Re: different SQL approaches

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 22:06:42 -0700, DA Morgan <damorgan_at_x.washington.edu> wrote:

>While I will agree that you are correct that I used the absolute when
>I could have used a softer term ...

 That's pretty much all I was getting at - that it's not an absolute that bind variables must be used everywhere, just true in the large majority of cases.

>it is equally true that Oracle, and
>other companies, often offer us the ability to do stupid things.

 Sure, but if you start laying down dogma as in "thou shalt not do X" where actually there are some circumstances where "X" is the right thing to do, then if that circumstance comes around then chances to improve code may be missed for the wrong reasons.

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