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SQL*Plus: How to check if a bind variable is already declared? [message #683202] Mon, 14 December 2020 03:47 Go to next message
Michel Cadot
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My question is in the title.

Background:
I have a SQL*Plus script in which I have to know if a bind variable is already declared or not and in the later I have to declare and assign it a default value.
If the bind variable already exists and has a non-null value, I want to keep it.
One more point: I work on Windows.

It can be done for a substitution variable but can it be for a bind variable?

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Re: SQL*Plus: How to check if a bind variable is already declared? [message #683203 is a reply to message #683202] Mon, 14 December 2020 11:19 Go to previous message
Michel Cadot
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I didn't find the answer to the question: "How to check if a bind variable is already declared?" but I found a workaround to my specific issue: give a default value to a possibly not created bind variable.

The solution is detailed in our SQL*Plus FAQ wiki page.

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