There couple problems with your code. First, you want probably pass the values for "year" and "major" as a parameters to your procedure: create or replace procedure ddh_test2(pYear IN uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.year%TYPE, pMajorCode IN uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.major%TYPE) AS ... then it becomes: WHERE uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.year = pYear AND uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.major = pMajorCode Second, when you do "select" inside stored procedure, you have to "select INTO" something, so that you can return those values from (using "out" parameters or REF Cursor). Read on PL/SQL in Oracle docs. Igor ________________________________ From: oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:oracle-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of LeRoy Kemnitz Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2006 4:10 PM To: lkemnitz@xxxxxxxx Cc: oracle-l Subject: Re: Bind variables Sorry code. I was trying different things, here is the orig, code that doesn't work. ########### create or replace procedure ddh_test2 as begin SELECT uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.year, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.term, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.unit, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.unit_name, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.major, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.major_name, DECODE ( SUM (uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.off_credits_lvl3), 0, 0, SUM (uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.off_credits_lvl3 * uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.cost_per_credit_lvl3) / SUM (uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.off_credits_lvl3)) major_cpc FROM uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc WHERE uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.year = :year AND uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.term = '1' AND uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.major = :major_code GROUP BY uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.year, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.term, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.unit, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.unit_name, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.major, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.major_name; end; ################################# LeRoy Kemnitz wrote: Below is a query I am trying to compile in 10.2.0.1. I keep getting PLS-00049 Bad bind Variable. I don't see anything wrong with this one. Can anyone help me? ############################################## create or replace procedure ddh_test2 as begin SELECT uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.year, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.term, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.unit, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.unit_name, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.major, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.major_name, DECODE ( SUM (uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.off_credits_lvl3), 0, 0, SUM (uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.off_credits_lvl3 * uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.cost_per_credit_lvl3) / SUM (uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.off_credits_lvl3)) major_cpc FROM uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc WHERE uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.year = :year using year AND uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.term = '1' AND uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.major = :major_code using major_code GROUP BY uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.year, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.term, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.unit, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.unit_name, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.major, uwsias.i_maj_credits_cpc.major_name; end; ###################################################33 -- LeRoy Kemnitz UW System Administration Database Administrator 780 Regent Street, #246 Madison, WI 53714 Phone: (608) 265 -5775 Fax: (608) 265 - 2090