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How to use pivot with parameters [message #582230]

Tue, 16 April 2013 04:06

cornwall
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Registered: June 2009

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How can you use pivot with a parameter?

If you attempt to use a parameter then an ORA-500: bind variable not supported is given

Below is a simplified version of the sql to illustrate teh problem.
Any help would be appreciated..

create table test_pivot
(
ord_no number,
qty number,
loc varchar2(10)
):

insert into test_pivot values (123, 3, 'LOC1');
insert into test_pivot values (123, 2, 'LOC1');
insert into test_pivot values (234, 4, 'LOC1');
insert into test_pivot values (234, 5, 'LOC1');

-- this one is fine
Select * From
(
Select Ord_No, Qty, Loc
From Test_Pivot
Where Ord_No In ('123', '234')
)
Pivot (Sum(Qty) For Ord_No In ('123', '234') )

-- how to use pivot with parameters
Select * From
(
Select Ord_No, Qty, Loc
From Test_Pivot
Where Ord_No In (:Ord1, :Ord2)
)
Pivot (Sum(Qty) For Ord_No In (:Ord1, :Ord2) )

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Re: How to use pivot with parameters [message #582231 is a reply to message #582230]

Tue, 16 April 2013 04:21

Michel Cadot
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You cannot use bind variables in this place.
You can only use constants.

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Regards
Michel

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Re: How to use pivot with parameters [message #582232 is a reply to message #582231]

Tue, 16 April 2013 04:23

Littlefoot
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Registered: June 2005
Location: Croatia, Europe

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Ampersand instead of colon?

SQL> Select * From
  2  (
  3  Select Ord_No, Qty, Loc
  4  From Test_Pivot
  5  Where Ord_No In (&&Ord1, &&Ord2)
  6  )
  7  Pivot (Sum(Qty) For Ord_No In (&&Ord1, &&Ord2) );
Enter value for ord1: 123
Enter value for ord2: 234

LOC               123        234
---------- ---------- ----------
LOC1                5          9

SQL>

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Re: How to use pivot with parameters [message #582298 is a reply to message #582230]

Tue, 16 April 2013 14:17

Solomon Yakobson
Messages: 3305
Registered: January 2010
Location: Connecticut, USA

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If you don't care about column names:

variable Ord1 number
variable Ord2 number
exec :Ord1 := 123;
exec :Ord2 := 234;
Select loc,"1","2" From 
(
Select Ord_No, Qty, Loc, dense_rank() over(order by Ord_No) rnk
From Test_Pivot
Where Ord_No In (:Ord1, :Ord2)
)
Pivot (Sum(Qty),max(Ord_No) x For rnk In (1, 2) )
/

LOC                 1          2
---------- ---------- ----------
LOC1                5          9

SQL>

SY.

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Re: How to use pivot with parameters [message #582299 is a reply to message #582232]

Tue, 16 April 2013 14:23

Solomon Yakobson
Messages: 3305
Registered: January 2010
Location: Connecticut, USA

Senior Member

Littlefoot wrote on Tue, 16 April 2013 05:23

Ampersand instead of colon?

Actually it can be both in SQL*Plus:

variable Ord1 number
variable Ord2 number
exec :Ord1 := 123;
exec :Ord2 := 234;
set verify off
column ord1 new_value ord1 noprint
column ord2 new_value ord2 noprint
select :Ord1 Ord1,:Ord2 Ord2 from dual;
Select * From 
(
Select Ord_No, Qty, Loc
From Test_Pivot
Where Ord_No In (:Ord1, :Ord2)
)
Pivot (Sum(Qty) For Ord_No In (&Ord1, &Ord2) )
/

LOC               123        234
---------- ---------- ----------
LOC1                5          9

SQL>

SY.

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