What are the advantages/disadvantages of using global variables in PL/SQL packages? I have created tons of packages and stored procedures, but have never used global variables.<BR><BR>Any insight or ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. There are various ways of using global variables in ...

Oracle SQL*Plus has a very useful subparameter to the column parameter called NEW_VALUE. The NEW_VALUE directive allows you to store data retrieved from an Oracle table as a variable inside the ...