> > BBS_CARNIVAL maybe?
 > 
 >    Works for me;  I'm already connected here...

Hehe and I se several others as well with their flavors of it.

 > > ....  Right now practicing with the nvl(set,set) functions.
 > 
 >    Hmm.  Isn't that Oracle specific?  Is it supported on other DB servers?

Not sure if others use it.  There are alternative handlings of coalesce and
decode that can replicate it from what I read.

 >    What I generally use is Postgresql, MySQL, or SQLite (right now, mostly t
 > latter, because you don't need a separate DB server as it's built in to the
 > driver);  all of which are supported via Perl DBD drivers.
 > 
 >   There is an Oracle DBD driver but I don't have an Oracle database to play
 > with.

Hehe I have a link to one for home use and plan to install it this weekend. 
There's some stuff i can play with there that at work, I might damage the live
database as i learn so best to run my own.  Make up a reasonable dummy
database set of say 15 dbo's and just play.

        xxcarol
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