Re: how to do a variable in-list of numbers?

figured it out, but dont know why.
i have to explicitly create a type in the database. I cant use a pl/sql table made on the fly.

must be the seperate sql and pl/sql parsers.

thanks anyway.
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> From: <rgaffuri_at_cox.net>
> Date: 2003/08/29 Fri AM 10:31:37 EDT
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> Subject: how to do a variable in-list of numbers?
>
> I need to do an insert select of the form
>
> insert into tab2
> select col1
> from tab1
> where col2 in (inlist of numbers);
>
> I do not know how many values will be in my inlist at runtime. With strings I just build a big string. How do I build an 'inlist' of numbers at runtime?
>
> Im using a cursor to determine which values need to be added to my inlist. I think I can do some kind of cast, but im not familiar with it.
>
> Im on 8i. I do not want to j ust run this inside my cursor. It could then execute 300-400 times and will run all day.
>
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