Function

From: <Divya_pb/VGIL_at_vguard.satyam.net.in>
Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 22:18:30 -0700
Message-ID: <F001.003B2A5C.20011023222017@fatcity.com>

Hi All

I have stored a user defined function as Varchar field in a table. How do I execute this function.

Here is the table where the function is stored.

SQL> select * from func;

FUNCTION_NAME

---

Calc_radius(5)

This procedure contains the following Code :

create function calc_radius(r in number) return number is begin
return 3.14*r*r;
end;

Executing this funtion at SQL Prompt give the output as

SQL> SELECT CALC_RADIUS(5) FROM DUAL; CALC_RADIUS(5)

---

          78.5

I want to execute this function from a PL/SQL Block. I tried to store this function into a variable and then execute it. But it returns only the content of the field FUNCTION_NAME and not the value.

Can anyone suggest a solution for this problem ?

Regards
Dpb

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