Steve,
select 'select a.code ' || chr(10) || ' from(' ||
from dual
union
select distinct 'select ' || '''' || code || '''' || ' code from dual ' || chr(10) || 'union' ||
from my_code_table
union
select ')' || chr(10) || 'minus' from dual
/
select 'select distinct code from my_table' || chr(10) || '/'
/
drop off the last union before the closing parenthesis ...
See ... now you don't have to type ...
Raj
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-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Haas [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, September 23, 2002 1:38 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: RE: SQL question
Dan (and Charlie),
Thanks.
Good suggestions, but the IN clause contains just
over 1700 values.
Puzzling, huh?
steve
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