Re: syntax variable question

orcl schrieb:

> Hi, Im trying to get a variable passed , something is obviously wrong
> as every combination I've tried failed.
> Any suggestions for this simple syntax ?
>
> set serveroutput on
> DECLARE
> ranon varchar2(14);
> BEGIN
> select to_char(sysdate, 'YYYYMMDDHH24MISS')INTO ranon from dual;
> execute immediate 'ALTER DATABASE backup CONTROLFILE to trace as
> '||ranon||'ctl';
> -- DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(ranon);
> END;
> /
>
> sorry I dont post much, I lurk ;-)
>
> thanks!
> bob
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>
>
>

This should work
DECLARE
ranon varchar2(14);
BEGIN
select to_char(sysdate, 'YYYYMMDDHH24MISS')INTO ranon from dual; execute immediate 'ALTER DATABASE backup CONTROLFILE to trace as '''||ranon||'.ctl''';
-- DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(ranon);
END;
/

Backup will be written not to the udump, but to $ORACLE_HOME/dbs

Best regards

Maxim

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