Compare character variable in dynamic sql

hi all
i have a requirment in which i'll be using a dynamic sql:
sql_string :='select * from temp_table where emp_name='||v_name;
execute immediate ;
i'm getting this error
ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error
this is becouse v_name is character variable and we have to write
select * from temp_table where emp_name='joe';
can any one plz help me out..

More correctly you should use bind variables (if you really really have to do dynamic SQL in the first place)...
sql_string :='select * from temp_table where emp_name=:n;
execute immediate sql_string using v_name;This allows the optimiser to re-use the execution plan rather than hard-parsing the query every time.
However this still isn't right because within PL/SQL you will need to be selecting your result INTO something e.g.
sql_string :='select * from temp_table where emp_name=:n;
execute immediate sql_string into v_data using v_name;v_data will be a variable declared suitably to accept whatever data is being selected in the query.

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Problem returning variables from dynamic SQL/PLSQL

Hi, I have a problem I am trying to solve using a very short piece of dynamic SQL or PLSQL but I am having problems getting the variable values out of the dynamic block.
I have 16 counters whose names are made up of three variable parts - 'scheme', 'contributory category' and 'employment category'
The 'scheme' can be either 'no1', 'no2', 'off', 'cg' or 'amc'
The 'contributory category' can be either 'cont' or 'noncont'
The 'employment category' can be either 'ft' or 'pt'
(There are only 16 because only 16 combinations are possible)
For example the total counter name could be 'v_cg_noncont_ft_count'
I have created a variable by concatenating the various elements called v_incr_count_name which holds the name of the counter I want to increment.
I am running this whole thing within an anonymous PLSQL block so I cannot use global variables meaning that my variables are not visible within a dynamic PLSQL block.
I believe this means that either I need to bind the variables within a PLSQL block or use a SELECT FROM INTO SQL block.
I have tried a few solutions with no luck such as the following PLSQL:
v_incr_count := 'v_'||v_scheme||'_'||v_cont_cat||'_'||v_emp_cat||'_count';
sql_stmt := 'BEGIN :a := :a + 1; END;';
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE sql_stmt USING v_incr_count_name;
Unfortunately I am getting the 'IN bind variable bound to an OUT position' error which I believe is because it is trying to return a value into v_incr_count_name which has been defined by default as an IN variable. The problem is that I need to store the returned value into the variable whose name is stored in v_incr_count_name.
Another solution I tried is:
v_incr_count_name := 'v_'||v_scheme||'_'||v_cont_cat||'_'||v_emp_cat||'_count';
sql_stmt := 'SELECT '||v_incr_count_name||' + 1 FROM DUAL';
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE sql_stmt INTO v_return;
This solution gives me an 'Invalid colum error'
Any help would be greatly appreciated
Cheers, Dan

Repost:
Problem with variables in dynamic SQL/PLSQL

Creating character variable with dynamic length

Hello Experts,
I need to send contents of an internal table via FTP in character mode,
the entire contents of a internal table is concatenated in a string(v_string) which needs to be moved to the character variable of same size say l_count = strlen( v_string ).
can anyone help me to define the character variable say of length l_count.
I have already tried creating a dynamic character variable using CREATE DATA.
eg DATA: dref TYPE REF TO DATA.
CREATE DATA dref TYPE c LENGTH l_count.
but this is not working.
Any response will be helpful.
Thanks & Regards,
Sumukh Kapoor.

Hi Marcin,
Thanks for your response,
Reason i need character variable of dynamic length is because the requirement is to send data to client's Windows terminal . We already have FTP code in place and suddenly client has asked to send us data of an internal table in a single line.
I have concatenated the entire table into a string and then thought of moving the entire data from string to that character.. as the size in character goes beyond 60000 characters in many cases....
It seems this is not possible as the string cannot be converted to the data type of variable newly declared.
anyways your input was of great help.
Thanks & Regards,
Sumukh Kapoor.
Edited by: Sumukh Kapoor on Jul 26, 2010 7:56 AM

