I was just explaining Deterministic independently of the function. -----Original Message----- Sent: Friday, September 26, 2003 1:50 AM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Khedr, Waleed wrote: > Boolean is A PL/SQL data type won't work in sql. > Deterministic is nice to have to reduce the number of times this function > gets called for the same value. Called from where? :) I think Tanel, Mladen and you missed the ironical point -- if it can't be called from SQL why it is a deterministic one? It was very simple question asked for fun -- Mladen who said: "Hey, I'll sue you for using my code. My code is fair and balanced and you cannot use it without paying royalties." :) So, he put "deterministic" clause then. :) P.S.: Tanel, I do not need an example, it was a joke. -- Vladimir Begun The statements and opinions expressed here are my own and do not necessarily represent those of Oracle Corporation. > -----Original Message----- > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2003 10:05 PM > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > > Tanel Poder wrote: > >>Boolean is a datatype existing and usable in Oracle. > > > Deterministic is an Oracle way to tell a function is deterministic, i.e. > > always returning the same result on the same input. Required for FBIs for > > example. > > http://tahiti.oracle.com > > Could you please kindly provide an example of its usage in SQL. Please > create > an FBI using the original function below (as is, no modifications or > wrappers). > It would be really intersting how "deterministic" functionality would work > for a PL/SQL function that returns BOOLEAN datatype. Thank you! -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Vladimir Begun 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). -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Khedr, Waleed 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).