Re: what is a bind variable?? (very newbie here)

In article <8e1vjr$40l$1_at_bob.news.rcn.net>, "Prabha Chidambaran" <prabha_at_rcn.com> writes:

>What exactly is a bind variable?

Binding can be early or late :-)
Binding a variable is the process of identifying the storage location associated with an identifier in the program. In PL/SQL, binding also involves checking the database for permission to access the schema object referenced. PL/SQL is an early binding language.
Paul in VT Received on Mon Apr 24 2000 - 00:00:00 CDT