Andrew Dunstan wrote
> On 11/25/2013 06:13 PM, David Johnston wrote:
>>
>> A side observation: why does "DECLARE" not require a block-end keyword
>> but
>> instead "BEGIN" acts as effectively both start and end? BEGIN, IF, FOR,
>> etc... all come in pairs but DECLARE does not.
>>
>>
> A complete block is:
>
> [ DECLARE declarations ]
> BEGIN statements
> [ EXCEPTIONS handlers ]
> END
>
> The declare and exceptions parts are optional, as indicated. Does that
> make it clearer?
Doh!
IF / THEN / ELSE / ENDIF .... (concept, not syntax)
That also does help to reinforce the point being made here...
David J.
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