RE: is it possible to use a function to... SOLUTION 1
- From: Connor McDonald <hamcdc@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: kduret@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Oracle L (E-mail)" <oracle-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 02:29:24 +0000 (GMT)
You might want to consider the CARDINALITY hint so you can let the optimizer
know how many objects
are in your "in-list"
hth
connor
--- "Duret, Kathy" <kduret@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> select * from alias
> where symbol in ( select *
> from THE ( select cast( symbol_in_list(ALL_SYMBOLS_FOR('FORA-NA' )) as
> symboltableType ) from
> dual ) )
>
>
> Ok. This works. I created a function called all_symbols_for which passes in
> the symbol and
> passes out all the values in varchar2 that I need.
>
> then followed the ask Tom advice. Weird, I looked there first and nothing
> came up.... Glad
> someone could find it.
>
> Tom,
>
> I am still going to try what you sent me this afternoon. I will post that if
> I get it
> working....
>
> Thanks to All.
>
> The pipeline function would have been optimal... but I am on 8i.
>
> Lots of good suggestions.
>
> Have a great weekend EVERYONE... The virtual beers are on me!
>
> Kathy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jacques Kilchoer [mailto:Jacques.Kilchoer@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 5:44 PM
> To: Duret, Kathy; Oracle L (E-mail)
> Subject: RE: is it possible to use a function to
>
>
>
> Ask Tom Kyte:
> varying elements in IN list
>
http://asktom.oracle.com/pls/ask/f?p=4950:8:8321215185943122431::NO::F4950_P8_DISPLAYID,F4950_P8_CRITERIA:110612348061
> or
> http://tinyurl.com/4u6fc
>
> -----Original Message-----
> Duret, Kathy
>
> 8.1.7.4 Solaris 9
> What I want to do is build a In list and feed it to a query:
>
> select * from test2 where
> symbol in ( select test_function('IBM') symbol from dual);
>
>
>
>
>
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