Re: standards

  • From: Raj Jamadagni <rjamya@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 5 Aug 2004 05:36:29 -0700 (PDT)

Unfortunately I am not 'selecting' anything ... all the code is 'exec 
immediate' style.

I know what you are trying to say, but in my requirements I'd rather _ignore_ 
it than ponder over
it.
Raj

--- david wendelken <davewendelken@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> re: not using "when others then null;"
> 
> >> I use it on a regular basis in certain code of mine (on production 
> >> database that runs 24x7)
> when I
> >> DON'T want the exception to kill the processing. 
>  
> >not to mention Forms programs.  Mighty handy when in-line select statements 
> >(not
> >in an explicit begin/end block) start to give off more than one row...
> 
> Well, if you are getting more than one row back for that select statement, 
> then your expectation
> of what data would exist does not match what data actually exists.  I think 
> hiding that is a
> serious mistake!  
> Much better to discover the problem and fix the code to correctly handle the 
> situation rather
> than ignore it.
> 
> 
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Best Regards
Raj
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