declare c integer; sql_text varchar2(1000) := q'[ create table tq84_dup_col ( a varchar2(10), b number ( 4), c date , d integer , c varchar2( 5), f number ( 2) ) ]'; begin c := dbms_sql.open_cursor(); dbms_sql.parse(c, sql_text, dbms_sql.native); exception when others then dbms_output.put_line(substr(sql_text, dbms_sql.last_error_position-8, 16)); end; /