Problem with variables in dynamic SQL/PLSQL

Hi, I have a problem I am trying to solve using a very short piece of dynamic SQL/PLSQL but I am having problems getting the variable values out of the dynamic block.
I need to increment a counter which could be any one of 16 counters I am using and I want to avoid using nested IF statements.
The variable to be incremented is made up of the 'scheme', the 'contributory category' and the 'employment category' (although not every combination is valid)
The 'scheme' can be either 'no1', 'no2', 'off', 'cg' or 'amc'
The 'contributory category' can be either 'cont' or 'noncont'
The 'employment category' can be either 'ft' or 'pt'
For example the total variable name could be 'v_cg_noncont_ft_count'
I have created a variable by concatenating the various elements called v_incr_count_name which holds the name of the variable I want to increment.
I am running this within an anonymous PLSQL block so I cannot use global variables meaning that my variables are not visible within a dynamic PLSQL block.
As a result I think I will need to use bind variables with a PLSQL block or a SELECT FROM INTO SQL string
I have tried various solutions including the following PLSQL solution:
v_incr_count_name := 'v_'||v_scheme||'_'||v_cont_cat||'_'||v_emp_cat||'_count';
sql_stmt := 'BEGIN :a := :a + 1; END;';
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE sql_stmt USING v_incr_count_name;
Unfortunately I am getting the 'IN bind variable bound to an OUT position' error which I suppose makes sense as I am trying to change the value of a variable in the main PLSQL block from within the dynamic block.
Another (SQL) solution I tried was:
v_incr_count_name := 'v_'||v_scheme||'_'||v_cont_cat||'_'||v_emp_cat||'_count';
sql_stmt := 'SELECT '||v_incr_count_name||' + 1 FROM DUAL';
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE sql_stmt INTO v_return;
While this executes and returns the incremented value into v_return, I am still left unable to copy the returned value into the variable whose name is stored in v_incr_count_name
Any help appreciated
Cheers, Dan

this shows the syntax for the using clause
declare
a number := 1;
b number := null;
v varchar2(10) := 'A';
begin
execute immediate 'begin :v1 := :v1 + 1; end;' using in out a;
dbms_output.put_line(a);
end;
/but what you want cannot be done
SQL> declare
2 a number := 1;
3 b number := null;
4 v varchar2(10) := 'A';
5 begin
6 execute immediate 'begin '||v||' := :v1 + 1; end;' using in out a;
7 dbms_output.put_line(a);
8 end;
9 /
declare
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-06550: line 1, column 7:
PLS-00201: identifier 'A' must be declared
ORA-06550: line 1, column 7:
PL/SQL: Statement ignored
ORA-06512: at line 6the variable "V" contains the name of the desired output variable ("A"). this errors because "A" is not defined within the scope of the dynamic sql.
"into the variable whose name is stored in v_incr_count_name"
pl/sql does not support dereferencing variables, so you can't do it.

Unknow number of binding variables in Dynamic SQL

I have to use a dynamic sql and binding variables. The problem is the number of binding variable varies due to the form input.
EX.
if ( something is not null ) then
query := query || ' and column = :column';
end if;
if ( something_else is not null ) then
query := query || ' and another_column = :another_column';
end if;
When I use in my USING clause, I don't know which of the four combinations of column/another_column I could be
open query;
open query using A,B;
open query using A;
open query using B;
How can I solve this problem?
Thanks a lot!

Always with NVL:
query := query || ' AND column = NVL(:column,column ) AND another_column = NVL(:another_column,another_column)';Invoke:
DECLARE
a_null CHAR(1); -- set to NULL automatically at run time
BEGIN
--open query
open query using (a_null,a_null)
--open query using A,B
open query using A,B;
--open query using A
open query using A,a_null;
--open query using B
open query using a_null ,B;
END;
/Edited by: jortri on 04-dic-2008 18:34

Including variable into dynamic sql

Hi,
Ive problems including v_end_month variable.
which is the correct way to include v_end_month in the next dynamic sql expression?
v_end_month DATE;
v_max_day DATE;
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'SELECT max(date) FROM table1 WHERE trunc(date,''mm'') = '''||v_end_month||'' INTO v_max_day;thanks in advanced..

what is the way to know if I need the statement to be dynamic in the first place?Are you building the SQL string with, for example, a variable table name?
More generally, is there any part of the statement that's not known at runtime?
If the answer's no, then you don't need dynamic SQL, just use :
SELECT max(dt)
INTO v_max_day
FROM table1
WHERE trunc(dt, 'MM') = v_end_month
;

