From oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Fri Sep 9 09:33:18 2005 Return-Path: Received: from air891.startdedicated.com (root@localhost) by orafaq.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j89EXIW0019938 for ; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 09:33:18 -0500 X-ClientAddr: 206.53.239.180 Received: from turing.freelists.org (freelists-180.iquest.net [206.53.239.180]) by air891.startdedicated.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j89EXCIP019921 for ; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 09:33:12 -0500 Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id A11D81EB334; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 09:33:05 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing.freelists.org ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (turing [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 14315-08; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 09:33:05 -0500 (EST) Received: from turing (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by turing.freelists.org (Avenir Technologies Mail Multiplex) with ESMTP id 272DD1EB300; Fri, 9 Sep 2005 09:33:05 -0500 (EST) Message-ID: X-Originating-IP: [64.4.51.220] X-Originating-Email: [joe_dba@hotmail.com] X-Sender: joe_dba@hotmail.com From: "Joe Smith" To: oracle-l@freelists.org Subject: execute immediate 'insert into ...' Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 09:31:13 -0500 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed X-OriginalArrivalTime: 09 Sep 2005 14:31:14.0829 (UTC) FILETIME=[220BA3D0:01C5B54B] X-archive-position: 25209 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Sender: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org Errors-To: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-original-sender: joe_dba@hotmail.com Precedence: normal Reply-To: joe_dba@hotmail.com X-list: oracle-l X-Virus-Scanned: by amavisd-new-20030616-p9 (Debian) at avenirtech.net X-mailscan-MailScanner-Information: Please contact the ISP for more information X-mailscan-MailScanner: Found to be clean X-MailScanner-From: oracle-l-bounce@freelists.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 2.63 (2004-01-11) on air891.startdedicated.com X-Spam-Status: No, hits=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, FORGED_HOTMAIL_RCVD2,RCVD_IN_BL_SPAMCOP_NET autolearn=no version=2.63 I am trying to insert records into a table through execute immediate. The number datatypes go in with no problem. It is the varchar2 and date formats that are giving me a problem. examples: desc tables test col1 number, col2 varchar2(30) col3 date execute immediate 'insert into test values ('|| 2 ||', '|| joe ||', '|| 07-JUN-05 ||')'; I have tried different ways to format the varchar2 and date datatype, but keeps giving me an error. How do I format these datatypes within an execute immediate? thanks. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ -- http://www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l