Raj,
It wasn't a question of coding the sql to create
all of the unions, but hitting a limitation on
the number of unions in the sql.
But, thanks to all for the effort.
steve
--- "Jamadagni, Rajendra"
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> 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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