SQL Developer - Using start and end date variables in where clause of my query - oracle

Question

I have a query that I run everyday that requires a StartDate and EndDate value. The StartDate and EndDate used to be a manual input but I am trying to get away from that and calculate the StartDate and EndDate to be used in the query. I've developed code to capture the StartDate and EndDate in variables:
DECLARE
c_DateMask VARCHAR2(20) := 'DD-Mon-YYYY';
c_TimeMask VARCHAR2(20) := 'HH24:MI';
v_Month char(4) := 'Prev';
v_StartDate date;
v_EndDate date;
v_Environment char(7) := 'Prod';
BEGIN
if v_MONTH = 'Prev'
THEN
select TO_DATE ('01-' || TO_CHAR (ADD_MONTHS (SYSDATE, -1),'mon-yyyy')) into v_StartDate from dual;
select Last_day(TO_DATE('01-' || TO_CHAR (ADD_MONTHS (SYSDATE, -1),'mon-yyyy'))) into v_EndDate from dual;
ELSE
select TO_DATE ('01-' || TO_CHAR (ADD_MONTHS (SYSDATE, 0),'mon-yyyy')) into v_StartDate from dual;
CASE
WHEN v_Environment = 'Prod'
THEN
-- Production Environment --
select
to_char(sysdate, 'dd-Mon-yyyy ') ||
case
when to_char(sysdate, 'mi') between 00 and 20
then to_char(sysdate, 'hh24')-1||':58'||':00'
when to_char(sysdate, 'mi') between 21 and 40
then to_char(sysdate, ' hh24')||':18'||':00'
when to_char(sysdate, 'mi') between 41 and 60
then to_char(sysdate, ' hh24')||':38'||':00'
END
into v_EndDate from dual;
WHEN v_Environment = 'OldTest'
THEN
-- Test Environment --
select
to_char(sysdate, 'dd-Mon-yyyy ') ||
case
when to_char(sysdate, 'mi') between 10 and 30
then to_char(sysdate, 'hh24')||':08'||':00'
when to_char(sysdate, 'mi') between 31 and 50
then to_char(sysdate, ' hh24')||':28'||':00'
when to_char(sysdate, 'mi') between 51 and 60
then to_char(sysdate, ' hh24')||':48'||':00'
END
into v_EndDate from dual;
end case;
end if;
I then want to use the variables in my select statement below:
-----------------
/* KPI Figures */
-----------------
SELECT
SysDate as RunTime
, v_StartDate
, v_EndDate
, TTM_OFF_CONTRIBUTOR
, SUM(NVL(TTM_PER_OFF_FEE,0)) Fees
FROM [Table]
Where
TTM_PROCESSED_DATE >= v_StartDate
AND TTM_PROCESSED_DATE <= v_EndDate
group by SysDate, v_StartDate, v_EndDate, TTM_OFF_CONTRIBUTOR
END;
It all works up until when I try to use the variable values in the KPI Figures query. What am I missing?
Update:
Regarding Phil's answer: I tried but it didn't work and I get the following error:
PLS-00428: an INTO clause is expected in this SELECT statement.
I am sure I saw another response yesterday which is now gone relating to being able to assign multiple values to variables or something.
Is that what I need and how would I do that?

Answer 1

The variables v_StartDate and v_EndDate are only in scope within the PL/SQL block where they are declared. It looks like you are then trying to use them outside the block in a separate query. To do that you will need to create SQL Developer bind variables outside the PL/SQL block like this:
var v_start_date varchar2(11)
var v_end_date varchar2(11)
Then reference these as bind variables in both the PL/SQL block and the SQL query:
declare
...
begin
....
:v_start_date := '01-' || TO_CHAR (ADD_MONTHS (SYSDATE, -1), 'mon-yyyy');
:v_end_date := TO_CHAR(Last_day(TO_DATE('01-'
|| TO_CHAR (ADD_MONTHS (SYSDATE, -1),'mon-yyyy'))));
-- (NB No need to select from dual)
...
end;
SQL:
...
Where
TTM_PROCESSED_DATE >= TO_DATE(:v_StartDate)
AND TTM_PROCESSED_DATE <= TO_DATE(:v_EndDate)
Note that these variables cannot be declared with a type of DATE, so they need to be converted back to dates in the query (using the correct format mask).

Answer 2

I suggest you wrap the startdate/enddate in two functions (stored procedures)
create or replace function get_startdate(p_month in varchar2, p_env in varchar2)
return date
is
l_return date;
begin
... logic goes here ...
return l_return;
end;
Similar for enddate.
Then use those functions in your query:
SELECT
SysDate as RunTime
, get_startdate('Prev', 'Prod')
, get_enddate('Prev', 'Prod')
, TTM_OFF_CONTRIBUTOR
, SUM(NVL(TTM_PER_OFF_FEE,0)) Fees
FROM [Table]
Where
TTM_PROCESSED_DATE >= get_startdate('Prev', 'Prod')
AND TTM_PROCESSED_DATE <= get_enddate('Prev', 'Prod')
group by SysDate, get_startdate('Prev', 'Prod'), get_enddate('Prev', 'Prod'), TTM_OFF_CONTRIBUTOR
Sidenote: please consider a more concise version to determine first and last day of a month. You also can just assign a value to a variable without using SELECT INTO, e.g.
startdate := trunc(sysdate, 'MM'); -- first day of current month
enddate := last_day(trunc(sysdate, 'MM')); -- last day of current month
To calculate with hours, you could add/subtract a number of minutes, that's more readable than all the to_date/to_char conversions you do, e.g.
enddate := trunc(sysdate, 'HH24');
case
when to_char(sysdate, 'mi') between 00 and 20 then enddate := enddate - 2/(24*60);
when to_char(sysdate, 'mi') between 21 and 40 then enddate := enddate + 18/(24*60);
when to_char(sysdate, 'mi') between 41 and 60 then enddate := enddate + 38/(24*60);
end;
Good luck, Martin

Answer 3

I think the issue is with your query and aliases. Try
SELECT
SysDate as RunTime
, v_StartDate AS StartDate
, v_EndDate AS EndDate
, TTM_OFF_CONTRIBUTOR
, SUM(NVL(TTM_PER_OFF_FEE,0)) Fees
FROM [Table]
Where
TTM_PROCESSED_DATE >= v_StartDate
AND TTM_PROCESSED_DATE <= v_EndDate
group by RunTime, StartDate, EndDate, TTM_OFF_CONTRIBUTOR