Error using FML buffer

Hi,
I have written a conversational program using an FML32 buffer. I use this FML32 buffer to send and receive the data between the client and the server.
The program is giving me an error
LIBTUX_CAT:328: ERROR: No space in Bulletin Board for Server Table
LIBTUX_CAT:248: ERROR: System init function failed, Uunixerr =
Can anyone tell me the reason for the error and what should I do so that my program works fine.
Thanks in advance!!!
Krishna

Krishna,
Just check your UBBCONFIG file for MAXSERVERS and MAXACCESSORS parameters. Probably u have set lesser value for these parameters than actual server instances.
Regds
-Ashish

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PROCEDURE REPORT
p_rpt_from_dt in varchar2,
p_rpt_to_dt in varchar2,
p_apvr_id in tc_wkr.tc_row_id%type default NULL,
p_rpt_type in varchar2 default NULL,
p_backto_pg in varchar2 default NULL
IS
v_rpt_from_dt date := var_to_date(p_rpt_from_dt);
v_rpt_to_dt date := var_to_date(p_rpt_to_dt);
v_time_str varchar2(15);
cursor period_cur
cp_from_dt date,
cp_to_dt date
is
select beg_dt, end_dt
from jmcs_wk_tprd
where beg_dt <= cp_to_dt -- report end date
and end_dt >= cp_from_dt -- report start date
BEGIN
if sys_security('tcsys', 'tc_reports') != 'GRANTED' then
apps_main.access_denied;
return;
end if;
if lg_debug_fl then
v_time_str := to_char(lg_sysdate, 'hh:mi:ss a.m.');
else
v_time_str := tc_time(lg_sysdate);
end if;
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lga_tc_end_dt(lga_tc_end_dt.count+1) := recs.end_dt;
end loop;
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1,
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'for '||dd_mon_yyyy(v_rpt_from_dt)||' through '||dd_mon_yyyy(v_rpt_to_dt)||'<BR>'||
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NULL,
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NULL,
'javascript:window.close()', /* Backto */
'alert(''Reminder! Click on logo when you are ready to return to previous page'')'
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PROCEDURE sub_STATUS_BD_ALPHA
p_rpt_from_dt in date,
p_rpt_to_dt in date,
p_display_hdr in boolean,
p_rpt_type in varchar2 default 'B',
p_apvr_id in tc_wkr.tc_row_id%type default NULL,
p_tcs_user_id in tc_wkr.tc_row_id%type default NULL
IS
v_time_str varchar2(15);
v_apvr_id tc_wkr.tc_row_id%type := 0;
v_a_user_id tc_wkr.tc_row_id%type; -- approver tcs_user_id
v_cnt integer := 0;
v_people_cnt integer := 0;
v_stat_cd varchar2(2000);
v_display_fl boolean := FALSE;
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cursor people_cur
cp_from_dt in date,
cp_to_dt in date
is
select
d_full_nm_lfm as name,
tc_row_id as tcs_user_id,
tcw_typ as pay_typ,
tcw_id as pay_id,
sys_strt_date as sys_strt_dt,
sys_end_dt
from tc_wkr
where sys_strt_date <= cp_to_dt
and nvl(sys_end_dt, cp_to_dt) >= cp_from_dt
order by upper(d_full_nm_lfm);
/* find the current or the most recent (if no current) approver */
cursor apvr_cur
cp_tcs_user_id in tc_wkr.tc_row_id%type
is
select
a.f_tc_apvr_id as fk_tcs_apvr_id,
w.d_full_nm_lfm as apvr_name,
w.tcw_typ as apvr_pay_typ,
w.tcw_id as apvr_pay_id,
a.strt_dt,
a.end_dt
from tc_wkr w, tc_ap_asmt a
where a.f_tc_wkr_id = cp_tcs_user_id
and w.tc_row_id = a.f_tc_apvr_id
order by a.strt_dt desc;
