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Oracle in a Nutshell
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Oracle in a Nutshell

by Rick Greenwald, David C. Kreines
December 2002
Intermediate to advanced content levelIntermediate to advanced
928 pages
85h 29m
English
O'Reilly Media, Inc.
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Name

CALL

Synopsis

CALL [schema.][package.]{function | procedure}[@dblink]
  (expr[,expr ...]) [INTO :host_variable [[INDICATOR] :indicator_variable]]

Executes a stored PL/SQL function or procedure.

Keywords

package

Name of the package that contains the function or procedure.

function

Name of a function to be executed.

procedure

Name of a procedure to be executed.

expr

Argument to the function or procedure.

INTO

Specifies (for a function) the name of the host variable that will hold the return value.

INDICATOR

Specifies the name of a variable that will indicate the condition of the host variable.

Common keywords and clauses: dblink, expr, schema.

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