On Sat, Jan 8, 2011 at 10:20 PM, Mark Brinsmead <pythianbrinsmead@xxxxxxxxx>wrote: > /bin/cpp, maybe? The C pre-processor. You can also use #include and any > other preprocessor directive. You are not limited to #ifdef > > Ah, if you want to go the preprocessor route, m4 is pretty cool. I've used it to 'extend' a limited database language, as well as for creating a website. Though I think many DBA's might have trouble dealing with SQL that must go through a preprocessor. Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist Oracle Blog: http://jkstill.blogspot.com Home Page: http://jaredstill.com