From: drscrypt@gmail.com   
      
   Erland Sommarskog wrote:   
     > A user-defined function cannot change state, so you are on the wrong   
   > track entirely.   
      
   The state changes are a by-product of my attempts to get it working in   
   lieu of alternatives involving cursors.  Other solutions that avoid the   
   state change are most welcome.   
      
      
   > Since you say "it needs to be a function", I am not going to show   
   > you any code now. You first have to back and change that requirement.   
      
      
   Well, it is needed in several places, and I was looking for a way to   
   avoid copying code blocks all over the place and instead have something   
   that could be named.  If you think there is a better alternative, please   
   do show some code.  I can seek to relax the requirements on my end.   
      
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