RE: how to do a variable in-list of numbers?

From: Jamadagni, Rajendra <Rajendra.Jamadagni_at_espn.com>
Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2003 07:59:33 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005CDFD1.20030829075933@fatcity.com>

The reason is there is a bug (which is never going to get fixed) which won't recognize a pl/sql type. The type that you want to use in CAST or TABLE must be a SQL type. And only way you will create a SQL type is using create TYPE command which will be ALWAYS outside your package.

Come to think of it, it is a better way.

Raj

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figured it out, but dont know why.
i have to explicitly create a type in the database. I cant use a pl/sql table made on the fly.

must be the seperate sql and pl/sql parsers.

thanks anyway.
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> Date: 2003/08/29 Fri AM 10:31:37 EDT
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> Subject: how to do a variable in-list of numbers?
>
> I need to do an insert select of the form
>
> insert into tab2
> select col1
> from tab1
> where col2 in (inlist of numbers);
>
> I do not know how many values will be in my inlist at runtime. With
strings I just build a big string. How do I build an 'inlist' of numbers at runtime?
>
> Im using a cursor to determine which values need to be added to my inlist.
I think I can do some kind of cast, but im not familiar with it.
>
> Im on 8i. I do not want to j ust run this inside my cursor. It could then
execute 300-400 times and will run all day.
>
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