Joshi, you'll have to use DBMS_SQL and return number instead of ref
cursor. DBMS_SQL has its own, internal table describing open cursors
by numbers. DBMS_SQL also contains a procedure called "describe" which,
I believe, does exactly what you want without XML or OCI.
On 01/26/2004 01:19:27 AM, A Joshi wrote:
> Hi,
> I am calling a Oracle stored procedure which has a ref cursor as a
> out param. I get the values. Is there a way for me to know the field
> names and type of the fields being passed in the ref cursor.
> Basically
> when the procedure sends back the ref cursor what information do I
> get
> apart from the data. Do I get any metadata (field names types etc).
> This is basically to write a calling program which I do not have to
> change when the ref curor /record changes in the stored procedure.
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
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