Replacement for SQL%ROWCOUNT

Question

Hi All,
Please let me know whether there is any other function that does the function of SQL%ROWCOUNT, without the usage of packages or procedures.
My intention is to get the count of the number of rows that got updated.
Thanks,
Vijayalakshmi

Answer 1

Why can't you do it in an anonymous PL/SQL block then?
Eg:SQL> create table test (col1 number);
Table created.
SQL> insert into test values (1);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into test values (2);
1 row created.
SQL> commit;
Commit complete.
SQL> declare
  2   v_row_count number;
  3  begin
  4   update test
  5   set    col1 = 3
  6   where  col1 != 3;
  7   v_row_count := SQL%ROWCOUNT;
  8   insert into test values (v_row_count);
  9  end;
10  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> select * from test;
      COL1
         3
         3
         2
3 rows selected.