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Date: Thu, 09 Sep 2004 11:11:35 -0300
From: "Boivin, Patrice J" <BoivinP@mar.dfo-mpo.gc.ca>
Subject: as or is
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This is out of curiosity...

Why, in the CREATE PACKAGE, or CREATE PACKAGE BODY statements, does Oracle
list both IS and AS as possible elements?

Is it a backward-compatibility thing?

I find it weird that both would be in the command diagrams.  I like things
nice and simple.

: )

Patrice.
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