Oracle SQL*Plus has a very useful subparameter to the column parameter called NEW_VALUE. The NEW_VALUE directive allows you to store data retrieved from an Oracle table as a variable inside the ...

What are the advantages/disadvantages of using global variables in PL/SQL packages? I have created tons of packages and stored procedures, but have never used global variables.<BR><BR>Any insight or ...

Variable selection is fundamental to high-dimensional statistical modeling, including nonparametric regression. Many approaches in use are stepwise selection procedures, which can be computationally ...

An Oracle database server running on a Windows machine can manipulate COM Automation server objects from PL/SQL or Java stored in a database. To access a COM Automation server, a client application ...