Is it expensive? Maybe, but most likely it is a lot less expensive than any
other way you might be able to code around it.
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<kal121_at_my-deja.com> wrote in message news:8fpg4j$pjb$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> Is there any reason *not to* use an exception handler as a means of
> execution control in Oracle?
>
> Basically, I have a very simple procedure that does a SELECT. If and
> when the data is not found, I simply catch the exeception
> DATA_NOT_FOUND, then terminate the procedure.
>
> I was told by a java developer that catching exceptions is always
> expensive. Is this also true in Oracle?
>
> I can always declare an explicit cursor to check for %FOUND - is this a
> better way to accomplish this than using an exception handler? I
> suppose I can test this against a large data set, but the one I have
> isn't big enough at the moment. Any experiences?
>
> Thanx
>
>
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