Re: sqlplus question

From: Jonathan Gennick <jonathan_at_gennick.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Oct 1999 03:54:22 GMT
Message-ID: <3880f6c2.208269126@netnews.worldnet.att.net>

On Fri, 15 Oct 1999 08:20:10 -0400, Thomas Kyte <tkyte_at_us.oracle.com> wrote:

>so UID is a function. decode would be one of the exceptions to this rule of
>thumb as decode is really a function but a function that must be called from SQL
>(since the sql runtime engine is the place where decode is compiled into and
>they did not import that function into the plsql engine).

And why is that? I'm just curious. I'm sure many people wonder the same thing. Do you know the reason, or is it one of those things lost to the mists of time?

Jonathan

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Brighten the Corner Where You Are Received on Fri Oct 15 1999 - 22:54:22 CDT