Re: Stored Procedures : How to get a reasult set back ( Multiple Rows )

A copy of this was sent to "Yahoo" <yahoo854_at_hotmail.com> (if that email address didn't require changing) On Thu, 25 Nov 1999 15:23:15 +0800, you wrote:

>Hi ,
>
>Can anyone please help me out on this one ??
>
>I am using PB 7.0 as a frontend and Oracle 8.0.4 as backend. I want to get a
>set of rows into the PB program from a oracle stored procedure.
>Is this possible ? Can I get a set of rows out of the procedure at a single
>go or do I have to call the stored procedure again and again for each row I
>want to retrieve.
>
>Any help will be appreciated.
>TIA
>
>Yahoo.
>

You will use REF CURSORS. You can see the URL in my signature for a HOWTO on this. It doesn't have a power builder example but the concept is the same. PB supports ref cursors.

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