Accepting User Input

We have a report that shows all the departments and their revenues for the current year. The user should be able to filter the departments by revenue range.
i.e. The user can enter two values lower and higher limits. Say 100,000 and 500,000. Once he provides this input, the report will show only those departments having the revenue in this range.
Any suggestions on how this can be achieved ?

One option I could think of is using a Prompt with Control as Edit box.
But I don't see how I can specify < and > with (prompted values) prompt usage.
I stored the prompt value into a presentation variable named "test_value" and in the report I specified the filter criteria as <= @{test_value} but it is not taking the < condition. It only picks up records that are equal to the input value.
Edited by: user558238 on Apr 7, 2009 10:35 PM

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How to accept user inputs from sql script

I want to create Tablespace useing sql script , but the location of the data file I need accept from user . (to get the location of the data file ) .
How can I accept user input from pl/sql .
Example :
CREATE TABLESPACE TSPACE_INDIA LOGGING
     DATAFILE 'H:\ORACLE_DATA\FRSDB\TSPACE_INDI_D1_01.dbf'
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     EXTENT MANAGEMENT LOCAL;here I need to accept location of the datafile from user ie : 'H:\ORACLE_DATA\FRSDB\TSPACE_INDI_D1_01.dbf'

Hi,
Whenenever you write dynamic SQL, put the SQL text into a variable. During development, display the variable instead of executing it. If it looks okay, then you can try executing it in addition to displaying it. When you're finished testing, then you can comment out or delete the display.
For example:
SET     SERVEROUTPUT     ON
DECLARE
    flocation     VARCHAR2 (300);
    sql_txt     VARCHAR2 (1000);
BEGIN
    SELECT '&Enter_The_Path'
    INTO    flocation
    FROM    dual;
    sql_txt := 'CREATE TABLESPACE SRC_TSPACE_INDIA LOGGING
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Enter value for enter_the_path: c:\d\fubar
old   5:     SELECT '&Enter_The_Path'
new   5:     SELECT 'c:\d\fubar'
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Is there some reason why you're using PL/SQL? In SQL, you can just say:
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DATAFILE '&Enter_The_Path\SRC_TSPACE_INDI_D1_01.dbf'
SIZE 500M AUTOEXTEND ON NEXT 1280K MAXSIZE UNLIMITED
EXTENT MANAGEMENT LOCAL;though I would use an ACCEPT command to given a better prompt.
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DECLARE
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Accepting user input and executing a PL/SQL block using it

Hi All,
I am working on a requirement wherein I have to accept values from the user for the various arguments to be supplied to a PL/SQL block and then execute it using these values. For now, I am using the following logic:
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Hi,
You can write a genric procedure to achive the desired output. Pass 'Y' or 'N' in the procedure.
Call that procedure in simple pl/sql block during runtime using substituton operator.
For ex
create or replace procedure p1(category_in in varchar2)
IS
BEGIN
if (category_in='Y')
then
prcdr1()
/** Write your logic here ***/
elsif(category_in='N') then
prcdr2()
/** write your logic here***/
end if;
exception
/***write the exception logic ***/
end p1;
Begin
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end;Regards,
Achyut K
Edited by: Achyut K on Aug 6, 2010 5:20 AM

Accept user input

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SQL> ed s
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Hello Experts
Can anyone of you please explain in detail how to acheive the above task am a begginner, it would be great help for me.
Thanks in Advance.

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IS
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