Invalid table name when pass in the table name as variable in dynamic sql

Hi,
I need to create a stored procedure which will return a list of data to my java application like the following.
first, select the table name from the first table.
For example : SELECT T_NAME FROM MDR_SMSTABLES
second, select the data from the table which returned by first select statement
For example : SELECT * FROM T_NAME.
I use dynamic sql with cursor to select the data. But it returns "java.sql.SQLException: ORA-00903: invalid table name"
I fetch the table name to varchar2. I think this might the cause it returns me the this error. But i don't know what type should i put for the table name other then varchar2.
val2 VARCHAR2(200);
OPEN cv FOR
SELECT T_NAME FROM MDR_SMSTABLES WHERE T_DATE=d_dt_sent;
FETCH cv INTO val2;
WHILE cv%FOUND
LOOP
OPEN refcur FOR
'SELECT * FROM :t WHERE MID = :m' USING val2, msg_id;
EXIT WHEN refcur IS NOT NULL;
FETCH cv INTO val2;
END LOOP;
As my stored procedure is quite long, so i just paste some of the code here. Hope the information is enough. Can anyone please help?
Thanks

DECLARE
val2 VARCHAR2 (200);
cv sys_refcursor;
refcur sys_refcursor;
BEGIN
OPEN cv FOR
SELECT table_name
FROM user_tables
WHERE table_name IN ('EMP', 'DEPT');
FETCH cv INTO val2;
WHILE cv%FOUND
LOOP
OPEN refcur FOR 'SELECT * FROM '||val2;
EXIT WHEN refcur IS NOT NULL;
FETCH cv INTO val2;
END LOOP;
END;

Declaring variable using Dynamic SQL

Hi guys,
I need to declare a variable base on a result.
<snipplet>
DECLARE
v_objname VARCHAR2(50);
BEGIN
SELECT OBJECT_NAME
INTO v_objname
FROM USER_OBJECTS
WHERE OBJECT_ID = 'xxx'
AND OBJECt_TYPE = 'TABLE';
-- now i need to declare a rowtype variable base on the objname
-- e.g v_rowname v_objname%ROWTYPE;
</snipplet>
q1) May i know how do i do that ?
Regards,
Noob

