tim.kearsley_at_milton-keynes.gov.uk wrote:
>
> DA Morgan wrote:
>
>>tim.kearsley_at_milton-keynes.gov.uk wrote:
>>
>>>DA Morgan wrote:
>>>
>>>< SNIP >
>>>
>>>>TO_CHAR(dynamo.ORDER_SEQ.nextval).
>>>>
>>>>How do you expect to concatenate a string to a number.
>>>>
>>>>For any further help post Oracle version and the error messages.
>>>>We are unable to look over your shoulder or read your mind.
>>>>--
>>>>Daniel A. Morgan
>>>>Relational theory is not something that is simply a nice-to-have.
>>>>http://www.psoug.org
>>>>damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
>>>>(replace x with u to respond)
>>>
>>>
>>>Daniel, please make sure of your facts before posting.
>>>
>>>Oracle will handle concatenating a number with a string without any
>>>problem:
>>>
>>>Connected to:
>>>Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production
>>>With the Partitioning, OLAP and Oracle Data Mining options
>>>JServer Release 9.2.0.4.0 - Production
>>>
>>>SQL> create sequence tkseq;
>>>
>>>Sequence created.
>>>
>>>SQL> select tkseq.nextval from dual;
>>>
>>> NEXTVAL
>>>----------
>>> 1
>>>
>>>SQL> /
>>>
>>> NEXTVAL
>>>----------
>>> 2
>>>
>>>SQL> select 'XXXX'||tkseq.nextval from dual;
>>>
>>>'XXXX'||TKSEQ.NEXTVAL
>>>--------------------------------------------
>>>XXXX3
>>>
>>>As I mentioned to you in a previous post on another topic a week or two
>>>ago, (and incidentally you never did acknowledge that you were
>>>incorrect on that occasion) it does nobody any good to post "facts"
>>>that are clearly incorrect and that you clearly haven't tested
>>>yourself. It only reduces your own credibility.
>>>
>>>Regards,
>>>
>>>Tim Kearsley
>>>HBS Milton Keynes
>>
>>It will ... but it also generates a PLS error if you have informational
>>warnings turned on. It is what is referred to as a "bad pratice:" One
>>that Oracle advises against.
>>--
>>Daniel A. Morgan
>>Relational theory is not something that is simply a nice-to-have.
>>http://www.psoug.org
>>damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
>>(replace x with u to respond)
>
>
> Hmmm. Fair comment, but the initial reply you made to the OP, i.e.:
>
>
>>>>How do you expect to concatenate a string to a number.
>
>
> suggests strongly to me that you were suggesting that it isn't
> POSSIBLE, not just that it isn't good practice.
>
> Tim Kearsley
> HBS Milton Keynes
I was incorrect ... or I used poor wording. I think it was poor wording
but others will think I was shirking responsibility so you get it both
ways.
--
Daniel A. Morgan
Relational theory is not something that is simply a nice-to-have.
http://www.psoug.org
damorgan_at_x.washington.edu
(replace x with u to respond)
Received on Fri May 27 2005 - 10:55:24 CDT
