Creation of a stored procedure requires a package in Oracle

Question

Below is some PL/SQL which is intended to create a very simple stored procedure in Oracle, based on code generated via SQL Developer IDE. I'm receiving the error when I run the command. On many tutorials online, the instructions for creating stored procedures didn't require a package (in the source code). When is a package required in Oracle? And how can I correct the code below to be as simple as possible?

Source Code:

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE PROCEDURE1
IS
BEGIN

  DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Hello World!');

END;

Error:

Empty package PROCEDURE1 definition (no public members).

FYI:

Before running the code above, I was following these instructions to build a simple example of a stored procedure and connect via Enterprise Library. This code worked.

http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/19581/Microsoft-Enterprise-Library-Data-Access-Block-DAA

Answer 1

Workflow to Avoid the error:

When using SQL Developer IDE for Oracle, right click "{Database Name} > Procedures > New Procedure" in the object explorer, and click OK to that dialog after entering a stored procedure name, click the two gears (Compile) button.

Note

The Green Triangle button is used to run the compiled procedure, but it needs to be compiled before you can run it.

Answer 2

Workflow to reproduce the error:

When using SQL Developer IDE for Oracle, when right clicking "{Database Name} > Procedures > New Procedure" in the object explorer, and clicking OK to that dialog after entering a stored procedure name, and clicking the green triangle (execute) button, I get this error.

Solution:

I right clicked the {Database Name} and selected "Open SQL Worksheet" and then pasted the code generated from the workflow above. Then clicked the green triangle (execute) button.

What a piece of *HIT IDE!

"I SLIT A SHEET"

"A SHEET I SLIT"

"AND ON THAT SLITTED SHEET I SIT"