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SELECT without FROM in Oracle 8 [message #371020] Wed, 09 August 2000 09:34 Go to next message
Reuben Allott
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In MS SQL Server one can return a single row in a procedure by simply using:

SELECT Val1 as Col1, Val2 as Col2, Val3 as Col3...etc

How is this done on Oracle?

Thanks
Reuben Allott
Re: SELECT without FROM in Oracle 8 [message #371021 is a reply to message #371020] Wed, 09 August 2000 11:11 Go to previous message
Geraldo Viana de Paula Ju
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Look at this: select 'Laurent' name, to_number('29') age, to_date('04-04-1964','dd-mm-yyyy') birthday from dual;

When you want create a select list from no table, just the list, you must use the public table "dual" that returns only one row. It's not possible in Oracle terms, to make a select without a table. But this feature is not bad at all.
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