Re: How to return a result set from a stored proc?

try this (code has not been tested!! maybe syntax problems) :

• declare a new package that contains a REF CURSOR type definition and the procedure prototype

create or replace package MYPACK as
type MYTYPE is ref cursor;
procedure MYPROC( result IN OUT MYTYPE, other parameters... ); end;

• create the procedure like this

create or replace procedure MYPROC( result IN OUT MYTYPE, other parameters... )
as
open result for select * from whatyouwant; end

from ODBC, for example, call
--> SQLExecDirect -> "{call MYPACK.MYPROC( parameters but NOT THE FIRST ) }" if you do not use ODBC, you will certainly have to give the cursor as first parameter

HTH
Christian

"Alexander Jerusalem" <ajeru_at_my-deja.com> a écrit dans le message news: 8fefdl$18t$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com...
> Hi,
>
> The subject basically says it all. I switched to Oracle from SQL-
> Server. In SQL-Server I could return a result set to the calling
> program from a stored procedure just by executing a sql statement. The
> same doesn't work in Oracle though. Following is my guess, which is not
> working:
>
> create or replace procedure (id in number) as
> begin
> select a, b, c from test where testId = id;
> end;
>
> Any hint would be very much appreciated.
>
> --
> Alexander Jerusalem
> VKN
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>
>
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