I'm struggling to find a way to execute a procedure that has a SYS_REFCURSOR
I found different ways and it appears is easier in sqlplus but I wanted to do it through a query in sqldeveloper
The query takes 3 parameters and has a 4th that is a SYS_REFCURSOR
procedure_example(var1 number,var2 varchar2,var3 varchar2,result out sys_refcursor)
How would I execute something like this in SQLDEVELOPER?
As this is a procedure with an OUT parameter, you'll have to use another PL/SQL block which has DECLARE section (so that you'd have "something" to accept what your procedure returns).
declare
l_rc sys_refcursor;
begin
procedure_example(var1 => 1,
var2 => 2,
var3 => 3,
result => l_rc);
end;
/
(You'd pass meaningful values to IN parameters, of course.)
Another option is to declare a variable, use it while executing the procedure and print its contents. For example (based on Scott's sample schema):
The GUI way...using #littlefoot's code:
create or replace procedure p_test(
par_deptno in number,
par_rc out sys_refcursor)
is
begin
open par_rc for
select employee_id,
first_name,
last_name,
job_id,
salary
from employees
where department_id = par_deptno;
end;
Open in the database (or file), and hit the RUN button.
Set the input parameter, then click 'Ok' - the procedure will run, and you can see your refcursor below.
Related
I have a package:
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY pack1
AS
procedure proc1(column_1 in table1.column1%TYPE, column_2 in table1.column2%TYPE, results out varchar)
//code....
......
.....
....//
END pack1;
/
I want to know how to execute this procedure. I know it's a silly question, But I am very confused about this.
I tried this: exec pack1.proc1(123,'abc')
But this is not working. Please tell me how to execute this
You may use a bind variable in SQL* Plus to get the results and display it using PRINT
VARIABLE v_result VARCHAR2
EXECUTE pack1.proc1(123, 'abc', :v_result); --note the colon.
PRINT v_result --display the results.
If you're calling it from a PL/SQL block or another procedure, you may just display it using DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE()
SET SERVEROUTPUT ON
DECLARE
l_results VARCHAR2(20);
BEGIN
pack1.proc1(123, 'abc', l_results);
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(l_results);
END;
/
Note: Use VARCHAR2 instead of VARCHAR as the datatype for procedure parameter results
Here's my stored procedure:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE STATS_SD
(
P_ID IN NUMBER,
PRC OUT SYS_REFCURSOR
)
IS
BEGIN
OPEN PRC FOR
SELECT
ID,
SESID
FROM RESPONSES
WHERE ID IN (P_ID)
END;
When I try to execute it using
EXEC EXAM_STATS_STUDENTS_SD('6901');
I get the following error:
PLS-00306: wrong number or types of arguments in call to 'STATS_SD'
Do you have any ideas why?
Here is an example using an OUT parameter that is a sys_refcursor. Note that I close the cursor in the pl/sql block that uses it (which is important!):
create or replace procedure get_data(o_cur OUT SYS_REFCURSOR) as
begin
OPEN o_cur FOR
select * from emp;
end;
And using the get_data procedure:
declare
l_cur sys_refcursor;
l_row emp%rowtype;
begin
get_data(l_cur);
LOOP
fetch l_cur
into l_row;
exit when l_cur%notfound;
-- do something with l_row here
END LOOP;
close l_cur;
end;
You are passing a wrong datatype to your procedure.
According to your declaration a NUMBER is expected:
P_ID IN NUMBER
However, you pass a VARCHAR2 in your exec command:
EXEC EXAM_STATS_STUDENTS_SD('6901');
Note the '' around the value.
Try calling this instead:
EXEC EXAM_STATS_STUDENTS_SD(6901);
Apart from that you are missing the second parameter completely.
Devs,
I've searched everywhere I can, but I could not find solution to this simple problem.
Situation:
I need to write a procedure where it takes a column name as the input and return all the distinct values present in that column as output. And then I have to use this procedure in some c# code.
In MS server, it is very easy as it will directly give the set of results unlike in PL/SQL.
Script I could write (which is not giving me the result I need):
CREATE OR REPLACE
PROCEDURE GetCol(PARAM IN STRING, recordset OUT sys_refcursor)
AS
BEGIN
OPEN recordset FOR
SELECT DISTINCT(PARAM)
FROM my_table;
END
;
When I try to check the data in the recordset using this code:
DECLARE
l_cursor SYS_REFCURSOR;
l_sname VARCHAR2(50);
BEGIN
GetCol('col_name',l_cursor);
LOOP
FETCH l_cursor INTO l_sname;
EXIT WHEN l_cursor%NOTFOUND;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(l_sname);
END LOOP;
CLOSE
Can someone help me with this code please.
