Re: Invalid character???
From: Laurenz Albe <invite_at_spam.to.invalid>
Date: 21 Aug 2008 15:16:32 GMT
Message-ID: <1219331788.339926@proxy.dienste.wien.at>
>
> I know, I know... My DBA, across the room, swears that he used the
> original syntax ({call ? := getReporterData(?)}, then execute() and
> getObject) with the Oracle driver that came with OracleXE, and it
> worked. I'm using WebLogic 8, I guess it has different drivers. But it
> doesn't make sense to me that changing drivers should necessitate
> changing your syntax. Getting new functionallity which requires new
> syntax forms, yes; but not invalidating previously perfectly good
> syntax.
Date: 21 Aug 2008 15:16:32 GMT
Message-ID: <1219331788.339926@proxy.dienste.wien.at>
Tim Slattery <Slattery_T_at_bls.gov> wrote:
>> You know, computers are a bit picky about syntax and don't >> "know what you mean".
>
> I know, I know... My DBA, across the room, swears that he used the
> original syntax ({call ? := getReporterData(?)}, then execute() and
> getObject) with the Oracle driver that came with OracleXE, and it
> worked. I'm using WebLogic 8, I guess it has different drivers. But it
> doesn't make sense to me that changing drivers should necessitate
> changing your syntax. Getting new functionallity which requires new
> syntax forms, yes; but not invalidating previously perfectly good
> syntax.
I bet you for a beer that the syntax has not changed and that your DBA is guilty of perjury. The { ... } Syntax is SQL standard.
Yours,
Laurenz Albe
Received on Thu Aug 21 2008 - 10:16:32 CDT