Galen Boyer wrote:
> On Fri, 09 Jul 2004, damorgan_at_x.washington.edu wrote:
>
>>Mikito Harakiri wrote:
>>
>>
>>>wizofoz2k_at_yahoo.com.au (Noons) wrote in message
>>>news:<73e20c6c.0407082252.14e6fd5c_at_posting.google.com>...
>>>
>>>
>>>>>Unfortunately Oracle can not process this request directly.
>>>>
>>>>Correction: NO DATABASE whatsoever can process that query,
>>>>not just Oracle.
>>>
>>>You have to make a little research before dumping blant
>>>statements. What fundamental limitation on the implementation
>>>side would make processing such query impossible?
>>
>>Whether the statement is "impossible" it is ludicrous and a
>>strong indication of an incredbily bad design.
Two choices:
- The list is fixed and hard-coded into PL/SQL. If this is the
case any change to the list requires modifying source code
and running through a full QA cycle.
- The list is being typed in by hand every time it is executed
in which case it will take the average worker many hours not
to mention the proofing.
The solution, of course, is to use a lookup table and a subselect
or, as I demonstrated a day ago, a simple use of MOD.
Daniel Morgan
Received on Mon Jul 12 2004 - 08:57:06 CDT
