Alan Davey wrote:
>
> In any given SQL statement, do I need (or should I :^) ) create a bind variable for every literal value even if it is one of the following cases:
>
> 1) substring in a substr function
> 2) date/time format mask used in to_char or to_date function
> 3) comparison value in a decode/case statement (not in the where clause)
>
> I've seen it mentioned to use bind variables when comparing a column to a literal in the where clause, but nothing specific about the above scenarios. Basically what I am asking is, do all literals need to be made bind variables?
>
> Thanks.
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> Alan Davey
> adavey_at_competitrack.com
>
No. Bind variables are toa SQL statement what parameters are to a
procedure. If the value is always the same, you shouldn't use a bind
variable.
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