Re: HELP! SP compiles but won't run

In article <689741.0203220811.65f3d595_at_posting.google.com>, tomg_at_asdsoftware.com says...
>
>Okay, maybe I need to ask the question differently. Can anyone
>provide me with a simple example of an Oracle stored procedure that
>accepts a single numeric input and returns a single numeric output?
>It doesn't have to do a whole lot or be very practical or solve any
>problem other than returing a number.
>
>I would appreciate any help in this regard. Thanks!
>
>Cheers,
>
>Tom Galczynski

create procedure p ( x in number, y out number ) as
begin

   y := x+5;
end;

or

create function f ( x in number ) return number as
begin

   return x+5;
end;

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