How to store sql statement in oracle table?

I tried it in this way:
SQL> insert into sql_text values('select invoice,invoice_dt,DT_INVOICED from PS_BI_HDR where DT_INVOICED= '21
JAN-2010' and BILL_STATUS='INV'');
insert into sql_text values('select invoice,invoice_dt,DT_INVOICED from PS_BI_HDR where DT_INVOICED= '21-JAN-
010' and BILL_STATUS='INV'')
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00917: missing comma
Please help to solve it, i can't use concatenation (||),
coz
'select invoice,invoice_dt,DT_INVOICED from PS_BI_HDR where DT_INVOICED= '21-JAN-2010' and BILL_STATUS='INV' 'it is dynamic.

user2060331 wrote:
No sql statement is a dynamic value inserted by a user for executing it on SQl prompt.Then use q-literals:
SQL> ACCEPT stmt PROMPT "Enter statement: "
Enter statement: select invoice,invoice_dt,DT_INVOICED from PS_BI_HDR where DT_INVOICED= '21-JAN-2010' and BILL_STATUS='INV'
SQL> insert into sql_text values('&stmt');
old   1: insert into sql_text values('&stmt')
new   1: insert into sql_text values('select invoice,invoice_dt,DT_INVOICED from PS_BI_HDR where DT_INVOICED= '21-JAN-2010' and BILL_STATUS='INV'')
insert into sql_text values('select invoice,invoice_dt,DT_INVOICED from PS_BI_HDR where DT_INVOICED= '21-JAN-2010' and BILL_STATUS='INV'')
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00917: missing comma
SQL> insert into sql_text values(q'[&stmt]');
old   1: insert into sql_text values(q'[&stmt]')
new   1: insert into sql_text values(q'[select invoice,invoice_dt,DT_INVOICED from PS_BI_HDR where DT_INVOICED= '21-JAN-2010' and BILL_STATUS='INV']')
1 row created.
SQL> SY.

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11 /
Function created.
SQL> SELECT get_count('emp')
2 FROM dual
3 /
SELECT get_count('emp')
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00942: table or view does not exist
ORA-06512: at "SCOTT.GET_COUNT", line 8
ORA-06512: at line 1
--p_table in the column is a string and has nothing to do with p_table parameter in the function. And since there's no p_table table in my schema function returns error on execution. I suppose this is what you mean by "sql statement in a table not accepting variable"
3- I rectify the problem by recreating the function.
1 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION get_count(p_table varchar2)
2     RETURN NUMBER IS
3     v_cnt number;
4     v_stmt varchar2(4000);
5 BEGIN
6     SELECT replace(stmt,'p_table',p_table) INTO v_stmt
7     FROM test;
8     EXECUTE IMMEDIATE(v_stmt) INTO v_cnt;
9     RETURN v_cnt;
10* END;
SQL> /
Function created.
SQL> SELECT get_count('emp')
2 FROM dual
3 /
GET_COUNT('EMP')
              14
Hope this gives you some idea.-----------------------
Anwar

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