>As a side note, why wouldn't invalid syntax cause the create function >statement to error?
you can use both AS and IS, it doesn't seem to have any effect (at least in SQL*Plus): SQL*Plus: Release 9.2.0.1.0 - Production on Fri Feb 4 16:25:07 2005 Copyright (c) 1982, 2002, Oracle Corporation. All rights reserved. Connected to: Oracle9i Enterprise Edition Release 9.2.0.4.0 - 64bit Production With the Partitioning, OLAP and Oracle Data Mining options JServer Release 9.2.0.4.0 - Production SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION c_to_f (in_c NUMBER) 2 RETURN NUMBER 3 IS 4 out_f NUMBER; 5 BEGIN 6 out_f := (in_c * 9 / 5) + 32; 7 RETURN out_f; 8 END c_to_f; 9 / Function created. SQL> SELECT SUBSTR (object_name, 1, 25), object_type, status 2 FROM user_objects 3 WHERE object_name = 'C_TO_F'; SUBSTR(OBJECT_NAME,1,25) OBJECT_TYPE STATUS ------------------------- ------------------ ------- C_TO_F FUNCTION VALID SQL> DROP FUNCTION c_to_f; Function dropped. SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION c_to_f (in_c NUMBER) 2 RETURN NUMBER 3 AS 4 out_f NUMBER; 5 BEGIN 6 out_f := (in_c * 9 / 5) + 32; 7 RETURN out_f; 8 END c_to_f; 9 / Function created. SQL> SELECT SUBSTR (object_name, 1, 25), object_type, status 2 FROM user_objects 3 WHERE object_name = 'C_TO_F'; SUBSTR(OBJECT_NAME,1,25) OBJECT_TYPE STATUS ------------------------- ------------------ ------- C_TO_F FUNCTION VALID SQL> >-----Original Message----- >From: Rick Root [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 4:08 PM >To: CF-Talk >Subject: Re: Creating Oracle Functions in CFQUERY revisited > >James Holmes wrote: >> You stil have AS in the Year Fn >> >> RETURN NUMBER AS BEGIN >> >> Should be IS > >Changed, still getting the same error. > >As a side note, why wouldn't invalid syntax cause the create function >statement to error? > > - Rick > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:193086 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