This sounds like a precursor to building a "generic" piece of code. As Boneist says... Bad Idea.
If dynamically generated queries really need to be written (justify why first!) and you're not sure of the columns that are going to be returned, then you would preferably use the DBMS_SQL package to build the query and use positional notation to obtain the data from the dynamic columns, using the describe ability of dbms_sql to get information on the column types etc.
e.g.
(From my standard answers...)
As sys user:
CREATE OR REPLACE DIRECTORY TEST_DIR AS '\tmp\myfiles'
GRANT READ, WRITE ON DIRECTORY TEST_DIR TO myuser
/As myuser:
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE run_query(p_sql IN VARCHAR2
                                     ,p_dir IN VARCHAR2
                                     ,p_header_file IN VARCHAR2
                                     ,p_data_file IN VARCHAR2 := NULL) IS
v_finaltxt VARCHAR2(4000);
v_v_val     VARCHAR2(4000);
v_n_val     NUMBER;
v_d_val     DATE;
v_ret       NUMBER;
c           NUMBER;
d           NUMBER;
col_cnt     INTEGER;
f           BOOLEAN;
rec_tab     DBMS_SQL.DESC_TAB;
col_num     NUMBER;
v_fh        UTL_FILE.FILE_TYPE;
v_samefile BOOLEAN := (NVL(p_data_file,p_header_file) = p_header_file);
BEGIN
c := DBMS_SQL.OPEN_CURSOR;
DBMS_SQL.PARSE(c, p_sql, DBMS_SQL.NATIVE);
d := DBMS_SQL.EXECUTE(c);
DBMS_SQL.DESCRIBE_COLUMNS(c, col_cnt, rec_tab);
FOR j in 1..col_cnt
LOOP
    CASE rec_tab(j).col_type
      WHEN 1 THEN DBMS_SQL.DEFINE_COLUMN(c,j,v_v_val,2000);
      WHEN 2 THEN DBMS_SQL.DEFINE_COLUMN(c,j,v_n_val);
      WHEN 12 THEN DBMS_SQL.DEFINE_COLUMN(c,j,v_d_val);
    ELSE
      DBMS_SQL.DEFINE_COLUMN(c,j,v_v_val,2000);
    END CASE;
END LOOP;
-- This part outputs the HEADER
v_fh := UTL_FILE.FOPEN(upper(p_dir),p_header_file,'w',32767);
FOR j in 1..col_cnt
LOOP
    v_finaltxt := ltrim(v_finaltxt||','||lower(rec_tab(j).col_name),',');
END LOOP;
-- DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(v_finaltxt);
UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE(v_fh, v_finaltxt);
IF NOT v_samefile THEN
    UTL_FILE.FCLOSE(v_fh);
END IF;
-- This part outputs the DATA
IF NOT v_samefile THEN
    v_fh := UTL_FILE.FOPEN(upper(p_dir),p_data_file,'w',32767);
END IF;
LOOP
    v_ret := DBMS_SQL.FETCH_ROWS(c);
    EXIT WHEN v_ret = 0;
    v_finaltxt := NULL;
    FOR j in 1..col_cnt
    LOOP
      CASE rec_tab(j).col_type
        WHEN 1 THEN DBMS_SQL.COLUMN_VALUE(c,j,v_v_val);
                    v_finaltxt := ltrim(v_finaltxt||',"'||v_v_val||'"',',');
        WHEN 2 THEN DBMS_SQL.COLUMN_VALUE(c,j,v_n_val);
                    v_finaltxt := ltrim(v_finaltxt||','||v_n_val,',');
        WHEN 12 THEN DBMS_SQL.COLUMN_VALUE(c,j,v_d_val);
                    v_finaltxt := ltrim(v_finaltxt||','||to_char(v_d_val,'DD/MM/YYYY HH24:MI:SS'),',');
      ELSE
        v_finaltxt := ltrim(v_finaltxt||',"'||v_v_val||'"',',');
      END CASE;
    END LOOP;
-- DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(v_finaltxt);
    UTL_FILE.PUT_LINE(v_fh, v_finaltxt);
END LOOP;
UTL_FILE.FCLOSE(v_fh);
DBMS_SQL.CLOSE_CURSOR(c);
END;This allows for the header row and the data to be written to seperate files if required.
e.g.
SQL> exec run_query('select * from emp','TEST_DIR','output.txt');
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.Output.txt file contains:
empno,ename,job,mgr,hiredate,sal,comm,deptno
7369,"SMITH","CLERK",7902,17/12/1980 00:00:00,800,,20
7499,"ALLEN","SALESMAN",7698,20/02/1981 00:00:00,1600,300,30
7521,"WARD","SALESMAN",7698,22/02/1981 00:00:00,1250,500,30
7566,"JONES","MANAGER",7839,02/04/1981 00:00:00,2975,,20
7654,"MARTIN","SALESMAN",7698,28/09/1981 00:00:00,1250,1400,30
7698,"BLAKE","MANAGER",7839,01/05/1981 00:00:00,2850,,30
7782,"CLARK","MANAGER",7839,09/06/1981 00:00:00,2450,,10
7788,"SCOTT","ANALYST",7566,19/04/1987 00:00:00,3000,,20
7839,"KING","PRESIDENT",,17/11/1981 00:00:00,5000,,10
7844,"TURNER","SALESMAN",7698,08/09/1981 00:00:00,1500,0,30
7876,"ADAMS","CLERK",7788,23/05/1987 00:00:00,1100,,20
7900,"JAMES","CLERK",7698,03/12/1981 00:00:00,950,,30
7902,"FORD","ANALYST",7566,03/12/1981 00:00:00,3000,,20
7934,"MILLER","CLERK",7782,23/01/1982 00:00:00,1300,,10The procedure allows for the header and data to go to seperate files if required. Just specifying the "header" filename will put the header and data in the one file.
Adapt to output different datatypes and styles are required.
I have never found any need, ever* to have to write dynamic PL/SQL code. It just shouldn't be necessary. If you're finding yourself heading in that direction, seriously take a step back and re-consider your design and what it actually is you're trying to achieve. There almost always will be a better way.

