to others.
About the author: Brian Cryer is a dedicated software developer and webmaster. For his day job he develops websites and desktop applications as well as providing IT services. He moonlights as a technical author and consultant.