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Question

I was trying to use the variable 'ind' to get the ROWNUM on my select, but everytime I try to use the variable there I get a error like:
ORA-01008: not all variables bound
or these two:
ORA-01403: no data found
ORA-06512: at line 10
DECLARE
texto VARCHAR2(255);
ind NUMBER := 0;
BEGIN
LOOP
ind := ind + 1;
IF ind > 3 THEN
EXIT;
END IF;
SELECT TEXTO_LOG
INTO texto
from table WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(TEXTO_LOG, 'Alteração') AND ROWNUM >= :ind AND ROWNUM <= :ind ;
dbms_output.put_line(substr(trim(texto), 1, instr(texto, ' ')));
dbms_output.put_line(substr(texto, 0, 100));
END LOOP;
END;
/
I searched and found someone telling that not all variables bound is a bug, I'm not sure if it's.
I tried the ROWNUM with different opperators. Any suggestions?

Answer 1

Usage of rownum is the problem here apart from other issues already answered. a predicate like rownum>=2 and rownum <=2 (and so on...till exit point) yield no result and thus no_data_found error
But as workaround put the rownum inside from clause and restrict it outside should work,
DECLARE
texto VARCHAR2(255);
ind NUMBER := 0;
BEGIN
LOOP
ind := ind + 1;
IF ind > 3
THEN
EXIT;
END IF;
SELECT texto_log
INTO texto
FROM (SELECT texto_log
,rownum myrownum
FROM TABLE
WHERE regexp_like(texto_log
,'Alteração'))
WHERE myrownum >= ind
AND myrownum <= ind;
dbms_output.put_line(substr(TRIM(texto)
,1
,instr(texto
,' ')));
dbms_output.put_line(substr(texto
,0
,100));
END LOOP;
END;
/

Answer 2

The error is that you are referring to :ind as if it were a bind variable, when it is not. It is in fact a variable declared in your DECLARE section.
You might try this
** Update **
As your query looks like it is faling, the reason perhaps is in the query itself. Run this and get the output and running separately
set serveroutput on size unlimited
DECLARE
texto VARCHAR2(255);
ind NUMBER := 0;
BEGIN
for r in 1..4
LOOP
ind := r + 1;
dbms_output.put_line ( q'[SELECT TEXTO_LOG
INTO texto
from table WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(TEXTO_LOG, 'Alteração') AND ROWNUM <= ind ;
dbms_output.put_line(substr(trim(texto), 1, instr(texto, ' ')));
dbms_output.put_line(substr(texto, 0, 100));]');
exit when ind > 3;
END LOOP;
END;
/
Although you can build it like this which is easier
DECLARE
texto VARCHAR2(255);
ind NUMBER := 0;
BEGIN
for r in 1..4
LOOP
ind := r + 1;
dbms_output.put_line(ind);
SELECT TEXTO_LOG
INTO texto
from table WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(TEXTO_LOG, 'Alteração') AND ROWNUM >= ind AND ROWNUM <= ind ;
dbms_output.put_line(substr(trim(texto), 1, instr(texto, ' ')));
dbms_output.put_line(substr(texto, 0, 100));
exit when ind > 3;
END LOOP;
END;
/
EXample
SQL> DECLARE
texto VARCHAR2(255);
ind NUMBER := 0;
BEGIN
for r in 1..4
LOOP
ind := r + 1;
dbms_output.put_line(ind);
exit when ind > 3;
END LOOP;
END;
/ 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
2
3
4
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>

Answer 3

With implicit cursor
DECLARE
-- texto VARCHAR2(255);
ind NUMBER := 0;
BEGIN
FOR i IN (SELECT TEXTO_LOG FROM table WHERE REGEXP_LIKE(TEXTO_LOG, 'Alteração'))
LOOP
ind:=ind+1;
EXIT WHEN ind >3;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(SUBSTR(TRIM(i.TEXTO_LOG), 1, INSTR(i.TEXTO_LOG, ' ')));
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(SUBSTR(i.TEXTO_LOG, 0, 100));
END LOOP;
END;