Bind variables and Dynamic sql

I have this function which works only when i'm not passing bind variables. The moment i add bind variables it is not able to execute the function.
Oracle Db Version: 8.1
Thanks
Source Code
FUNCTION TestFunction( In_Test_id in Number,
In_Asof in Date )
Return ScoreType
IS
LvScore ABC.LV_SCORE.SCORE%TYPE;
DVScore ABC.LV_SCORE.SCORE%TYPE;
Begin
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE
'SELECT SCORE,DVSCORE
FROM
SELECT SCORE,DVSCORE
DENSE_RANK() OVER (PARTITION BY TEST_ID ORDER BY ASOF_DT DESC) AS score_RANK
FROM ABC.LV_SCORE
WHERE TEST_ID = :x
AND ASOF_DT <= :y
) WHERE score_RANK = 1'
INTO LvScore,DVScore
USING In_tEST_ID,In_Asof;
Return ScoreType( LvScore,
DVScore);
End;

It just keeps on executing for sometime and then disconnects itself from database What was the indication that told you that it disconnected? Was there a visible indication of this disconnect?
Did you get ORA-03113?
===========================================
ORA-03113: end-of-file on communication channel
Cause: The connection between Client and Server process was broken.
Action: There was a communication error that requires further investigation. First, check for network problems and review the SQL*Net setup. Also, look in the alert.log file for any errors. Finally, test to see whether the server process is dead and whether a trace file was generated at failure time.

[DW 8.02 + PHP] how to use variables in advanced SQL queries

Hi all,
I can't find a way to use variables in an SQL query after
updating
dreamweaver 8.02.
I always get error messages that says: 'missing variable
type:myvariablename', undefined#myvariablename... and so on.
What is the correct way to use variables?
I usually set a variable in a PHP statement (example: <?
$today=date('Y-m-d'); ?>)
and then I compare this variable in the SQL query.
What is the correct syntax for variable in DW 8.02 in
advanced SQL
queries?
TIA
tony

sweetman wrote:
> I'm editing a website created with DW 8.01 and MX
Kollection.
>
> I updated DW to 8.02 and now I can't edit an existing
SQL query.
> I always get an error message 'Missing variable type'
and I can't go
> on.
InterAKT released a new version of Kollection to cope with
the 8.0.2
changes. AFAIK, you should be able to download the updated
version from
your InterAKT account area.
David Powers, Adobe Community Expert
Author, "Foundation PHP for Dreamweaver 8" (friends of ED)
Author, "PHP Solutions" (friends of ED)
http://foundationphp.com/

Dynamic SQL in Triggers

Does anyone know if it is possible to have dynamic SQL statements
within a trigger.
for example,
sql_str := 'insert into log_'||table_name||'values
(''A'',:new.descr)';
execute immediate sql_str;
I kept on getting an internal error as follows
ORA-00600: internal error code, arguments: [15212], [3], [], [],
ORA-06512: at "CDC.TG_BI_COMPANY_C", line 30
ORA-04088: error during execution of trigger 'CDC.TG_BI_COMPANY_C'
Thanks in advance

Hi,
This is a bug i think ... a long shot but let us see what the
people at oracle have to say for this.... I Am posting it on
metalink....
Here is the corrected code...
create or replace trigger atrig
before insert on A
For Each Row
Declare
a number;
begin
execute immediate 'insert into ' || 'a_log values(:1)'
using :new.a;
end;
This works....
Always use bind Variables in Dynamic SQl ... Good Practice ....
Regards,
Ganesh R

Using bind variables (in & out) with dynamic sql

I got a table that holds pl/sql code snippets to do validations on a set of data. what the code basically does is receiving a ID and returning a number of errors found.
To execute the code I use dynamic sql with two bind variables.
When the codes consists of a simpel query, it works like a charm, for example with this code:
BEGIN
   SELECT COUNT (1)
   INTO :1
   FROM articles atl
   WHERE ATL.CSE_ID = :2 AND cgp_id IS NULL;
END;however when I get to some more complex validations that need to do calculations or execute multiple queries, I'm running into trouble.
I've boiled the problem down into this:
DECLARE
   counter   NUMBER;
   my_id     NUMBER := 61;
BEGIN
   EXECUTE IMMEDIATE ('
      declare
         some_var number;
      begin
      select 1 into some_var from dual
      where :2 = 61;
      :1 := :2;
      end;
      USING OUT counter, IN my_id;
   DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line (counter || '-' || my_id);
END;this code doesn't really make any sense, but it's just to show you what the problem is. When I execute this code, I get the error
ORA-6537 OUT bind variable bound to an IN position
The error doesn't seem to make sense, :2 is the only IN bind variable, and it's only used in a where clause.
As soon as I remove that where clause , the code will work again (giving me 61-61, in case you liked to know).
Any idea whats going wrong? Am I just using the bind variables in a way you're not supposed to use them?
I'm using Oracle Database 11g Enterprise Edition Release 11.2.0.3.0 - 64bit

