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In list as argument to procedure (merged) [message #390124] Thu, 05 March 2009 01:30 Go to next message
yashora
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Hi all,

whats wrong with this piece of code?

CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE t_in_list_tab AS TABLE OF VARCHAR2 (4000)
/

Type Created.

And now i have a procedure which is having a local function returning a list of values.

create or replace procedure myproc(p_inlist varchar2)
is 

FUNCTION in_list
  RETURN t_in_list_tab
AS
p_in_list varchar2(2000):=p_inlist;
  l_tab   t_in_list_tab := t_in_list_tab();
  l_text  VARCHAR2(32767) := p_inlist || ',';
  l_idx   NUMBER;
BEGIN  

  LOOP
    l_idx := INSTR(l_text, ',');
    EXIT WHEN NVL(l_idx, 0) = 0;
    l_tab.extend;
    l_tab(l_tab.last) := TRIM(SUBSTR(l_text, 1, l_idx - 1));    
        l_text := SUBSTR(l_text, l_idx + 1);
  END LOOP;
    RETURN l_tab;
        
END;
begin
execute immediate 'insert into jemp (SELECT *
FROM   emp
WHERE empno IN (SELECT * FROM TABLE(in_list)))';
commit;
end;


The problem is everytime it is returning the same set of values initially passed. Say for the first time, if i pass 1,2 as employee numbers those values only are being captured everytime even if i execute the procedure with different values like 3,4

What would be the problem? can anybody suggest me on these lines please?

Regards
Yashora



Re: In list as argument to procedure (merged) [message #390134 is a reply to message #390124] Thu, 05 March 2009 02:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
JRowbottom
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I'm afraid I'm going to want to see some proof of that claim.

Can you do this:
In SQL*Plus,
1) delete table Jemp,
2) run your code passing in '1,2'
3) show us the rows in jemp
4) delete jemp
5) run your code passing in '3,4'
6 show us the rows in jemp.

I assume that your string must have a trailing comma - otherwise your code fails to get the last value from the list.

Re: In list as argument to procedure (merged) [message #390144 is a reply to message #390124] Thu, 05 March 2009 03:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
yashora
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SQL> delete jemp;

0 rows deleted.

SQL> COMMIT;

Commit complete.

SQL> EXEC MYPROC('1,2');

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL> SELECT * FROM JEMP;

     EMPNO ENAME
---------- --------------------
         1 jag
         2 jon

SQL> delete jemp;

2 rows deleted.

SQL> commit;

Commit complete.

SQL> select * from jemp;

no rows selected

SQL> EXEC MYPROC('3,4');

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL> select * from jemp;

     EMPNO ENAME
---------- --------------------
         1 jag
         2 jon


Re: In list as argument to procedure (merged) [message #390145 is a reply to message #390144] Thu, 05 March 2009 03:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Michel Cadot
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Post the source of your procedure FROM USER_SOURCE.

Regards
Michel
Re: In list as argument to procedure (merged) [message #390149 is a reply to message #390144] Thu, 05 March 2009 03:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
JRowbottom
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I really don't think that the code that you've posted is the code that you're executing.

1) When I run it, I get exactly what I expect - an error saying that the Execute immediate command has no idea what 'IN_LIST' is.2

2) If you take your code and modify it to output the contents of IN_LIST to dbms_output, then you'll see that it ignores the last value in the list - so it's not likely that it inserts values 1 and 2.

