... successful completionIf PL/SQL has raised an internal Oracle error or you pass a negative value to SQLERRM, then the function returns the error message provided by Oracle Corporation. If you ... Descriptions Oracle PL/SQL Programming, 2nd EditionNext: 13. Numeric, LOB, and Miscellaneous Functions12.1 Date Function DescriptionsBook Index13. Numeric, LOB, and Miscellaneous FunctionsThe Oracle ... function, which executes underlying code. NOTE: In Oracle Version 6 and the earliest releases of the Oracle Server, when you called SYSDATE, PL/SQL issued an implicit cursor to the database to...