Re: Confused with bind variables

Syltrem wrote:

> Again I forgot!
>
> This is on Oracle 816
>
> Thanks
>
> --
>
> Syltrem
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> "Syltrem" <syltremzulu_at_videotron.ca> a écrit dans le message de news: ...
> > declare
> > STATUS number;
> > begin
> > RENCS_ARC.ARCHIVE('GL_POSTINGS', 'A_GL_POSTINGS', '6', 36, :STATUS);
> > END;
> > /
> >
> > SP2-0552: Bind variable "STATUS" not declared.
> >
> > ???
> >
> > I don't get it.
> >
> > Isn't the STATUS variable I declare, a bind variable?
> >
> > Confused.
> >
> > Thanks for helping
> >
> > --
> >
> > Syltrem
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> >
> >
> >

You can't use a bind variable in the manner you are attempting. Consider this instead:

x := 'ABC';
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'TRUNCATE TABLE :TABNAME' USING x;

Daniel Morgan Received on Fri Aug 23 2002 - 16:48:27 CDT