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Subject: Re: What is the scope of a temp table?
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Thank you.

That is what I wanted to know.

Guy

A.Bhuvaneswaran wrote:

>>I have never created a "temp table" before, because I was not sure when 
>>the table was available and if or when it would be automaticly dropped.
>>
>>Could someone let me know becuase I could probaly use them in data 
>>massaging routines.
>>    
>>
>
>Temp tables are alive in the current session only. Once the session is
>closed, the temp tables created in that session are dropped.
>
>regards,
>bhuvaneswaran
>  
>
...snip...