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 ...

If you know lots of programming languages, then you're already accustomed to the ability to declare and use functions with a variable number of arguments, where the number and type of arguments aren't ...

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 ...

There are various ways of using global variables in Microsoft SQL Server 2000 DTS Designer tasks. This article, one in a series, looks into their role in exchanging data between packages, using ...

Can anyone tell me why I receive this error msg when I run this code;<BR><BR>Error Msg: Server: Msg 16924, Level 16, State 1, Line 16<BR>Cursorfetch: The number of ...