Creating triggers in SQLJ using the keywords using :New and :Old

Question

Hey all,
it seems that my SQLJ compiler treats the oracle value :New as if :New was a variable passed in through Java as opposed to being intrinsic to the database.
#sql {
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER MyTrigger BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE ON MyTable
DECLARE
BEGIN
select Value into :new.rowstamp from OtherTable;
END;
of course these are all dummy table and variables, but I just can't seem to get this to compile due to :New variable being treated as a variable that is passed through java.
any help would be greatly apperciated.

Answer 1

David,
Two years later... :-)
I assume you've already resolved this, but I figured this could help others that may encounter the same problem.
The only way I know to do this is to use native dynamic SQL (NDS).
For example:
#sql {
declare
  L_SQL  varchar2(2000);
begin
  L_SQL :=
'create or replace trigger MY_TRIGGER
before insert or update on MY_TABLE
begin
select VALUE into :new.ROWSTAMP from OTHER_TABLE;
end;';
  execute immediate L_SQL;
end;
};Good Luck,
Avi.