What about the case where a client Pro*C program (for example) has an embedded anonymous pl/sql block which does:
begin :local_target_variable := procedure xyz(:local_source_variable); end; You might also consider the warning that goes with the NOCOPY option - to the effect that it is not always possible for NOCOPY to be honoured because it is not always possible for a pointer to be used. Jonathan Lewis http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk Next Seminar - UK, April 3rd - 5th http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/seminar.html Host to The Co-Operative Oracle Users' FAQ http://www.jlcomp.demon.co.uk/faq/ind_faq.html Author of: Practical Oracle 8i: Building Efficient Databases -----Original Message----- To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 06 March 2002 17:58 |This is not true. the client does not communicate with the procedure. Oracle |shadow process does. |It's always a pointer. | |regards, | |Waleed | -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Jonathan Lewis 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).