Using stored packages in report triggers

Question

Hi,
-- Among other things, my stored packages "per7x" is
-- capable of creating a rather complex cross-table.
-- A particular function returns this as a pl/sql table
-- of integers (index by binary_integer).
-- Another sub-program of the package creates a persistent
-- pl/sql table representing the cross-table. This is the
-- procedure "init_main" that has some parameters with
-- default values. The function "get_main_value" returns
-- a particular row/column value. (Of course, the table
-- persists only for the duration of the database session.
-- The following code runs fine from SQL*Plus
-- (per7x.init_main takes a few seconds to complete, then,
-- the next statement delivers the expected result):
set serveroutput on;
begin
per7x.init_main;
dbms_output.put_line(per7x.get_main_value(1,1));
end;
-- But now for some serious business. I want to retrieve
-- these values from within a Developer/2000 Reports
-- application. I figured calling "per7x.init_main" at
-- the BeforeReport trigger and I would call
-- "per7x.get_main_value" at the FormatTrigger level.
-- But... calling the initialization procedure, as in:
function BeforeReport return boolean is
begin
per7x.init_main;
return (TRUE);
end;
-- results in:
-- R30DES32 caused an invalid page fault in
-- module PLS234.DLL at 0137:0050827c.
-- and Reports will be shut down.
-- the message:
-- REP-1401: 'beforereport'. Fatal PL/SQL error occured.
-- occurs when attempting to make a local copy of the
-- pl/sql table instead of using the persistent structure.
-- What goes wrong here??
-- I am connected to: Oracle Workgroup Server 7.3.2.3.1
-- with the Distributed Option, PL/SQL version 2.3.2.3.0
-- (Windows NT 4.0)
-- I use Developer/2000 version 2.0 (Reports 3.0.4.6.3)
-- on Windows 95,
-- SQL-Plus is version 3.3.4.0.0
Any help would be very much appreciated,
Paul Ramsteijn,
Renal Replacement Registry of the Netherlands (RENINE).
E-mail: [email protected]
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Answer 1

hi,
i'm back.. :)
i attempted to use the following pl/sql code in a pl/sql process.
begin
  for i in 1..apex_application.g_f01.count
  loop
    apc_user_pkg.update_user_role ( p_user_role_id     => apex_application.g_f02(i)
                                   ,p_start_on         => apex_application.g_f05(i)
                                   ,p_end_on           => apex_application.g_f06(i)
                                   ,x_last_updated_on  => apex_application.g_f09(i)
                                   ,x_last_updated_by  => apex_application.g_f10(i) );
  end loop;
end;however, it doesn't seem to be working properly.. it doesn't update the table.. after the page refreshes, the old data comes back and not the new one.
what am i doing wrong?
regards,
allen