Title: RE: is this a good practice...pl/sql question
Yes it is a good practice when required.
Raj
Rajendra dot Jamadagni at nospamespn dot com
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> Keeping aside all considerations about the loop, I see no problem
>here. The cursor variable is just short-hand notation for defining a
>table%ROWTYPE - you are not modifying some hidden Oracle internal state
>if this is what you are fearing. No 'mutating cursor', if I guess you
>correctly.
Steve McClure wrote:
>
> Allright I am making some changes to some pl/sql code that handles batch
> inserts into the database. I am making changes to correct an error where
> our clients are sending us data with invalid state information in their
> address fields. A constraint prohibits the inse
Title: RE: is this a good practice...pl/sql question
Steve,
Nothing wrong with setting xrec.state to null ... your developer is avoiding hard coding of NULL in the insert statement. In fact if this is working fine then only thing I'd try to change is bulk inserts instead of one b
Steve,
It may be "old fashion" code, but if it works within the time frame it needs
to run in, why spend time recoding? At any rate, I don't see a problem.
Dick Goulet
Senior Oracle DBA
Oracle Certified 8i DBA
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