SET ROLE in PL/SQL

We have not had any success with trying to execute the SQL command:

          SET ROLE ThisRole IDENTIFIED BY ThisPassword; using dynamic SQL in either an anonymous PL/SQL block or in a stored procedure.

Can this be done? If not, is there an explanation as to why this is not permitted?

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Jerry Apfelbaum
Eastern Sun Group Inc.
Toronto, Canada
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