Hello > > > > no. Your simplest version is historic relict and is available only in > > sql language. I am not sure, maybe in C language too. > > It is extremely useful to be able call functions in this way. I > really wish it were possible to do this with pl/sql functions as > well... > > merlin > where is this form better, than standard form? It's similar to CALL statement, but I am sorry, it's inconsistent, and it do problems mainly for beginners. Regards Pavel ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: don't forget to increase your free space map settings