Oracle Database Discussions

We've had a repeated situation where an unaltered package spec has been recompiled, which was in excess since only the package body has incurred a change. But, our Oracle Forms application throws the ORA-04062 error nonetheless when trying to access the package.

I originally assumed that the spec had actually changed when this error came up, and didn't do any additional research. But this time around, I checked, and only the package body is different. The spec, though compiled, is identical to the version that was there prior.

What makes up the "signature" and why does Forms keep thinking that a recompile equates to a signature change?

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Chuck