I know one difference in calling a package using *call package.procedure()* versus *begin* * package.procedure()* *end;* In case you use the cursor sharing FORCE, bind variable substitution will occur in the first manner of calling the package while it will not occur in the pl/sql begin end call https://hourim.wordpress.com/?s=bind+variable As a call represents a SQL function, exception like no_data_found and when to many rows will not be reported as error while in th begin end call those two errors will be reported I didn't tested the comparison between call and exec. Best regards Mohamed Houri www.hourim.wordpress.com 2015-02-01 19:17 GMT+01:00 Ls Cheng <exriscer@xxxxxxxxx>: > Hi all > > Does anyone know the difference between invoking a package using CALL or > EXEC? > > I hit a bug recently, 15882436, and wondering if anyone know the > difference between using call and exec. > > Even the bug is for Exadata I have been bitten in both Exadata 11.2.0.3 > and AIX 11.2.0.4 environments > > Thanks > > > -- Houri Mohamed Oracle DBA-Developer-Performance & Tuning Member of Oraworld-team <http://www.oraworld-team.com/> Visit My - Blog <http://www.hourim.wordpress.com/> Let's Connect - <http://fr.linkedin.com/pub/mohamed-houri/11/329/857/>*Linkedin Profile <http://fr.linkedin.com/pub/mohamed-houri/11/329/857/>* My Twitter <https://twitter.com/MohamedHouri> - MohamedHouri <https://twitter.com/MohamedHouri>