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Try the function NVL(column, value returned by NVL if column is null); if
column is not null NVL returns the value really stored.
An interesting question is: Why your UPDATE doesn't work? A possible answer is (keep in mind that I am a beginner) that, if the session is opened by a procedure, you should commit your update in order to make your changes available to the next statements.
I hope being helpful Received on Thu Dec 16 1999 - 12:48:29 CST