Stephane,
Thanks.
Nice idea :)
I will pass on this idea to them... Hope it flies..
Looks like either a function or a view around the 'ugly' code is the only
choice.
- Kirti
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Kirti,
I had a vague remembrance of something which might have been helpful
in dbms_utility but the closer you get to is a comma_to_table()
procedure. Even without your reluctance to REPLACE(), you would be lucky
if your data could bear this kind of transformation.
Well, its a bit like sweeping dirt under the carpet, but I think that
a function
getfield(string in varchar2, pos in number, separator
in char)
return varchar2;
full of substr and instr should make the upper level query more legible
...
Regards,
Stephane Faroult
Oriole Software
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