How to fix the Oracle error ORA-29256: Cursor contains both regular and array defines which is illegal?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorORA-29256: Cursor contains both regular and array defines which is illegal with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

ORA-29256: Cursor contains both regular and array defines which is illegal

Reason for the Error ORA-29256: Cursor contains both regular and array defines which is illegal

Both define_array and define_column have been called on this cursor. This is illegal. It is not possible for a cursor to both contain regular and array defines. The semantics of this setting are nonsensical. Array defines are used to move data from select queries into PL/SQL tables and regular defines to move data from select queries into PL/SQL variables.

How to fix the Error ORA-29256: Cursor contains both regular and array defines which is illegal ?

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

Modify your PL/SQL program to only perform calls to one of the two functions depending on the situation at hand.