VARRAY retrieval from MS Visual C++ via ADO

Question

CREATE TYPE ENAMELIST AS VARRAY(20) OF VARCHAR2(30);
CREATE TABLE department (
dept_id NUMBER(2),
ENAMES ENAMELIST);
First, can a VARRAY data type be passed as a parameter in a stored procedure call ?
Second, need C++ code sample of retreiving the VARRAY parameter from the stored procedure via ADO.
Thank you for any asistance.

Answer 1

Generally, it's the same way you'd handle a resultset from a standard statement. If you're executing something like:
select * from emp
now, you'd just replace it with
{call getEmp()}
assuming that getEmp is defined in the database as
create procedure getEmp( employees OUT REF CURSOR )
The Oracle ODBC driver is smart enough to notice that you have an OUT REF CURSOR and map that to a resultset without you having to bind anything.
Justin