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cp_tcs_user_id in tc_wkr.tc_row_id%type, /* who's time cards */
cp_from_dt in date, /* report period from date */
cp_to_dt in date /* report period to date */
is
select
stat_cd,
strt_dt,
end_dt
from tc
where strt_dt <= cp_to_dt
and end_dt >= cp_from_dt
and fk_tc_wkrtcw_id = cp_tcs_user_id
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'Required' as stat_cd,
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from jmcs_wk_tprd
where beg_dt <= cp_to_dt
and end_dt >= cp_from_dt
and beg_dt not in (
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from tc
where strt_dt <= cp_to_dt
and end_dt >= cp_from_dt
and fk_tc_wkrtcw_id = cp_tcs_user_id
order by strt_dt;
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v_time_str := to_char(lg_sysdate, 'hh:mi:ss a.m.');
else
v_time_str := tc_time(lg_sysdate);
end if;
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v_apvr_id := p_apvr_id;
lga_apvr := lga_apvr_null;
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d_full_nm_lfm,
tc_row_id,
tcw_id,
tcw_typ
into
lga_apvr(1).apvr_name,
lga_apvr(1).apvr_tcs_id,
lga_apvr(1).apvr_pay_id,
lga_apvr(1).apvr_pay_typ
from tc_wkr
where tc_row_id = v_apvr_id;
if lga_apvr(1).apvr_pay_typ != 'S' then
select decode(bend_empl_fl, 'Y', 'E', 'W')
into lga_apvr(1).apvr_pay_typ
from empl
where empl_id = lga_apvr(1).apvr_pay_id;
end if;
end if;
if p_display_hdr then
if lga_tc_strt_dt.count > 6 then /* more than 6 time periods (1 month) */
lga_width(1) := to_char(.15 * lg_page_width_standard);
lga_width(2) := to_char(.08 * lg_page_width_standard);
for i in 1..lga_tc_strt_dt.count loop
lga_width(lga_width.count+1) := to_char(.09 * lg_page_width_standard);
end loop;
lg_page_width_standard := to_number(lga_width(1)) + to_number(lga_width(2));
if nvl(p_apvr_id, 0) = 0 then
lg_page_width_standard := lg_page_width_standard * 2;
end if;
htp.p('');
for i in 3..lga_width.count loop
lg_page_width_standard := lg_page_width_standard + to_number(lga_width(i));
htp.p('');
end loop;
lg_page_width := to_char(lg_page_width_standard);
else
lga_width(1) := '15%';
lga_width(2) := '8%';
lga_width(3) := '9%';
lga_width(4) := '9%';
lga_width(5) := '9%';
lga_width(6) := '9%';
lga_width(7) := '9%';
lga_width(8) := '9%';
end if;
sub_DETAIL_PAGE_HD(p_apvr_id);
end if;
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for p in people_cur(p_rpt_from_dt, p_rpt_to_dt) loop
/* is/was this person assigned to the selected approver for the report period */
v_display_fl := FALSE;
if nvl(p_tcs_user_id, 0) > 0 then
if p_tcs_user_id = p.tcs_user_id then
htp.p('<br>Selected User');
v_display_fl := TRUE;
end if;
elsif nvl(p_apvr_id, 0) = 0 then
if nvl(p_apvr_id, 0) = 0 then
v_display_fl := TRUE;
elsif p_apvr_id > 0 or p_apvr_id = -1 then
v_display_fl := fct_ASSIGNED_APVR(p.tcs_user_id, p_apvr_id, p_rpt_from_dt, p_rpt_to_dt);
end if;
if v_display_fl then
v_people_cnt := v_people_cnt + 1;
lg_tcs_owner_info.USER_ID := p.tcs_user_id;
lg_tcs_owner_info.PAY_ID := p.pay_id;
lg_tcs_owner_info.PAY_TYPE := p.pay_typ;
lg_tcs_owner_info.SYS_STRT_DT := p.sys_strt_dt;
lg_tcs_owner_info.TERM_DT := p.sys_end_dt;
if p.pay_typ = 'S' then
begin
select wrk_hire_dt
into lg_tcs_owner_info.hire_dt
from subcntr
where sub_id = p.pay_id;
exception
