how to execute a dynamic sql statement in sql*plus

June 1, 2022

I would like to modify a value by using a dynamic sql statement. The example is choosen to be reproductible. I know that I don’t need a dynamic sql statement for that.

variable a number =1;
print a

1

exec execute immediate 'select 2 into :a from dual'

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

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 print a

1

1 is returned instead of 2. It means that my statement wasn’t executed.
What should I do?

>Solution :

INTO should be out of execute immediate:

SQL> var a number = 1;
SQL> print a

         A
----------
         1

SQL> exec execute immediate 'select 2 from dual' into :a;

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL> print a

         A
----------
         2

SQL>