In the session where you run this, can you

1) SELECT object_name, object_type
FROM user_objects
WHERE object_name = 'MYPROC';

2) SELECT type,text
FROM user_source
WHERE name = 'MYPROC'
ORDER BY line;

When I run your code, I get this:
drop table emp;

drop table jemp;

create table emp (empno number, ename  varchar2(30));

insert into emp values (1,'Emp 1');
insert into emp values (2,'Emp 2');
insert into emp values (3,'Emp 3');

create table jemp as select * from emp where 1=2;

CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE t_in_list_tab AS TABLE OF VARCHAR2 (4000)
/

create or replace procedure myproc(p_inlist varchar2) is 

FUNCTION in_list RETURN t_in_list_tab AS
  p_in_list varchar2(2000):=p_inlist;
  l_tab   t_in_list_tab := t_in_list_tab();
  l_text  VARCHAR2(32767) := p_inlist || ',';
  l_idx   NUMBER;
BEGIN  
  LOOP
    l_idx := INSTR(l_text, ',');
    EXIT WHEN NVL(l_idx, 0) = 0;
    l_tab.extend;
    l_tab(l_tab.last) := TRIM(SUBSTR(l_text, 1, l_idx - 1));    
    l_text := SUBSTR(l_text, l_idx + 1);
--    dbms_output.put_line('l_tab('||l_tab.last||')='||l_tab(l_tab.last));
  END LOOP;
  RETURN l_tab;
        
END;

begin
  execute immediate 'insert into jemp (SELECT * FROM   emp WHERE empno IN (SELECT * FROM TABLE(in_list)))';
  commit;
end;
/

begin
  myproc('1,2');
end;
/

SQL> 
SQL> begin
  2    myproc('1,2');
  3  end;
  4  /
begin
*
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00904: "IN_LIST": invalid identifier
ORA-06512: at "DEV.MYPROC", line 22
ORA-06512: at line 2
Re: In list as argument to procedure (merged) [message #390155 is a reply to message #390124] Thu, 05 March 2009 04:21 Go to previous messageGo to next message
yashora
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Hi,

I am herewith attaching the screen shot with the steps i have executed in sql*plus environment. The same piece of code i have copied from your reply post and executed that successfully. Plase verify the screenshot and i am thankful to you for your support and at the same let us work together to chase the prob.

Regards
Yashora
Re: In list as argument to procedure (merged) [message #390168 is a reply to message #390155] Thu, 05 March 2009 05:22 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I think I know what you've done.
I think you've got a function called IN_LIST that returns a table containing the number 1 & 2.

There has to be a function of that name defined somewhere otehr than your procedure, because the call to EXECUTE IMMEDIATE can't see the internal function that you've defined.

Can you run this in SQL*Plus:

SELECT object_name, object_type
FROM user_objects
WHERE object_name = 'IN_LIST';
Re: In list as argument to procedure (merged) [message #390169 is a reply to message #390124] Thu, 05 March 2009 05:29 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Alessandro Rossi
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What did you want to do with that execute immediate there?

That is not the way to pass PL/SQL variables.

Just try to substitute it with simple PL/SQL insert.

begin
	insert into jemp
		SELECT *
		FROM   emp
		WHERE empno IN (
				SELECT * 
				FROM TABLE(in_list)
			);
	commit;
end;


Bye Alessandro
Re: In list as argument to procedure (merged) [message #390178 is a reply to message #390169] Thu, 05 March 2009 06:11 Go to previous messageGo to next message
JRowbottom
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That's a very good point @Alessandro.
I'm vaguely embarrassed I didn't spot that myself.

Re: In list as argument to procedure (merged) [message #390191 is a reply to message #390178] Thu, 05 March 2009 06:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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This is (about) the same question than current deb.b's one: http://www.orafaq.com/forum/t/141555/102589/

Regards
Michel
Re: In list as argument to procedure (merged) [message #390203 is a reply to message #390124] Thu, 05 March 2009 07:39 Go to previous message
yashora
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My apologies for the delayed reply. Thanks to JRowbottom as he identified the stored function with the same name in the database and what he said is absolutely correct. I have dropped that and got the error what he suggested to me earlier. Now i understood clearly the "execute immediate" statement would not see the local function. As stated by Michel Cadot, i found the solution and hope it will solve my problem. Thanks to one and all.

Regards
Yashora
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