when no_data_found then
tc_debug.html_message('subcntr.pay_id('||p.pay_id||')');
end;
else
select
wrk_hire_dt,
decode(bend_empl_fl, 'Y', 'E', 'W')
into
lg_tcs_owner_info.hire_dt,
lg_tcs_owner_info.pay_type
from empl
where empl_id = lg_tcs_owner_info.PAY_ID;
end if;
if lga_report_out.count = 0 then
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := '<table border="1" cellpadding="3" width="'||lg_page_width||'">';
end if;
if mod(v_people_cnt,2) = 1 then
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := ('<tr bgcolor="'||lg_odd_bgcolor||'">');
else
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := ('<tr bgcolor="'||lg_even_bgcolor||'">');
end if;
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := ('<td valign="top"><font size=-2>'||p.name||'</font></td >');
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := ('<td valign="top"><font size=-2>'||p.pay_typ||'-'||lpad(p.pay_id,4,'0')||'</font></td >');
if nvl(p_apvr_id, 0) > 0 then /* Single Approver */
/* need approver ID for time card "status" */
lga_apvr := lga_apvr_null; /* clear the approver id array */
lga_apvr(1).apvr_tcs_id := p_apvr_id;
elsif nvl(p_apvr_id, 0) = 0 then /* ALL Approvers */
lga_apvr := lga_apvr_null; /* clear the approver id array */
v_cnt := 0;
for ap in apvr_cur (p.tcs_user_id) loop
if v_cnt = 0 then
/* most recent approver may not be the applicable approver */
v_cnt := 1;
lga_apvr(v_cnt).apvr_name := ap.apvr_name; -- identify multiple approvers for the "status"
lga_apvr(v_cnt).apvr_tcs_id := ap.fk_tcs_apvr_id; -- identify multiple approvers for the "status"
lga_apvr(v_cnt).apvr_pay_id := ap.apvr_pay_id; -- identify multiple approvers for the "status"
v_apvr_id := ap.fk_tcs_apvr_id;
if ap.apvr_pay_typ = 'S' then
lga_apvr(v_cnt).apvr_pay_typ := ap.apvr_pay_typ; -- identify multiple approvers for the "status"
else
select decode(bend_empl_fl, 'Y', 'E', 'W')
into lga_apvr(1).apvr_pay_typ
from empl
where empl_id = lga_apvr(1).apvr_pay_id;
end if;
end if;
if ap.strt_dt <= p_rpt_to_dt and nvl(ap.end_dt, p_rpt_to_dt) >= p_rpt_from_dt then
/* approver record */
lg_tcs_owner_info.APVR_ID := ap.fk_tcs_apvr_id;
lg_tcs_owner_info.APVR_STRT_DT := ap.strt_dt;
lg_tcs_owner_info.APVR_END_DT := ap.end_dt;
don't enter same approver name multiple times
when same approver has been assigned more than once
Example: approver1, approver_2, approver_1 (change back to approver 1)
for i in 1..lga_apvr.count loop
v_apvr_id := ap.fk_tcs_apvr_id;
if lga_apvr(i).apvr_tcs_id = ap.fk_tcs_apvr_id then
/* don't add again */
v_apvr_id := NULL;
exit;
end if;
end loop;
if v_apvr_id is not NULL then
v_cnt := v_cnt + 1;
lga_apvr(v_cnt).apvr_name := ap.apvr_name; -- identify multiple approvers for the "status"
lga_apvr(v_cnt).apvr_tcs_id := ap.fk_tcs_apvr_id; -- identify multiple approvers for the "status"
lga_apvr(v_cnt).apvr_pay_id := ap.apvr_pay_id; -- identify multiple approvers for the "status"
lga_apvr(v_cnt).apvr_pay_typ := ap.apvr_pay_typ; -- identify multiple approvers for the "status"
end if;
end if;
end loop;
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lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := ('<td valign="top"><font size=-2>');
if lga_apvr.count = 0 then
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := 'Approver Unassigned';
