How to fix the Oracle error PGU-42004: COPY not allowed as operand-1 or operand-2 in COPY REPLACING?

In this post, you’ll learn more about the Oracle ErrorPGU-42004: COPY not allowed as operand-1 or operand-2 in COPY REPLACING with the details on why you receive this error and the possible solution to fix it.

Oracle Error Description

PGU-42004: COPY not allowed as operand-1 or operand-2 in COPY REPLACING

Reason for the Error PGU-42004: COPY not allowed as operand-1 or operand-2 in COPY REPLACING

Cause: COPY reserved word not allowed as operand-1 or operand-2 in the REPLACING clause of a COPY statement.

How to fix the Error PGU-42004: COPY not allowed as operand-1 or operand-2 in COPY REPLACING ?

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

Action: If operand-1 replace COPY by some other word here and in the copied source file. If operand-2, examine offending COPY clause for missing terminator or reserved words.