Re: SQL92 Inline view limitation in Oracle?

Hi,
Dont know wether youve had a reply on this by now but....

This is a limitation of PL/SQL, I had noticed the same problem a long time back (in our case with 7.3.3) but it appears to have been fixed when we applied the 7.3.3.52 patch to Oracle.

I noticed you are using 7.2.2 so have no idea wether there has been any patch on that version that fixes this too.

So the answer seems to be "upgrade" or you cant use this feature (I just wish Larry would spend less time talking about NC's and more time improving his own products)

Rob

drpaner_at_intrex.net wrote in message <6rke8s$287$1_at_nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>Good afternoon,
>
>Recently, I've been using the SQL92 standard inline view as part of some
>interesting queries. The inline view is essentially a query that is
defined
>inside the FROM clause of a SQL statement. You are able to pass in
parameters
>into this construct.
>
>I've been able to use the inline view mechanism with great success except
for
>one area. Using Oracle 7.2.2.4.0, I have placed a query with an inline
view
>into both an Oracle function and Oracle stored procedure. The query runs
>successfully when ran outside of the wrapper of a function or procedure,
>however, when included in a procedure or function fails.
>
>The following is a simple example..
>
>CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION Simple()
>RETURN NUMBER
>IS
>
>ln_Xcount INT := 0;
>
>BEGIN
>
>select count( dualinner.dummy )
> into ln_Xcount
> from dual dual1,
> ( select dummy
> from dual dual2
> ) dualinner
>where dual1.dummy = dualinner.dummy
>;
>
>Return ln_Xcount;
>
>END Simple;
>
>Again, the query that you see here works just fine as a stand-alone entity,
>but causes a compile error when included in the function.
>
>I've scanned all of my Oracle docs but do not see any explanations.
>Is this a limitation of Oracle or this version or Oracle?
>
>Any assistance on this is greatly appreciated!
>Thank you,
>Daniel
>
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Received on Sat Aug 29 1998 - 23:00:22 CDT