Correction. With execute immediate binding is by position, but binds do not need to be repeated. So my statement above is incorrect..
You need to bind it once only - but bind by position. And the bind must match how the bind variable is used.
If the bind variable never assigns a value in the code, bind as IN.
If the bind variable assigns a value in the code, bind as OUT.
If the bind variable assigns a value and is used a variable in any other statement in the code, bind as IN OUT.
E.g.
SQL> create or replace procedure FooProc is
2          cnt     number;
3          id      number := 61;
4 begin
5          execute immediate
6 'declare
7          n       number;
8 begin
9          select
10                  1 into n
11          from dual
12          where :var1 = 61;       --// var1 is used as IN
13
14          :var2 := n * :var1;     --// var2 is used as OUT and var1 as IN
15          :var2 := -1 * :var2;    --// var2 is used as OUT and IN
16 end;
17 '
18          using
19                  in out id, in out cnt; --// must reflect usage above
20
21          DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ( 'cnt='||cnt || ' id=' || id);
22 end;
23 /
Procedure created.
SQL>
SQL> exec FooProc
cnt=-61 id=61
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>

Dynamic sql with dynamic bulk collection variable

Hi,
I am facing the issue while bulk collecting dynamic sql query data into dynamic variable.
Eg:
query1:= << dynamic select query>>
Execute immediate query1 bulk collect into Dynamic_varibale;
here dynamic_varible is pl/sql table type with 1 column.
How do i declare "dynamic_variable" here????
please suggest...

create type t_id is table of number
SQL> create type t_id is table of number
2 /
Type created.
SQL> declare
2
3   v_tid t_id;
4   v_results sys_refcursor;
5
6   v_employee_id number;
7   v_name varchar2(100);
8
9   v_sql varchar2(1000);
10
11
12 begin
13   v_tid := t_id(7902,7934);
14
15 --
16
17
18   v_sql := 'select empno, ename from scott.emp ' ||CHR(10)
19           || 'where empno in (select column_value from table(cast(:v_tid as
t_id)))';
20
21   dbms_output.put_line(v_sql);
22   dbms_output.put_line('----------');
23
24   open v_results for v_sql using v_tid;
25
26
27   IF v_results IS NOT NULL
28     THEN
29        LOOP
30           FETCH v_results
31            INTO v_employee_id, v_name;
32
33           EXIT WHEN (v_results%NOTFOUND);
34           dbms_output.put_line(v_name);
35        END LOOP;
36
37        IF v_results%ISOPEN
38        THEN
39           CLOSE v_results;
40        END IF;
41    END IF;
42
43 end;
44 /
select empno, ename from scott.emp
where empno in (select column_value from
table(cast(:v_tid as t_id)))
FORD
MILLER

ORA-01006 Using Bind Variables In A Dynamic SQL Contains Query

I have the following dynamic SQL query :-
declare
TYPE typ_sql IS REF CURSOR;
ltyp_sql typ_sql;
lv_sql VARCHAR2(100);
begin
lv_sql := 'SELECT arx_id FROM arx WHERE CONTAINS ';
lv_sql := lv_sql || (arx_full,''(:b1) WITHIN ui'') > 0';
open ltyp_sql FOR v_sql USING ln_id;
fetch ......
close ......
end;
When the code tries to open the cursor it gives the above error. I presume it is the way Oracle is expanding the bind variable but I cannot find anything in the docs to say why this is happening or whether you can do this or not using bind variables ( CONTAINS query ). Any help would be appreciated, thanks,
Stuart.

lv_sql || '(arx_full, :b1 || '' within ui'') > 0';

Why an "ORA-01006: bind variable does not exist" error when no dynamic SQL?

