Re: using EXECUTE on Selects

Thanks! That worked. I really could'nt make sense of the documentation,
the way it was worded. I tested it out and it works.

Thanks again!

Radhika

> am Wed, dem 11.07.2007, um 12:41:21 -0400 mailte Radhika Sambamurti
> folgendes:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Here is my need:
>>
>> I have to select data by building up the where clause:
>> example: WHERE firm = 'nnn'
>> WHERE firm = 'nnn' AND symbol = 'bbb'
>> WHERE date BETWEEN 'startdate' AND 'enddate' AND symbol = 'bbb'
>>
>> And so on.
>>
>> I was hoping to write a function where I can build up my where clause
>> (dynamic sql) and use the EXECUTE command with it. But I just read that
>> the SELECT INTO has not been implemented for use with EXECUTE.
>
> You can use "execute sql into foo;" with sql your dynamic sql and foo
> your variable to store the result.
>
>
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