PL/SQL INSERT Ignored statement - oracle

Question

What I have to do is to INSERT in table "info" different content, depending on the select result: if it is one row, no rows or more than one row.
I want to set the outretvalue variable on the exception section, then do the insert in the IF section, depending on outretvalue value.
Anyway, I get an error at compiling saying that f2 function is in an invalid state. I have 2 errors: for the INSERT and for not recognising rowcount. Why?
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION f2 (v_nume employees.last_name%TYPE DEFAULT 'Bell')
RETURN NUMBER
IS
salariu employees.salary%type;
outretvalue number(2) := 0;
BEGIN
SELECT salary
INTO salariu
FROM employees
WHERE last_name = v_nume;
RETURN salariu;
EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
outretvalue := 1;
WHEN TOO_MANY_ROWS THEN
--at this row I have 2 errors: for the INSERT and for not recognising rowcount
INSERT INTO info(`no_lines`) VALUES(SQL%ROWCOUNT);
END f2;
/
SELECT f2('King') FROM dual;

Answer 1

Your function:
DECLARE
BEGIN
END;
... something
END;
Add another BEGIN at begin or move your IF inside existing BEGIN END block and remove second END.
EDIT: after clarification
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION f2 (v_nume employees.last_name%TYPE DEFAULT 'Bell')
RETURN NUMBER
IS
salariu employees.salary%type;
outretvalue number(2) := 0;
BEGIN
SELECT salary
INTO salariu
FROM employees
WHERE last_name = v_nume;
RETURN salariu;
EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
RETURN -1;
WHEN TOO_MANY_ROWS THEN
SELECT count(*)
INTO salariu
FROM employees
WHERE last_name = v_nume;
INSERT INTO info(no_lines) VALUES(salariu);
RETURN -2;
WHEN OTHERS THEN
RETURN -3;
END f2;
/
SET SERVEROUTPUT on
DECLARE
l_ret NUMBER;
BEGIN
dbms_output.put_line(f2('Bell'));
dbms_output.put_line(f2('noBell'));
dbms_output.put_line(f2('King'));
END;

Answer 2

Try this. It will definelty help you out.
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION f2(
v_nume employees.last_name%TYPE DEFAULT 'Bell')
RETURN NUMBER
IS
salariu employees.salary%type;
outretvalue NUMBER(2) := 0;
lv_cnt PLS_INTEGER;
BEGIN
SELECT salary INTO salariu FROM employees WHERE last_name = v_nume;
RETURN salariu;
EXCEPTION
WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
outretvalue := 1;
WHEN TOO_MANY_ROWS THEN
SELECT COUNT(1) INTO lv_cnt FROM employees WHERE last_name = v_nume;
INSERT INTO info
( no_lines
) VALUES
( lv_cnt
);
RETURN 2;
WHEN OTHERS THEN
RETURN 3;
END f2;

Answer 3

Oracle saves the compile errors in a table. I use the following query for retrieving the PL/SQL errors in my stored procs/funcs:
SELECT '*** ERROR in ' || TYPE || ' "' || NAME || '", line ' || LINE || ', position ' || POSITION || ': ' || TEXT
FROM SYS.USER_ERRORS
You could try running it and see if it helps identify the error in the function.