Couldn't the declarations be put into a package? We've done this in order to maintain values for the life of the session.
Rich Rich Jesse System/Database Administrator [EMAIL PROTECTED] Quad/Tech International, Sussex, WI USA -----Original Message----- Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 12:39 PM To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L Declare type numTbl is table of number index by binary_integer; refTbl numTbl; i number; str varchar2(30); begin refTbl (1) := 1; refTbl (9) := 1; refTbl(15) := 1; refTbl(99) := 1; forall i in refTbl.first..refTbllast begin dbms_output.put_line ('i=' || i); str:= my_package.function(i); end; end; / Of course, it doesn't make sense because varchar2 variable string will be lost after each iteration. May be an actual example that makes sense would motivate more people to respond. -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.net -- Author: Jesse, Rich INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- 858-538-5051 http://www.fatcity.com San Diego, California -- Mailing list and web hosting services --------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).