If the database is 8i+, you can try 'EXECUTE IMMEDIATE' command. Does make life somewhat simpler.
Regards, Charu -----Original Message----- Ling Catherine (CSC) Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 3:25 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Hi, I've found the answer. DECLARE countval NUMBER; curid BINARY_INTEGER; retval NUMBER; BEGIN for i in (select OWNER,TABLE_NAME from DBA_TABLES WHERE ROWNUM) loop curid:= dbms_sql.open_cursor; dbms_sql.parse( curid, 'BEGIN SELECT count(*) INTO :cntval FROM '|| i.owner||'.'||i.table_name||'; END;', dbms_sql.v7 ); dbms_sql.bind_variable( curid, 'cntval', countval ); retval:= dbms_sql.execute( curid ); dbms_sql.variable_value( curid, 'cntval', countval ); dbms_sql.close_cursor( curid ); dbms_output.put_line( 'Count is:= ' || countval ); end loop; END; / Regds, New Bee -----Original Message----- From: CHAN Chor Ling Catherine (CSC) Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 4:12 PM To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Subject: How to get the count of all tables using dbms_sql Hi, I need to insert the total number of records all the tables into the table, MIGRATION_TABLE. I want to use the How do I obtain the count(*) into a variable in "dbms_sql.parse(cid, 'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ' ||i.owner||'.'||i.table_name, dbms_sql.v7); " ? TIA Declare cid INTEGER; BEGIN for i in (select OWNER,TABLE_NAME from DBA_TABLES) loop -- Open new cursor and return cursor ID. cid := dbms_sql.open_cursor; /* Parse and immediately execute dynamic SQL statement built by concatenating table name to DROP TABLE command. (Unlike DML statements, DDL statements are executed at parse time.) */ dbms_sql.parse(cid, 'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ' ||i.owner||'.'||i.table_name, dbms_sql.v7); /* Close cursor. */ dbms_sql.close_cursor(cid); end loop; EXCEPTION /* If an exception is raised, close cursor before exiting. */ WHEN OTHERS THEN dbms_sql.close_cursor(cid); END; Regds, New Bee -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: CHAN Chor Ling Catherine (CSC) INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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). ********************************************************* Disclaimer This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this message, or the taking of any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ********************************************************* Visit us at http://www.mahindrabt.com -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Charu Joshi INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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).