<cut> > In other words, shell and SQL*Plus programming, when applied > to complex problem is not only bad spaghetti code but also a > counterproductive mess which is hard to maintain, <cut> Spaghetti are a very simple, cheap and healthy first course from Italy. Is there any bearing with misuse of software code? Regards, Alessandro ------------------------------------------------------ Passa a Infostrada. ADSL e Telefono senza limiti e senza canone Telecom http://click.libero.it/infostrada17dic06 -- //www.freelists.org/webpage/oracle-l