On Apr 17, 7:32*am, Vabs <rajat...@gmail.com> wrote:
> i want to use if(:new.column_name is not null) which works perfect...
> however my problem is that i want to set this column_name as a run
> time variable (as the table columns are not known to me)
>
> I tried using a variable but oracle throws a PLS-00049 bad bind
> variable error.
>
> Please help...

Why do you 'need' this? It seems like a bad idea to me; the :new
and ld 'blocks' aren't available outside of a trigger which is
written against a specific table (and you should know the columns for
that table if you're writing a trigger against it).

I really see no purpose in what you're asking.


David Fitzjarrell