Re: Here is a good one

a function would go like this:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION Feedback_Id_Proc RETURN varchar2;
 Temp varchar2;
 BEGIN
  SELECT Feedback_ID_SEQ.NEXTVAL
  INTO Temp FROM DUAL;
  Temp := 'FB-'||Temp;
   RETURN Temp;
END Feedback_Id_Proc;

the question is, why you don't make the "select from dual" in your insert that would be the same and you don't need a function or procedure

Jeff Boyer wrote:

> Ok, I have figured out that I need to use a stored procedure so that I can
> return the value of the new feedback Id. However, I am confused as to how
> to return this value. This is the procedure I am using:
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE Feedback_Id_Proc IS
> Temp varchar2(30);
> BEGIN
> SELECT Feedback_ID_SEQ.NEXTVAL
> INTO Temp FROM DUAL;
> Temp := 'FB-'||Temp;
> Insert into Feedback (Feedback_Id) Values (Temp);
> return(?????);
>
> End;
> /
>
> If someone could help me out with what I need to return it would be greatly
> appreciated.
>
> Thanks again,
> Jeff
>
> "Jeff Boyer" <jdboyer@(remove)icomproductions.ca> wrote in message
> news:9ihu7r$sm1$1_at_news3.cadvision.com...
> > Ok people, I am using Oracle 8i and for a front end I have a feedback
> > process online using VBScript. In this feedback process I have a form
 that
> > inserts all the information for the feedback into my feedback table.
> > However ,before any of it happens I have a trigger that inserts a feedback
> > id before anything is inserted. The insertion happens when the submit
> > button is pressed. What happens next is where I am stuck. When you hit
 the
> > submit button, you are taken to a web page that gathers a little more
> > information regarding contact information and so forth. On this page I
 need
> > to be able to update that record that was just created in the feedback
> > table. In order to do this I need to know that feedback Id that my
 trigger
> > just created for me. Is there any way at all to get that id back out of
 the
> > database? I have been banging my head against a wall for a week now and
> > can't seem to get it. Just for your information the trigger I use to
 insert
> > the feedback id is below.
> >
> > CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER Feedback_Id_trg
> > BEFORE INSERT on Feedback
> > FOR EACH ROW
> > DECLARE
> > Temp varchar2(30);
> > BEGIN
> > SELECT Feedback_ID_SEQ.NEXTVAL
> > INTO Temp FROM DUAL;
> > Temp := 'FB-'||Temp;
> > :New.Feedback_id := Temp;
> >
> > End;
> > /
> >
> >
> >
> >
Received on Wed Jul 11 2001 - 12:11:04 CDT