Apex3.2.1 pipelined functions with parameters send cpu to 100 percent

I have just installed 11g and exported a schema from 10g into it.
When I run Apex3.2.1 and open a page with a flash chart that running off a table object populated by a pipelined function the CPU goes in overload 100%.
I have tracked the problem to parameters on the pipelined function if I use bind parameters( :P640_YEARS, :P640_EMPLOYER_ID) then the problem happens but if I hard code values all is fine (2010,99).
This happens with every flash chart we have, which makes our application and database unusable.
Any ideas.
Derek

Thanks very much for the posts, I took the opportunity to upgrade to Apex 4.0.2 as suggested by Patrick and the application works fine again now.
Interestingly I did re-analyse the statistics but only as a reaction to the problem, should have been done regardless.
I did consider re-writing the pipelined functions but to be honest it would have been difficult as they are extremely complex, I wasn't looking forward to the task. I have become quite a fan of pipelined functions for building flash charts, dash boards extra, its as always about tuning the sql.
Thanks very to all
Derek
Edited by: 835735 on Feb 10, 2011 1:50 PM

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In the plugin, I have a function "void myFun(char * test)" and I want to call this function in JavaScript with test="Hello World" for example.
The only possible way right now seems to write parameters into a file and open that file in the plugin to "receive" them.

Hi,
Could you send your plugin coding.
Regards,
Maria

AddEventListener and Function with Parameters

Hello guys
I got this situation
nameTxt.addEventListener(FocusEvent.FOCUS_IN,formTextHandler);
         private function formTextHandler(text:String):void{
where i want to send some additional information too
so how could i do that?
Thanks

hi,
   it seems like you will need to extend your text Component and Event class as well. Its not clear from your code that what component you are referring to . so generally you will extend your required component .
you will need to addEvent Listener
FocusEvent.FOCUS_IN
in your custom extended component and in the handler of that focusEvent you will dispatch your new custom event with the parameters from this FocusEvent you received and as well as new parameters that are also required by your new extended Event.
Method of extending events is straight forward. e.g this a sample for extending Events you will need to modify it with the paramaters you require in your event .
package
    import flash.events.Event;
    public class AccountEvent extends Event
        public var accountObj:Object
        public static var NewAccount:String='newAccount'
        public function AccountEvent(type:String,newAccount:Object)
            super(type)
            this.accountObj=newAccount
and here is the code how to use this event
package
    import flash.events.Event;
    import flash.events.FocusEvent;
    import AccountEvent
    import mx.controls.TextInput
    public class customText extends TextInput
        public function customText()
            super();
            addEventListener(FocusEvent.FOCUS_IN,onFocus)
        private function onFocus(e:FocusEvent):void{
            dispatchEvent(new AccountEvent(paramaters.....///here you will add your custom paramerters and
           //you will catch this event in your main application rather then catching the focus in event

How to call a function with parameters in ScriptStart function

i am trying to call ScriptStart function from SUD dialog. This is how iam calling Call ScriptStart(path & "test.vbs","abc") abc is function which is written test.vbs. It is working. But when i want to pass some parameters to the abc function of test.vbs. It is not working why. can anybody suggest where i went wrong. I am calling the same function as Call ScriptStart(path & "test.vbs","abc(" & text1.Text & ")"). It is not working why ? Is the ScriptStart function only point to functions. it does not take any parameters or waht ?

Hi abc421,
Another option in addition to UserCommands would be to use ScriptInclude(path). If you execute a ScriptInclude(path) command at the beginning of your VBScript, then all the functions and Subs in the VBscript located at "path" are now available to you-- including passing parameters and receiving return values from functions. If you are calling a VBscript that uses only VBScript variables, then this is the preferred method.
If instead you are calling a VBScript that uses global DIAdem variables declared in a VAS file (their variable names all end with the "_" character), then those parameters are already available at the subroutine called with ScriptStart(path, routine).
Brad Turpin
DIAdem Product Support Engineer
National Instruments

Use of IN function with parameters?

is it possible to use a parameter with an IN function, inside an explicit cursor?
oracle doesn't accept varchars or collections.
it should be something like this:
CURSOR (myParam VARCHAR2) IS
SELECT *
FROM myTable
WHERE myColumn IN (myParam);
Thank you!
Saverio M.

