CHAPTER 11Dynamic SQL

Native Dynamic SQL (NDS) delivered in Oracle 9i, improved in 10g and 11g, provides a replacement for all but one feature of the DBMS_SQL package. NDS is the future and you should consider moving any remaining DBMS_SQL code forward at the earliest opportunity. NDS and the DBMS_SQL package let you create and execute SQL at run time.

This chapter is divided into three principal areas:

Image Dynamic SQL architecture

Image Native Dynamic SQL (NDS)

Dynamic statements

Dynamic statements with inputs

Dynamic statements with inputs and outputs ...

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