Re: VAR : does anybody have a clue?

try

select sum(bytes)
INTO :x
from v$sgastat;

SELECT name, bytes, bytes/:x FROM v$sgastat;

shoul work, if not, look at the manual

Gerd

On Fri, 12 Nov 1999 21:50:17 GMT, kal121_at_yahoo.com wrote:

>This is what I am trying to do:
>
>SQL> var x number -- declare a variable named x
>
>Now, what I want to do is assign:
>select sum(bytes) from v$sgastat INTO x
>
>to be used as follows:
>
>SELECT name, bytes, bytes/x FROM v$sgastat;
>
>bytes/x would give me the percent of the sga devoted to that particular
>sga component in the third column.
>
>Does anybody know the CORRECT way to do this?
>
>Thanks
>
>
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Received on Fri Nov 12 1999 - 16:12:43 CST