Sorry just one correction
Do you mean Parameterized Cursors ?
declare
v_emp number;
v_emp1 number;
cursor c1(v_emp in number)
is
select * from empdept where empno=v_emp;
begin
v_emp1 :=9939; -- For Example you
for x in c1(v_emp1)
loop
--- Do your processes.
null;
end loop;
end;
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[8i] Help with function with parameters (for workday calculation)

Let me start by saying, I've never written a function before, and I don't have access to create a function in my database (i.e. I can't test this function). I'm trying to come up with a function that I can ask my IT department to add for me. I'm hoping someone can take a look at what I've written and tell me if it should work or not, and if this is the right way to go about solving my problem.
I am trying to create a function to do a very simple workday calculation (adding/subtracting a particular number of workdays from a calendar date).
The database I'm working with has a table with the workday calendar in it. Here is a sample table and sample data, representative of what's in my workday calendar table:
CREATE TABLE caln
(     clndr_dt     DATE,
     shop_days     NUMBER(5)
     CONSTRAINT caln_pk PRIMARY KEY (clndr_dt)
INSERT INTO     caln
VALUES (To_Date('01/01/1980','mm/dd/yyyy'),0);
INSERT INTO     caln
VALUES (To_Date('01/02/1980','mm/dd/yyyy'),1);
INSERT INTO     caln
VALUES (To_Date('01/03/1980','mm/dd/yyyy'),2);
INSERT INTO     caln
VALUES (To_Date('01/04/1980','mm/dd/yyyy'),3);
INSERT INTO     caln
VALUES (To_Date('01/05/1980','mm/dd/yyyy'),3);
INSERT INTO     caln
VALUES (To_Date('01/06/1980','mm/dd/yyyy'),3);
INSERT INTO     caln
VALUES (To_Date('01/07/1980','mm/dd/yyyy'),4);
INSERT INTO     caln
VALUES (To_Date('01/08/1980','mm/dd/yyyy'),5);
INSERT INTO     caln
VALUES (To_Date('01/09/1980','mm/dd/yyyy'),6);
INSERT INTO     caln
VALUES (To_Date('01/10/1980','mm/dd/yyyy'),7);
INSERT INTO     caln
VALUES (To_Date('01/11/1980','mm/dd/yyyy'),8);
INSERT INTO     caln
VALUES (To_Date('01/12/1980','mm/dd/yyyy'),8);
INSERT INTO     caln
VALUES (To_Date('01/13/1980','mm/dd/yyyy'),8);
INSERT INTO     caln
VALUES (To_Date('01/14/1980','mm/dd/yyyy'),9);The actual table includes from 1/1/1980 though 12/31/2015.
I've written (and validated) this parameter query which does my workday (mday) calculation:
SELECT     cal.clndr_dt
FROM     CALN cal
     SELECT     cal.shop_days+:mdays     AS new_shop_days
     FROM     CALN cal
     WHERE     cal.clndr_dt     =:start_date
     ) a
WHERE     cal.shop_days     = a.new_shop_days
AND     ROWNUM          =1
ORDER BY     cal.clndr_dt;Based on this query, I've created the following function (and I have no clue if it works or if the syntax is right, etc.):
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION add_mdays
     (start_date     IN DATE,
     mdays          IN NUMBER(5))
RETURN     DATE
IS
     new_date DATE;
BEGIN
     SELECT     cal.clndr_dt
     FROM     CALN cal
          SELECT     cal.shop_days+mdays     AS new_shop_days
          FROM     CALN cal
          WHERE     cal.clndr_dt     =start_date
          ) a
     WHERE     cal.shop_days     = a.new_shop_days
     AND     ROWNUM          =1
     ORDER BY     cal.clndr_dt;
     RETURN     new_date;
END add_mdays; //edit 9:31 AM - noticed I left off this bitI'm also not sure how to have the function handle results that would return a date outside of the date range that is in the table (Before 1/1/1980 or after 12/31/2015--or, another way to look at it is, before the MIN value of caln.clndr_dt or after the MAX value of caln.clndr_dt).
My goal is to be able to use the function in a situation like the following:
First, here's a sample table and data:
CREATE TABLE orders
(     ord_no          NUMBER(5),
     plan_start_dt     DATE,
     CONSTRAINT orders_pk PRIMARY KEY (ord_no)
INSERT INTO orders
VALUES (1,To_Date('01/08/1980','mm/dd/yyyy'));
INSERT INTO orders
VALUES (2,To_Date('01/09/1980','mm/dd/yyyy'));
INSERT INTO orders
VALUES (3,To_Date('01/10/1980','mm/dd/yyyy'));And here is how I would like to use my function:
SELECT     orders.ord_no
,     orders.plan_start_dt
,     add_mdays(orders.plan_start_dt, -3) AS prep_date
FROM     ordersThus, the function would allow me to return, for every order in my orders table, the date that is 3 workdays (mdays) prior to the plan start date of each order.
Am I going about this the right way? Do I need to create a function to do this, or is there a way for me to incorporate my query (that does my mday calculation) into the sample query above (eliminating the need to create a function)?
Thanks much in advance!
Edited by: user11033437 on Feb 2, 2010 8:55 AM
Fixed a couple typos in the last insert statements
Edited by: user11033437 on Feb 2, 2010 9:31 AM (fixed some syntax in the function)

