Return-Path: Received: from ensim.rackshack.net (root@localhost) by orafaq.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h8QFirv06925 for ; Fri, 26 Sep 2003 10:44:53 -0500 X-ClientAddr: 66.27.56.212 Received: from www3.fatcity.com (rrcs-west-66-27-56-212.biz.rr.com [66.27.56.212]) by ensim.rackshack.net (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id h8QFilc06914 for ; Fri, 26 Sep 2003 10:44:47 -0500 Received: (from root@localhost) by www3.fatcity.com (8.11.6/8.11.6) id h8QD5d932009 for oracle-l@orafaq.net; Fri, 26 Sep 2003 06:05:39 -0700 Received: by fatcity.com (05-Jun-2003/v1.0g-b73/bab) via fatcity.com id 005D12EC; Fri, 26 Sep 2003 06:04:47 -0800 Message-ID: Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2003 06:04:47 -0800 To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L X-Comment: Oracle RDBMS Community Forum X-Sender: "Jamadagni, Rajendra" Sender: ml-errors@fatcity.com Reply-To: ORACLE-L@fatcity.com Errors-To: ML-ERRORS@fatcity.com From: "Jamadagni, Rajendra" 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: multipart/mixed; boundary="----=_NextPartTM-000-f73ef755-e61b-4c49-acdf-a34e6f70a4bd" ------=_NextPartTM-000-f73ef755-e61b-4c49-acdf-a34e6f70a4bd Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C3842E.468D5CA3" ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3842E.468D5CA3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" you could however use diutil.bool_to_int and diutil.int_to_bool which is used by oracle to transmit/receive Boolean data across SqlNet. Since others have pointed out, Boolean is not a SQL datatype, you could not build a FBI around it, deterministic or no, it doesn't make a difference. Use diutil.bool_to_int around the return value and your function returns a number (0 or 1) and now you can build a FBI. Raj ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- Rajendra dot Jamadagni at nospamespn dot com All Views expressed in this email are strictly personal. QOTD: Any clod can have facts, having an opinion is an art ! -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 7:40 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > 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? Erm.. ee.. if you put a wrapper function over it which retuns number... (just joking) Ok, I was too short-sighted there. I just checked from v$type_size that boolean still exists and didn't think much more. > P.S.: Tanel, I do not need an example, it was a joke. I actually checked whether it was possible to still conduct some kind of working example, but didn't succed in 5 minutes, so be it ;) Tanel. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C3842E.468D5CA3 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: equivalent for isdate, isnumeric

you could however use diutil.bool_to_int and = diutil.int_to_bool which is used by oracle to transmit/receive Boolean = data across SqlNet.

Since others have pointed out, Boolean is not a SQL = datatype, you could not build a FBI around it, deterministic or no, it = doesn't make a difference. Use diutil.bool_to_int around the return = value and your function returns a number (0 or 1) and now you can build = a FBI.

Raj
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Rajendra dot Jamadagni at nospamespn dot com
All Views expressed in this email are strictly = personal.
QOTD: Any clod can have facts, having an opinion is = an art !


-----Original Message-----
From: Tanel Poder [mailto:tanel.poder.003@mail.ee]
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 7:40 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: Re: equivalent for isdate, isnumeric


> 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?

Erm.. ee.. if you put a wrapper function over it = which retuns number...
(just joking)

Ok, I was too short-sighted there. I just checked = from v$type_size that
boolean still exists and didn't think much = more.

> P.S.: Tanel, I do not need an example, it was a = joke.

I actually checked whether it was possible to still = conduct some kind of
working example, but didn't succed in 5 minutes, so = be it ;)

Tanel.

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