SQL> set serveroutput on SQL> set echo on SQL> SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION ss_thresh 2 RETURN NUMBER AS 3 x NUMBER(9,2); 4 BEGIN 5 x := 65400; 6 RETURN x; 7 END ss_thresh; 8 / Function created. SQL> BEGIN 2 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('ss_thresh ' || ss_thresh()); 3 END; 4 / ss_thresh 65400 PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SQL>