change this :b :='and sub_account_no=''864240103'''; into this :- :b := ' and sub_account_no = '||''''||'864240103'||'''';
-----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2003 1:25 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L I have procedure that needs to pass a string with a ' . Anyone have any idea how to do this in PL/SQL Here is my example: var a refcursor var b varchar2(100); begin :b :='and sub_account_no=''864240103'''; execute :a := pkg_reports_Dynamiccti.fu_sales_analysis('2003-05-21 00:00:00','2003-06-02 00:00:00','20','864240103','order by calldate desc',:b); end; / This is giving me an error. ERROR at line 3: ORA-06550: line 3, column 12: PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "" when expecting one of the following: := . ( @ % ; immediate The symbol ";" was substituted for "" to continue. Thanks in advance. -Lizz _____ Do you Yahoo!? Free online <http://us.rd.yahoo.com/mail_us/tag/*http://calendar.yahoo.com> calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Chelur, Jayadas {PBSG} 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).