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Re: NVL2 in PL/SQl ?

From: Chris Weiss <nomail_at_nospam.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 11:28:45 -0400
Message-ID: <aamd7h$2q6g$1@msunews.cl.msu.edu>


If you must use it, you can use dynamic SQL, but this is a significant performance hit. Depending on the data types involved, DECODE or SIGN may do what you need.

Good Luck!

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"R Chin" <rchin_at_panix.com> wrote in message
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>
> NVL2 can NOT be used in static SQL in PL/SQL, is this right ?
>
> thanks
>
> robert
>
>
Received on Tue Apr 30 2002 - 10:28:45 CDT

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