Re: Problem with DBMS_SQL.PARSE when called from Repots2.5

Adam Tadj <vahidt_at_vahidtpc.vitek.com> wrote in article <5eg7uc$7hj$1_at_newsin-1.starnet.net>...
> I am trying to run the following PL/SQL code from the Reports2.5 :
>
> ===================================================
> function BeforeReport return boolean is
> ...
> ...
> cursor_handle INTEGER;
> exec_var INTEGER;
> ...
> begin
> ..
> cursor_handle := DBMS_SQL.OPEN_CURSOR;
> DBMS_SQL.PARSE
> (cursor_handle, 'SELECT 2+2 from DUAL' , DBMS_SQL.V7);
>
> exec_var := DBMS_SQL.EXECUTE (cursor_handle);
> DBMS_SQL.CLOSE_CURSOR(cursor_handle);
> ..
> return (TRUE);
> end;
> ==================================================
> and I am getting the following error message:
> "component V7 must be declare".
> (cursor stops at DBMS_SQL.V7 as marked "^^^") and fails to compile.
> ^^^
> But when I compile/run a very similar code from Procedure Builder or
> SQL> prompt it works just fine. Any remedies or hints?
>
> Thanks,
> Adam Tadj.
>
>

This problems you can see in all apllication Developer/2000 PL/Sql version 1.x can't see package variables. You can make this procedure on server part and call from report or using litteral
 function BeforeReport return boolean is  ...
 ...
   cursor_handle INTEGER;
   exec_var INTEGER;
 ...
 begin
 ..
  cursor_handle := DBMS_SQL.OPEN_CURSOR;    DBMS_SQL.PARSE

     (cursor_handle, 'SELECT 2+2 from DUAL' ,2/* DBMS_SQL.V7*/); 
                            

   exec_var := DBMS_SQL.EXECUTE (cursor_handle);    DBMS_SQL.CLOSE_CURSOR(cursor_handle);  ..
   return (TRUE);
 end; Received on Thu Feb 20 1997 - 00:00:00 CST