Re: PLS_INTEGER limitations/issues ?

PLS_INTEGER is no longer supported in Forms 6.0. When upgrading our 4.5 forms I had to change all these variables to NUMBER.

Roel

On Tue, 14 Dec 1999 07:52:29 GMT, pbolduc_at_my-deja.com wrote:

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>I know using PLS_INTEGER data types can make loop counters about 3x
>quicker than using NUMBER data type, however, the Oracle docs are not
>very clear on the limitations of using PLS_INTEGER data type. What are
>the limitations/issues involved besides the obvious one of same
>limitations as a long int in C. (integer only, max value around 2^31).
>Is there overhead in passing PLS_INTEGER to PL/SQL functions such as
>SUBSTR or MOD.
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>Are there any other issues one should be aware of?
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>Phil Bolduc
>North Vancouver, Canada
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Received on Tue Dec 14 1999 - 18:13:49 CST