Bulk collect into compound array

Question

Hi guys,
just having a bit of an issue here. here's what I've got so far (simplified):
declare
type t_rec is record(foo_rec foo%rowtype,
                             id number);
type t_tab is table of t_rec index by pls_integer;
w_footab t_tab;
begin
select foo.*,
         3
bulk collect into w_footab
  from foo;
end;but I get the error pls00597 expression w_footab in the INTO list is of wrong type.
oracle version: Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.3.0 - 64bi

Answer 1

Hi WhiteHat,
You can't select into a layered PL/SQL structure like this.
SQL> create table foo (col1,col2) as select 1,2 from dual
  2  /
Tabel is aangemaakt.
SQL> declare
  2    type t_rec is record
  3    ( foo_rec foo%rowtype
  4    , id number
  5    );
  6    type t_tab is table of t_rec index by pls_integer;
  7    w_footab t_tab;
  8  begin
  9    select foo.*
10         , 3
11           bulk collect into w_footab
12      from foo
13    ;
14  end;
15  /
         bulk collect into w_footab
FOUT in regel 11:
.ORA-06550: line 11, column 28:
PLS-00597: expression 'W_FOOTAB' in the INTO list is of wrong type
ORA-06550: line 12, column 5:
PL/SQL: ORA-00904: : invalid identifier
ORA-06550: line 9, column 3:
PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignoredWhen you flatten it out, it works:
SQL> declare
  2    type t_rec is record
  3    ( col1 foo.col1%type
  4    , col2 foo.col2%type
  5    , id number
  6    );
  7    type t_tab is table of t_rec index by pls_integer;
  8    w_footab t_tab;
  9  begin
10    select foo.*
11         , 3
12           bulk collect into w_footab
13      from foo
14    ;
15  end;
16  /
PL/SQL-procedure is geslaagd.Or use SQL types, and you can use any structure you want:
SQL> create type foorec is object
  2  ( foo_col1 number
  3  , foo_col2 number
  4  );
  5  /
Type is aangemaakt.
SQL> declare
  2    type t_rec is record
  3    ( foo_rec foorec
  4    , id number
  5    );
  6    type t_tab is table of t_rec index by pls_integer;
  7    w_footab t_tab;
  8  begin
  9    select foorec(foo.col1,foo.col2)
10         , 3
11           bulk collect into w_footab
12      from foo
13    ;
14  end;
15  /
PL/SQL-procedure is geslaagd.Regards,
Rob.