Learn the cause and how to get to the bottom of the ORA-01000 error message in Oracle.
Description
When you come across an ORA-01000 error, the following error message will appear:
ORA-01000: maximum open cursors exceeded
Cause
You tried to open too many cursors at once. Each consumer is restrained to the number of cursors open based on the OPEN_CURSORS parameter in the initialization file.
Resolution
The option(s) to resolve this Oracle error are:
Option #1
Try to close cursors that you are no longer the use of before opening new cursors.
For example, you should shut a cursor known as c1 with the following command:
CLOSE c1;Option #2
You may additionally want to shut down Oracle, amplify the OPEN_CURSORS parameter in the initialization file, and restart Oracle.