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Re: Exception in In-Line Function

From: What's in a namespace <xml_at_ns.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2006 09:48:16 +0100
Message-ID: <456e9ad3$0$328$e4fe514c@news.xs4all.nl>

"klabu" <klabu_at_internet.com> schreef in bericht news:12mrvv2fqckgg07_at_corp.supernews.com...
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>>
>> BTW - why do you declare a function with a parameter of type number and
>> call it with string ?
>>
>> Best regards
>>
>> Maxim
>
> oh, because NUMBER is quicker to type than VARCHAR2 ;)

and then you're punished for having to type 9 characters more : to_char()

Shakespeare
(What's in a key...) Received on Thu Nov 30 2006 - 02:48:16 CST

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