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SQL>
SQL> SET ECHO ON
SQL>
SQL> VARIABLE ename VARCHAR2(30)
SQL> EXECUTE :ename := 'Mike';

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL> SELECT :ename FROM dual;
Mike

1 row selected.

SQL>
SQL>








29.61.Variable
29.61.1.Use 'variable command' to define variable to reference cursor
29.61.2.Bind variables can be declared in your SQL*Plus script,Preface a bind variable with a colon to reference it in a PL/SQL block
29.61.3.Bind variables can even be referenced by SQL queries
29.61.4.Define variable and print its value out
29.61.5.Define variable and set value
29.61.6.Define variable and use it in sql statement
29.61.7.Print variable out
29.61.8.Undefine variable
29.61.9.Check pre-defined variables
29.61.10.Use defined-variable in update set statement