Pl/sql function returning query - syntax question

Hi,
I'm trying to figure out the syntax for the following query:
BEGIN
RETURN 'select name from table1 where name like '%' || :p1_name';
END;
It doesn't work because of the single-quotes around the % sign, plus the quotes for the query itself. How can I handle the % sign quotes? Any suggestions would be appreciated!
Thanks,
Nora

Nora,
If you want to use quotes within a quoted string, you have to duplicate the quotes.
BEGIN
RETURN 'select name from table1 where name like ''%'' || :p1_name';
END;
Fred.

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Hi Bob,
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TYPE SARRAY IS TABLE OF VARCHAR2(4000);
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T_STUD NUMBER(10);
T_BASE NUMBER(10);
T_DATE DATE;
T_MARKS VARCHAR2(1000);
LEN_MARKS NUMBER;
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SDATE DATE;
EDATE DATE;
SLEN NUMBER;
WEEKLEN NUMBER;
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MARRAY VARCHAR2(1000);
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SFILL VARCHAR2(14) := '--------------';
EPOS NUMBER;
MY_REC     DX_XML_ATTENDANCE%ROWTYPE;
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LEN_MARKS := LENGTH(T_MARKS);
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SDATE := ROUND(TO_DATE(T_DATE), 'W') - 1;
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SLEN := INIPOS + 3;
PDATE := SDATE;
EDATE := SDATE + EPOS;
MARRAY := SUBSTR(T_MARKS, 1, SLEN);
WEEKLEN := LENGTH(MARRAY);
IF WEEKLEN < 14 THEN
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END IF;
SUBARRAY(1) := T_STUD;
SUBARRAY(2) := T_BASE;
SUBARRAY(3) := PDATE;
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     SUBARRAY(i) := SUBSTR(MARRAY, i - 3, 1);
END LOOP;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(SUBARRAY(1)||' '||SUBARRAY(2)||' '||SUBARRAY(3)||' '||SUBARRAY(4)||' '||
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     SUBARRAY(10)||' '||SUBARRAY(11)||' '||SUBARRAY(12)||' '||SUBARRAY(13)||' '||SUBARRAY(14)||' '||
     SUBARRAY(15)||' '||SUBARRAY(16)||' '||SUBARRAY(17));
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     IF WEEKLEN < 14 THEN
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     END IF;
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          SUBARRAY(i) := SUBSTR(MARRAY, i - 3, 1);
     END LOOP;
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DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(SUBARRAY(1)||' '||SUBARRAY(2)||' '||SUBARRAY(3)||' '||SUBARRAY(4)||' '||
     SUBARRAY(5)||' '||SUBARRAY(6)||' '||SUBARRAY(7)||' '||SUBARRAY(8)||' '||SUBARRAY(9)||' '||
     SUBARRAY(10)||' '||SUBARRAY(11)||' '||SUBARRAY(12)||' '||SUBARRAY(13)||' '||SUBARRAY(14)||' '||
     SUBARRAY(15)||' '||SUBARRAY(16)||' '||SUBARRAY(17));
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     SLEN := SLEN + 14;
END LOOP;
END LOOP;
END;
and this does not :
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY PARSE_ATTENDANCE AS
FUNCTION ENUM_MARKS(SEL_SQL IN VARCHAR2)
RETURN TMP_ATT_DATA_TBL PIPELINED
IS
V_SQL           VARCHAR(1000):= SEL_SQL;
V_CURSOR      SYS_REFCURSOR;
V_ROW          TMP_ATT_HOLDING:=TMP_ATT_HOLDING(NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
T_STUD           NUMBER(10);
T_BASE           NUMBER(10);
T_DATE           DATE;
T_MARKS      VARCHAR2(1000);
LEN_MARKS      NUMBER;
PDATE          DATE;
SDATE          DATE;
EDATE          DATE;
SLEN           NUMBER;
WEEKLEN      NUMBER;
INIPOS           NUMBER;
MARRAY           VARCHAR2(1000);
SUBARRAY      SARRAY := SARRAY();
SFILL           VARCHAR2(14) := '--------------';
EPOS           NUMBER;
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SUBARRAY.EXTEND(17);
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LOOP
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     EXIT WHEN V_CURSOR%NOTFOUND;
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INIPOS := TO_NUMBER(TO_CHAR(T_DATE, 'D'));
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EDATE := SDATE + EPOS;
MARRAY := SUBSTR(T_MARKS, 1, SLEN);
WEEKLEN := LENGTH(MARRAY);
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     MARRAY := SUBSTR(SFILL, 1, 14 - WEEKLEN) || MARRAY;
END IF;
SUBARRAY(1) := T_STUD;
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SUBARRAY(3) := PDATE;
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     SUBARRAY(i) := SUBSTR(MARRAY, i - 3, 1);
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PIPE ROW(TMP_ATT_DATA_OBJ(SUBARRAY(1),SUBARRAY(2),SUBARRAY(3),SUBARRAY(4),
     SUBARRAY(5),SUBARRAY(6),SUBARRAY(7),SUBARRAY(8),SUBARRAY(9),
     SUBARRAY(10),SUBARRAY(11),SUBARRAY(12),SUBARRAY(13),SUBARRAY(14),
     SUBARRAY(15),SUBARRAY(16),SUBARRAY(17)));
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     MARRAY := SUBSTR(T_MARKS, SLEN + 1, 14);
     WEEKLEN := LENGTH(MARRAY);
     IF WEEKLEN < 14 THEN
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     END IF;
     FOR i IN 4 .. 17 LOOP
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     SUBARRAY(5),SUBARRAY(6),SUBARRAY(7),SUBARRAY(8),SUBARRAY(9),
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     SUBARRAY(15),SUBARRAY(16),SUBARRAY(17)));
     PDATE := PDATE + 7;
     SLEN := SLEN + 14;
END LOOP;
END LOOP;
END ENUM_MARKS;
END PARSE_ATTENDANCE;
(This is then called like SELECT * FROM
TABLE(
PARSE_ATTENDANCE.ENUM_MARKS(
'SELECT STUD_ID, BASE_ID, START_DATE, MARKS
FROM DX_XML_ATTENDANCE WHERE STUD_ID = 107777
AND BASE_ID = 94'))
I get the same error, around this section near the bottom :
     PDATE := PDATE + 7;
     SLEN := SLEN + 14;
Can any one help?