Hi all,
While running PL/SQL in SQL Developer 3.2.09, I got the following error after adding a section of code. Note that nothing I'm doing has anything to do with dynamic SQL (which is what 01006 is supposedly about).
Error report:
ORA-01006: bind variable does not exist
01006. 00000 - "bind variable does not exist"
*Cause:
*Action:
After commenting out the new chunk of code that caused the error, the error persisted.
After deleting the new code, the error went away.
What the heck!?!? If you have any ideas, please lay 'em on me.
Thanks so much,
Kim
P.S. It's a few hundred lines of code, so I didn't append it to this post and I don't see how to attach a file.

Let's review a few facts:
1. You post a question in the sql developer forum that has no apparent relation to sql developer. You could confirm this by doing the test using sql*plus or some other tool.
2. You provide NO information about what database you are even using. The only clue is an ORA -xxx message that means SOME version of Oracle is involved.
3. You provide NO information about what the four digit version of Oracle DB is being used.
4. You provide NO information about what the code in general or what that specific section of the code is even doing. The code could be doing literally anything that Oracle is capable of doing.
That's a bit like calling a mechanic you don't know, telling them your car is making a funny noise and asking them what the problem with your car is.
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While running PL/SQL in SQL Developer 3.2.09, I got the following error after adding a section of code. Note that nothing I'm doing has anything to do with dynamic SQL (which is what 01006 is supposedly about).
Error report:
ORA-01006: bind variable does not exist
01006. 00000 - "bind variable does not exist"
*Cause:
*Action:
The error gives no indication of where the error occurred in the code.
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Your first clue that your troubleshooting method is seriously flawed is when you make statements that aren't supported by any evidence at all but appear to be nothing but your opinion.
Your second clue is when those statements appear to directly contradict what Oracle is telling you.
I'm talking about these two statements you make; which you state as if they were universal truths
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nothing I'm doing has anything to do with dynamic SQL
(which is what 01006 is supposedly about).
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If thoe were true then your 'unstated' conclusion appears to be that Oracle is wrong in saying 'bind variable does not exist'
Sorry - but I would place my money on Oracle.
I'm sure the above may sound harsh - it is intended to be. My four major rules (there are more) when troubleshooting Oracle problems.
1. Assume that Oracle is CORRECT when it tells you there is a problem.
2. Assume that you are WRONG if your opinion conflicts with what Oracle is telling you - see rule #1.
3. Don't make ANY other assumptions. You can form hypotheses but don't state them as facts until they are proven.
4. Your 'opinion' is only useful to the extent that it can help you form meaningful hypotheses - see rule #3.
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To reiterate, there is no dynamic SQL in the code.
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To reiterate - if, as you state, that error relates to dynamic SQL and bind variables then it can not be disputed that:
ORACLE DOESN'T AGREE WITH YOU!
So let's try it my way and hypothesize that Oracle is correct (see rule #1 above).
Then by definition this statement by Oracle is correct
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ORA-01006: bind variable does not exist
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And that should immediately raise this question:
1. where might there be a bind variable that does not exist?
which leads to a prerequisite question:
2. where are ALL of the bind variables that might be being used?
Question #2 is where you need to start your search. Here are at least five possibilities (there are more)
1. your code - this should be easiest to check and you state that your 'anonymous' block does not have any.
2. a table trigger - triggers that use the :NEW, :OLD or :PARENT pseudocolumns. Those psuedocolumns are BIND variables and the trigger code that uses them is, by definition, dynamic sql.
3. a pl/sql package/function/procedure - any of these might be being called from trigger code or a view that is involved in the transaction. Any of these could take a parameter and/or use bind variables and cause your problem if that bind variable does 'not exist'.
4. a functional index - can also trigger code from #3 above
5. an audit trigger that logs the audit activity that your user or your code is performing. This code could be trying to use a SYS_CONTEXT environment variable that has not been created and cause a 'bind variable does not exist' error.
See rule #1 - Oracle is CORRECT. Until you have identified and examined ALL of the code (not just your anonymous block) being executed and ruled it out you should continue with the hypotheses that Oracle is CORRECT.
In the (extremely) unlikely event that you can show that Oracle is NOT correct you should file a SOR with Oracle.

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