You can also open a ref_cursor for a string value. Please take a look at this:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE GetCol(PARAM IN VARCHAR2, recordset OUT sys_refcursor)
AS
QRY varchar2(100);
BEGIN
QRY := 'SELECT DISTINCT '||PARAM||' FROM my_table';
OPEN recordset FOR QRY;
END;
Then:
DECLARE
l_cursor SYS_REFCURSOR;
l_sname VARCHAR2(50);
BEGIN
GetCol('col_name',l_cursor);
LOOP
FETCH l_cursor INTO l_sname;
EXIT WHEN l_cursor%NOTFOUND;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(l_sname);
END LOOP;
END;
Your problem is caused by ambiguity about what PARAM is in the procedure's SELECT statement:
CREATE OR REPLACE
PROCEDURE GetCol(PARAM IN STRING, recordset OUT sys_refcursor)
AS
BEGIN
OPEN recordset FOR
SELECT DISTINCT(PARAM) -- Ambiguity here
FROM my_table;
END;
Does PARAM refer to the table column or to the first parameter of the procedure? Oracle has assumed the parameter. You can explicitly say which like this:
SELECT DISTINCT(my_table.PARAM)
FROM my_table;
You could if appropriate (it probably isn't here) specify the procedure parameter instead:
SELECT DISTINCT(GetCol.PARAM)
FROM my_table;
Generally this is best avoided by:
always using table aliases in column references select statements, and
having a standard for parameter names that makes them less likely to clash e.g. P_PARAM.
I am having sample Procedure as Below
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE proc_Table1
BEGIN
SELECT 'Sample UserName' AS UserName
FROM Dual;
END;
Now I want to run this Proc in PLSQL developer.I tried the below but its generating error
begin
proc_Table1;
end;
Its Displaying
Thanks for the Help.
Any Idea why this Happens.
When you created the procedure, you should have been alerted to the fact that you had syntax errors. If you're going to run a SELECT statement, you need to do something with the results-- either populate a local variable or open a cursor or something else. The code you've posted is also missing the IS/AS keyword
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE proc_Table1
AS
l_username VARCHAR2(30);
BEGIN
SELECT 'Sample UserName' AS UserName
INTO l_username
FROM Dual;
END;
will be syntactically valid. It doesn't appear, however, to be particularly useful-- you procedure isn't modifying the database and has no way to communicate with the caller so it isn't doing anything meaningful. As a general principal, you would also generally want to use a simple PL/SQL assignment operator to populate a local variable rather than selecting from dual, i.e.
l_username := 'Sample UserName';
Try this, it should work:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE proc_Table1(UserName OUT VARCHAR2)
AS
BEGIN
SELECT 'Sample UserName' INTO UserName
FROM Dual;
dbms_output.put_line(UserName);
END PROC_TABLE1;
-------------------------------
How to Execute
-------------------------------
declare
name varchar2(50);
result varchar2(100);
begin
proc_table1(name);
end;
Here I have a stored procedure in Oracle:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE StP_COMPS
IS
CV_1 SYS_REFCURSOR;
BEGIN
OPEN CV_1 FOR SELECT * FROM COMPUTERS;
END;
When I execute the procedure like EXEC SP_COMPS I get no error, the SQL Developer just shows "ananymous block completed". Then I change the procedure to a
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE SP_COMPS
(cv_1 OUT SYS_REFCURSOR)
IS
BEGIN
OPEN CV_1 FOR SELECT * FROM COMPUTERS;
END;
and when I execute I get error stating that the number of type of the arguments are wrong. I'm very curious what I could send as an argument to the procedure if it's just an output parameter. I want to get the result set of the query run inside the procedure. What am I doing wrong here?
P.S. When I try to run the procedure by right clicking the procedure and selecting Run I get:
DECLARE
CV_2 sys_refcursor;
BEGIN
SP_COMPS(
CV_2 => CV_2
);
:CV_2 := CV_2; -- <--Can't understand this part
END;
You have a variable, you should execute the procedure like:
DECLARE
CV_1 SYS_REFCURSOR;
BEGIN
SP_COMPS(CV_1);
--use cv_1
END;
UPDATE(after OP update): That's a simple template for testing. As explained here: Easiest method to test an Oracle Stored Procedure, just run that code, and select ref_cursor as type of cv2 variable.