Re: REF CURSOR
From: Mark D Powell <Mark.Powell_at_eds.com>
Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:30:20 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <ea34c492-8d8c-4c10-be7d-0a0a4fc68346_at_p11g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>
On Mar 27, 4:41 pm, John Schaeffer <ame..._at_iwc.net> wrote:
> On Mar 27, 1:50 pm, ddf <orat..._at_msn.com> wrote:
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> > Comments embedded.
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> > On Mar 27, 9:58 am, "ame..._at_iwc.net" <ame..._at_iwc.net> wrote:
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> > > Ok, this is probably a dumb question, but, I have this code:
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> > > CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE cj_trials_log (
> > > p_newsletter_id NUMBER,
> > > p_conversion_date VARCHAR2,
> > > p_data OUT REF_CRS) IS
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> > > TYPE ref_crs IS REF CURSOR;
> > > .
> > > .
> > > .
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> > > I think it is upset because I use the REF_CRS before it is defined.
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> > I'm doing my best to be civil ... and, yes, it IS 'upset' because of
> > your coding practices.
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> > > But how can you do this in a procedure?
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> > You don't outside of a package.
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> > > Since the parameter
> > > declaration comes first?
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> > This is one reason there are packages, as well as procedures. Declare
> > this in the package, then use it in the packaged procedire, it's
> > fairly simple.
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> > > Do you create a public type? I'm not sure
> > > how to do that......
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> > You also can't search the newsgroup for "ref cursor" and see what you
> > find? Is it THAT difficult to use a search engine???
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> >http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ref+cursor
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> > David Fitzjarrell
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> The other thing I was looking to do is to create some public REF
> CURSOR type, and sort of include it anywhere I need it......
>
> But if it must be a package, then it must....- Hide quoted text -
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Date: Sat, 28 Mar 2009 06:30:20 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <ea34c492-8d8c-4c10-be7d-0a0a4fc68346_at_p11g2000yqe.googlegroups.com>
On Mar 27, 4:41 pm, John Schaeffer <ame..._at_iwc.net> wrote:
> On Mar 27, 1:50 pm, ddf <orat..._at_msn.com> wrote:
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> > Comments embedded.
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> > On Mar 27, 9:58 am, "ame..._at_iwc.net" <ame..._at_iwc.net> wrote:
>
> > > Ok, this is probably a dumb question, but, I have this code:
>
> > > CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE cj_trials_log (
> > > p_newsletter_id NUMBER,
> > > p_conversion_date VARCHAR2,
> > > p_data OUT REF_CRS) IS
>
> > > TYPE ref_crs IS REF CURSOR;
> > > .
> > > .
> > > .
>
> > > I think it is upset because I use the REF_CRS before it is defined.
>
> > I'm doing my best to be civil ... and, yes, it IS 'upset' because of
> > your coding practices.
>
> > > But how can you do this in a procedure?
>
> > You don't outside of a package.
>
> > > Since the parameter
> > > declaration comes first?
>
> > This is one reason there are packages, as well as procedures. Declare
> > this in the package, then use it in the packaged procedire, it's
> > fairly simple.
>
> > > Do you create a public type? I'm not sure
> > > how to do that......
>
> > You also can't search the newsgroup for "ref cursor" and see what you
> > find? Is it THAT difficult to use a search engine???
>
> >http://lmgtfy.com/?q=ref+cursor
>
> > David Fitzjarrell
>
> The other thing I was looking to do is to create some public REF
> CURSOR type, and sort of include it anywhere I need it......
>
> But if it must be a package, then it must....- Hide quoted text -
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> - Show quoted text -
You can use a ref_cursor in a procedure without defining it first in a package by using the Oracle provided pre-defined SYS_REFCURSOR definition as in "FUNCTION f(p1 IN SYS_REFCURSOR) RETURN ... ; "
The quoted example is from the 9.2 PL/SQL manual section on SYS_REFCURSOR. See the manual for more information.
HTH -- Mark D Powell -- Received on Sat Mar 28 2009 - 08:30:20 CDT