Return-Path: Received: from ensim.rackshack.net (root@localhost) by orafaq.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h8Q7hME15743 for ; Fri, 26 Sep 2003 02:43:22 -0500 X-ClientAddr: 66.27.56.210 Received: from ns3.fatcity.com (rrcs-west-66-27-56-210.biz.rr.com [66.27.56.210]) by ensim.rackshack.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h8Q7hLc15738 for ; Fri, 26 Sep 2003 02:43:21 -0500 Received: from ns3.fatcity.com (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by ns3.fatcity.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h8Q51Hl0004106 for ; Thu, 25 Sep 2003 22:04:37 -0700 Received: (from root@localhost) by ns3.fatcity.com (8.12.8/8.12.5/Submit) id h8Q4oOT6002169 for oracle-l@orafaq.net; Thu, 25 Sep 2003 21:50:24 -0700 Received: by fatcity.com (05-Jun-2003/v1.0g-b73/bab) via fatcity.com id 005D1173; Thu, 25 Sep 2003 21:49:40 -0800 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 21:49:40 -0800 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L X-Comment: Oracle RDBMS Community Forum X-Sender: Vladimir Begun Sender: ml-errors@fatcity.com Reply-To: ORACLE-L@fatcity.com Errors-To: ML-ERRORS@fatcity.com From: Vladimir Begun Subject: Re: equivalent for isdate, isnumeric Organization: Fat City Network Services, San Diego, California X-ListServer: v1.0g, build 73; ListGuru (c) 1996-2003 Bruce A. Bergman Precedence: bulk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Khedr, Waleed wrote: > Boolean is A PL/SQL data type won't work in sql. > Deterministic is nice to have to reduce the number of times this function > gets called for the same value. Called from where? :) I think Tanel, Mladen and you missed the ironical point -- if it can't be called from SQL why it is a deterministic one? It was very simple question asked for fun -- Mladen who said: "Hey, I'll sue you for using my code. My code is fair and balanced and you cannot use it without paying royalties." :) So, he put "deterministic" clause then. :) P.S.: Tanel, I do not need an example, it was a joke. -- Vladimir Begun The statements and opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily represent those of Oracle Corporation. > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:05 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Tanel Poder wrote: > >>Boolean is a datatype existing and usable in Oracle. > > > Deterministic is an Oracle way to tell a function is deterministic, i.e. > > always returning the same result on the same input. Required for FBIs for > > example. > > http://tahiti.oracle.com > > Could you please kindly provide an example of its usage in SQL. Please > create > an FBI using the original function below (as is, no modifications or > wrappers). > It would be really intersting how "deterministic" functionality would work > for a PL/SQL function that returns BOOLEAN datatype. Thank you! -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Vladimir Begun INET: vladimir.begun@oracle.com Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: ListGuru@fatcity.com (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).