Re: problem with execute immediate and function

From: <mariano.calandra_at_gmail.com>
Date: 15 Nov 2006 01:33:29 -0800
Message-ID: <1163583208.913609.246800@h54g2000cwb.googlegroups.com>

Martin T. ha scritto:

> mariano.calandra_at_gmail.com wrote:
> > sybrandb ha scritto:
> >
> > > mariano.calandra_at_gmail.com wrote:
> > > > I have make the follow function:
> > > > ______________________________________________
> > > > create or replace function replacedott2
> > > > return varchar2 as
> > > > csql varchar2(2000);
> > > > cursor cur_table is
> > > > select table_name, column_name from all_tab_columns where owner =
> > > > 'MARIANO' and data_type like '%CHAR%' AND table_name <>
> > > > 'BIN$FTrKVuKiSsaycOCI4t/SPg==$0';
> > > > val_table cur_table%ROWTYPE;
> > > > begin
> > > > open cur_table;
> > > > loop
> > > > fetch cur_table into val_table;
> > > > exit when cur_table%NOTFOUND;
> > > > csql := 'UPDATE '||val_table.table_name||' '
> > > > || 'SET '||val_table.column_name||' '
> > > > || '= REPLACE ('||val_table.column_name||', ''Dr'',
> > > > ''Dott'');';
> > > >
> > > > execute immediate (csql);
> > > > end loop;
> > > > end;
> > > > ______________________________________________
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > ______________________________________________
> > > >
> > > > select replacedott2() from DUAL;
> > > > ______________________________________________
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > The previous command gave me error ORA-00911: invalid character. As
> > > > debugging I've try to remove the 'execute immediate (csql)' and I've
> > > > inserted 'return csql', the output string is:
> > > >
> > > > ______________________________________________
> > > >
> > > > UPDATE ARTICOLO SET DESCRIZIONE = REPLACE (DESCRIZIONE, 'Dr', 'Dott');
> > > > ______________________________________________
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > If I use only this command at prompt, it will work properly (no error
> > > > and replace is ok), why don't work if I use as the input of execute
> > > > immediate command?
> > > > Thank you, g'bye
> > >
> > > Because of the redundant ';'
> > >
> > > --
> > > Sybrand Bakker
> > > Senior Oracle DBA
> > so how I have to write the sql?

>

> yours: ''Dott'');';

>

> corrrect: ''Dott'')';

>

> execute immediate statements must not have a ; at the end of the string
> to be executed iirc.

>

> cheers,
> Martin

thank you, now the new error is:
ORA-14551 cannot perform a DML operation inside a query

How can I resolve it? Received on Wed Nov 15 2006 - 03:33:29 CST