Re: creating stored procedure

[Quoted] I strongly disagree with both Alex's comment and yours. I think a script is [Quoted] the wrong way to go for several reasons. One being security. If the code is [Quoted] in the database there is less chance of it being deleted or modified. You [Quoted] can definitely execute stored procedures and packages from cron jobs, last [Quoted] project I was on we used Perl. Truncates can be done with native dynamic [Quoted] SQL. And I would write the procedure using explicit cursors.

[Quoted] BTW: About the only difference between a script and a procedure is the following line:

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE ....... IS so what's the big deal?

And it definitely enhances your resume to have the experience.

Daniel A. Morgan

> Thanks for the help.
> Writing SQL script is more easier. My boss wants me to write a stored
> procedure. I want to know would the stored procedure run from cron or
> not. Can I tell him it is better to run SQL script than stored
> procedure.
>
> Thanks in anticipation.
> In article <95s7hu$v5d$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,
> Alex Filonov <afilonov_at_pro-ns.net> wrote:
> > I don't think you really need a stored procedure. May be sqlplus
 script
> > will work for you. In that script you can easily use truncate. It's
> > also easier to run sqlplus script from cron.
> > One more suggestion. Even if you decide to use stored procedure, use
> > insert into <temp table>
> > as select ....
> > statements. It'll save you time.
> >
> > In article <95p2l8$4ik$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,
> > kushan <vikasmamta_at_my-deja.com> wrote:
> > > Hi
> > >
> > > I am creating a stored procedure to select the data from 5 tables &
> > > then inserting into one table. And I want to run this procedure
 hourly
> > > by setting its cronjob. Can you check my syntax
> > >
> > > Create or replace procedure P1
> > > Begin
> > >
> > > Select ......... from ..... where...=....;
> > > Insert into temp table ........;
> > > Select ......... from ..... where...=....;
> > > Insert into temp table ........;
> > > ....like this many selects & inserts......
> > > end;
> > >
> > > Is that necessary to give parameters in or out or would it work.
> > >
> > > one more thing Everytime when the procedure will run it will get the
> > > completedata from different table & insert it into temp table so
 that
> > > temp table keep on getting duplicated rows. If I create a primary
 key
> > > in the temp table would that help me. Or do I need to use truncate.
 If
> > > So where i need to write this truncate in the procedure. Please help
 me
> > > out with this problem> I am in real trouble.
> > >
> > > Thanks
> > >
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Received on Thu Feb 08 2001 - 09:22:18 CET