How to fix the Oracle error ORA-01916: keyword ONLINE, OFFLINE, RESIZE, AUTOEXTEND or END/DROP expected?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-01916: keyword ONLINE, OFFLINE, RESIZE, AUTOEXTEND or END/DROP expected with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-01916: keyword ONLINE, OFFLINE, RESIZE, AUTOEXTEND or END/DROP expected

Reason for the Error ORA-01916: keyword ONLINE, OFFLINE, RESIZE, AUTOEXTEND or END/DROP expected

An expected keyword was not used for datafile/tempfile clause

How to fix the Error ORA-01916: keyword ONLINE, OFFLINE, RESIZE, AUTOEXTEND or END/DROP expected ?

You can fix this error in Oracle by following the below steps

Use correct syntax.