Re: Row-Count in PL/SQL

Oliver Braun wrote:

> Hi,
>
> IŽd like to count table-rows in PL/SQL.
> The tablename comes from a variable. Something like:
>
> SELECT COUNT(*) INTO V_ROWS
> FROM V_TABLE_NAME;
>
> I still get the same error message:
> "V_TABLE_NAME must be declared"
>
> But V_TABLE_NAME is declared in my
> CURSOR-SELECT-Statement.
>
> Thanks for all suggestions.
>
> O.Braun

Use Native Dynamic SQL.

You will find examples at tahiti.oracle.com and asktom.oracle.com.

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