Create a LOV for parameters in development tools

Question

Hi,
I found a way to create a LOV for a parameter using PL/SQL developer.
The code is as followed:
select * from account_hier t
where t.level_a LIKE &<name="Level A"
hint="Level A"
type="string"
default="%"
ifempty="%"
list="select distinct level_a,level_a from account_hier"
description="yes"
>
and t.level_b LIKE &<name="Level B"
hint="Level B"
type="string"
default="%"
ifempty="%"
list="select distinct level_b,level_b from account_hier where level_a = :level_a"
description="yes"
>
It works beautifully but my question is whether something like this can be applied using TOAD (I'm using 9.7.2).
How can I define a LOV for the parameters in the parameters window?
Thanks
Tamir

Answer 1

Tamir-L wrote:
Hi,
How are we supposed to know a) what your code is actually doing and
When running this code in PL/SQL developer when the parameters will popup for population you'll see that there is a list of values for the parameters.I (and many others of us) don't have PL/SQL developer. It's a 3rd party tool, not part of Oracle. Therefore we can't run the code to see what it does.
b) how to achieve that on some other 3rd party tool?
That's exactly my question, How can (if at all) I do the same with TOAD ?Based on your description, I'm not sure if TOAD supports such things. It sounds like something specific to PL/SQL developer.
LOV's are not something in SQL or PL/SQL, so your question does not make sense.If you'll create similer code than you'll understand that LOV can be defined in PL/SQL developer tool in the SQL editor.Only if we have PL/SQL developer. Which we don't.
To make it easier try to run the following code:
select 'Example' from dual
where 'field11' LIKE &<name="LOV A"
hint="Choose a value for field1"
type="string"
default="field11"
ifempty="field11"
list="select distinct 'field11','field11' from dual union all select distinct 'field12','field12' from dual"
description="yes"
*>*
*;*I can't.
To clarify my question once more:
If a sql is running under TOAD and that code have parameters the parameters window will pop once the code is executed.
I would like to know whether I can define a LOV for the parameters.I've never come across this in TOAD.