Hi,
Ah, mentioning Oracle 8 and not being able to test your own code makes me nostalgic for the good old days, when you typed your cards, and brought them to a window at the computer center, and waited an hour for the job to run, and then saw the printout to find that you had made a typo.
If you're going to write functions, you really need to test them yourself. Like all code, functions whould be written in baby steps: write a line or two (or sometimes just part of what will later become one line), test, make sure it's running correctly, and repeat.
Ideally, your employer should create a developement schema in a development database for you to use.
You can legally download your own instance of Oracle Express Edition for free; just be careful not to use features that aren't available in the database where the code will be deployed.
You don't need a function to get the results you want:
SELECT       o.ord_no
,       o.plan_start_dt
,       MIN (e.clndr_dt)     AS prep_date
FROM       orders     o
,       caln          l
,       caln          e
WHERE       l.clndr_dt     = o.plan_start_dt
AND       e.shop_days     = l.shop_days - 3
GROUP BY o.ord_no
,            o.plan_start_dt
;This would be more efficient (and a little simpler) if you added a column (let's call it work_day) that identified if each row represented a work_day or not.
For each value of shop_days, exactly 1 row will be marked as a work day.
Then the query might be something like:
SELECT       o.ord_no
,       o.plan_start_dt
,       e.clndr_dt          AS prep_date
FROM       orders     o
,       caln          l
,       caln          e
WHERE       l.clndr_dt     = o.plan_start_dt
AND       e.shop_days     = l.shop_days - 3
AND       e.work_day     = 1
;You could use the analytic LAG function to populate the work_day column.
A function would certainly be handy, though perhaps slower.
The function you posted has a few mistakes:
(a) An argument can't be declared as NUMBER (5); just NUMBER.
(b) When you SELECT in PL/SQL, like you're doing, you have to SELECT INTO some variable to hold the results.
(c) ROWNUM is arbitrary (which makes it useless in this problem) unless you are drawing from an ordered sub-query. I don't think you can use ORDER BY in sub-queries in Oracle 8. Use the analytic ROW_NUMBER function instead.
(d) The function must end with an END statement.
Given your current caln table, here's how I would write the function:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION add_mdays
     ( start_date     IN           DATE          DEFAULT     SYSDATE,
       mdays          IN           NUMBER          DEFAULT     1
RETURN     DATE
DETERMINISTIC
IS
     --     add_mdays returns the DATE that is mdays working days
     --     after start_date. (If mdays < 0, the DATE returned
     --     will be before start_date).
     --     Work days do not include Saturdays, Sundays or holidays
     --     as indicated in the caln table.
     new_date     DATE;          -- to be returned
BEGIN
     SELECT     MIN (t.clndr_dt)
     INTO     new_date
     FROM     caln     f     -- f stands for "from"
     ,     caln     t     -- t stands for "to"
     WHERE     f.clndr_dt     = TRUNC (start_date)
     AND     t.shop_days     = f.shop_days + TRUNC (mdays)
     RETURN     new_date;
END     add_mdays;
SHOW ERRORSProduction code whould be robust (that includes "idiot-proofing").
Try to foresee what errors people might make in calling your function, and correct for them when possible.
For example, if it only makes sense for start_date to be midnight, or mdays to be an integer, then use TRUNC in the function in case soembody passes a bad value.
Allow for default arguments.
Comment your function. Put all comments within the function (that is, after CREATE and before the final END) so that they will be kept in the data dictionary.
If, given the same arguments, the function always returns the same value, mark it as DETERMINISTIC, for efficiency. This means the system may remember values passed back rather than call the function every time it is told to.
I wish I could mark questions as "Correct" or "Helpful"; you'd get 10 points for sure.
You posted CREATE TABLE and INSERT statements (without even being begged).
You gave a clear description of the problem, including desired results.
The code is nicely formatted and easy to read.
All around, one of the most thoughtful, well-written questions I've seen.
Well done! Keep up the good work!
Edited by: Frank Kulash on Feb 2, 2010 1:10 PM
Added my own version of the function.

Crystal Reports from R/3 function with parameters

I can create reports from functions that doesn't require parameters, but for one function, the R/3 admin created the function that needs parameters (start and end date) to return records in that range. Does anyone know how to supply the parameter? I tried to select records by start and end date, but didn't work.
thanks
Jenny

Hi Ingo:
Thank you for replying. It seems I have created the report correctly, but the function is not properly configured. So I'm forwarding the issue back to our R/3 admin.
Jenny
Edited by: Jenny Gu on Dec 22, 2011 3:10 AM

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