Temporary Tables in Oracle

Hi all,
I am developing a .net application withe back end being oracle 10g. previously i worked with sql server 2005,2008 and i am new to oracle.
i am working on a complex query which requiries, temporary table inside the procedure. In sql server easy to create and drop the temp table inside the proc.
Can I use a Transaction specific GTT to store and process the temporary data inside my procedure??? My web application gets connected to the database through a one username and password. Since being a web applicatioin multiple users will execute the procedure at the same time, logged under the same username and password...
I know its a coomon question, but i need it urgently..
its very complicated to use WITH SELCT or inline views etc...
Thank you,
Kris.

I know its a coomon question, but i need it urgently..If you know it is a common question then you should know the common answer. But let's rehearse it one more time.
In Oracle temporary tables are permanent objects. It is only the data in them which is temporary. So for your scenario you shoudl have the DBA create the table once, like any other table.
The trick with temporary tables is that each session sees its own data and nothing else. So your procedure can populate the table with data, process it and return it without a hitch.
Since being a web applicatioin multiple users will execute the procedure at the same time, logged under the same username and password...Doesn't matter: the view of the data is controlled by session. So you haven't got a problem providing the table is populated and the resultset returned within a single call.
its very complicated to use WITH SELCT or inline views etc...Yes it is hard. Fortunately CPUs keep getting more powerful and bandwidth keeps getting cheaper, so our systems continue to cope with the increasing amount of suck-y code being thrown at them. Isn't Moore's Law wonderful :)
Cheers, APC
blog: http://radiofreetooting.blogspot.com

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935195 wrote:
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===========================================================
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