Oracle SQL*Plus has a very useful subparameter to the column parameter called NEW_VALUE. The NEW_VALUE directive allows you to store data retrieved from an Oracle table as a variable inside the ...

What are the advantages/disadvantages of using global variables in PL/SQL packages? I have created tons of packages and stored procedures, but have never used global variables.<BR><BR>Any insight or ...

In part 1, we looked at generating T-SQL style code. In part 2, let's get this thing to run! Last time, I showed how a single SELECT statement can be built to create an executable string of T-SQL.

Ok... I'm banging my head against this SQL Command. Check it out. This works. (shortened for ease of reading)<BR><BR>SELECT [Site Table].[Site Number]<BR>From [Site ...

PL/SQL stands for Procedural Language extension of SQL. PL/SQL is a combination of SQL along with the procedural features of programming languages. It was developed by Oracle Corporation in the early ...