Here is an example. you are missing an return statement.
SQL> create or replace type varchar2_table is table of varchar2(10) ;
2 /
Type created.
SQL> show errors
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SQL> create or replace function get_data return varchar2_table pipelined is
2 begin
3      pipe row(('Test')) ;
4 end ;
5 /
Function created.
SQL> show errors
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ORA-06512: at "KKISHORE.GET_DATA", line 3
no rows selected
SQL> create or replace function get_data return varchar2_table pipelined is
2 begin
3      pipe row(('Test')) ;
4 return ;
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6 /
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No errors.
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COLUMN_VAL
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ApEx 2.0.
I use PL/SQL functions that return SQL queries to display the contents of a region.
How could I conditionally display such region ? If no data is found, the region shouldn't be shown. I tried with "SQL query returns at least one row" but this doesn't seem to work.
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I don't know if I should be posting this in this Forum or the BI Publisher forum, so I am posting in BOTH forums..
I love APEX, let me say that first.. And appreciate the support offered here by the group, but am running int a confusing issue when BI Publisher tries to build a report from the above type APEX report..
Here is my dilemma:
I have a number of reports that are part of a Oracle package. They return an SQL Query back to a reports region on a page. I am having to deal with the column names returned are col01, col02..
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UTMB/EHN
Title changed, maybe SOMEONE has an idea on this??
Message was edited by:
Tony Miller

Hi,
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appropriate values in the call to your report - if
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So if your query takes :P10_USERNAME variable then
pass it to the report in the URL
f?p=&APP_ID.:0:&SESSION.:PRINT_REPORT=YOUR_REP_QUERY_N
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2/ try to use the Default layout first to check your
report query really returns the data when called
3/ if you defined a header in your rtf template check
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and preview the template from word it displays data
OK, but if you use this template in the report query
it fails to render the data (bug in Apex-> Bi
Publisher integration maybe?)
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5/ check
/oc4j/j2ee/home/application-deployments/xmlpserver/app
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UTMB/EHN

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