You did not specify in, out or in out, so the default is: IN. Parameters that are defined as IN don't get copied but are referenced (passed by reference).
Regards, Waleed (I hope I'm right!) -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2002 4:48 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Riddle me this Batman..... Assume Oracle9i... assume you have a table thusly defined: Table Name: TEST col_1 number col_2 varchar2(200) And now a procedure defined thusly: create or replace procedure blah_blah ( p_in_one test.col_2%type ) Now, here is the question, how much memory will p_in_one have allocated to it within PL/SQL?? Is the answer: a. 200 bytes b. 2000 bytes c. 4000 bytes d. It will be defined based on the size of the data actually being passed into the parameter of the PL/SQL procedure e. None of the above. I'm currious what your answers will be... ;-) Robert G. Freeman - Oracle8i OCP Oracle DBA Technical Lead CSX Midtier Database Administration The Cigarette Smoking Man: Anyone who can appease a man's conscience can take his freedom away from him. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Freeman, Robert INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Khedr, Waleed INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
