Actually what I need to know is how to pass the ID back to my program. Can
this be done without a procedure or function?
"Markus Stuhlpfarrer" <mstuhlpfarrer_at_hollomey.com> wrote in message
news:3B4CA484.52FEA6A1_at_hollomey.com...
> 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 - 14:07:11 CDT
