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Re: PL/SQL - Use bind variable in "from <table>" query

From: Lyndon Tiu <ltiu_at_alumni.sfu.ca>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 21:09:13 -0800
Message-Id: <200501312109.13156.ltiu@alumni.sfu.ca>


On January 31, 2005 09:05 pm, Lyndon Tiu wrote:
> The code:
>
> ------------
> declare:
>
> v_table_name varchar2
>
> v_value varchar2
>
> begin
>
> select table_name into v_table_name from lookup_table;
>
> select value into v_value from :v_table_name;
>

Slight typo:

select value into v_value from :v_table_name where pk = 1;

PL/SQL compiler complains about bad bind variable :v_table_name.

Thanks.

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Received on Tue Feb 01 2005 - 00:11:42 CST

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