else
for i in 1..lga_apvr.count loop
if i > 1 then
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := '<br>';
end if;
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := (lga_apvr(i).apvr_name);
end loop;
end if;
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := ('<td valign="top"><font size=-2>');
if lga_apvr.count = 0 then
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := 'N/A';
else
for i in 1..lga_apvr.count loop
if i > 1 then
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := '<br>';
end if;
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := (lga_apvr(i).apvr_pay_typ)||'-'||lpad(lga_apvr(i).apvr_pay_id,4,'0');
end loop;
end if;
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := ('</font></td >');
end if;
for t in tc_cur(p.tcs_user_id, p_rpt_from_dt, p_rpt_to_dt) loop
htp.p('<! '||t.strt_dt||', '||t.end_dt||', '||t.stat_cd||' -->');
--lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := ('<td valign="top"><font size=-2>');
--lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := (t.stat_cd);
--lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := ('</font></td >');
/* has the selected approver has completed processing */
if p_apvr_id > 0
and v_apvr_id = p_apvr_id
and v_a_user_id != p_apvr_id
then
exit;
end if;
for ap in apvr_cur (p.tcs_user_id) loop
if apvr_cur%rowcount = 1 then
/* most recent approver assigned */
lg_tcs_owner_info.apvr_id := ap.fk_tcs_apvr_id;
end if;
if ap.strt_dt <= t.end_dt and nvl(ap.end_dt, t.end_dt) >= t.strt_dt then
/* approver assigned during time card period */
lg_tcs_owner_info.apvr_id := ap.fk_tcs_apvr_id;
exit;
end if;
end loop;
lg_tc_status.strt_dt := t.strt_dt;
lg_tc_status.end_dt := t.end_dt;
lg_tc_status.stat_cd := t.stat_cd;
v_stat_cd := fct_TC_STATUS(nvl(p_apvr_id, 0));
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := ('<td align="center" valign="top" bgcolor="'||lg_tc_status.bg_color||'">');
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := ('<font size=-2 color='||lg_tc_status.font_color||'>');
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := v_stat_cd;
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := ('</font></td >');
end loop;
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := '</tr>';
end if; /* v_display_fl */
end loop;
if p_rpt_type in ('B', 'S') then
lg_page_cnt := lg_page_cnt + 1;
sub_DISPLAY_STATUS_SUMMARY;
end if;
if lga_report_out.count > 0 then
lga_report_out(lga_report_out.count+1) := '</table>';
end if;
if lga_report_out.count > 0 then
if p_rpt_type = 'B' or p_apvr_id > 0 then
if p_display_hdr then
if lg_page_cnt > 0 then
if p_apvr_id > 0 then /* selected individual approver */
htp.p('</table>');
end if;
htp.p('<br style="page-break-after:always">');
                    htp.p('');
                    htp.p('');
end if;
lg_page_cnt := lg_page_cnt + 1;
tc_reporting.reports_header
1,
'Time Card Status Report',
'for '||dd_mon_yyyy(p_rpt_from_dt)||' through '||dd_mon_yyyy(p_rpt_to_dt)||'<BR>'||
'Report Date: '||dd_mon_yyyy(lg_sysdate)||' Time: '||v_time_str,
NULL,
NULL,
NULL,
NULL, -- p_backto_pg, /* Backto */
'focus()',
lg_page_cnt
end if;
end if;
if p_rpt_type in ('B', 'D') then
for i in 1..lga_report_out.count loop
htp.p(lga_report_out(i));
end loop;
end if;
end if;
END sub_STATUS_BD_ALPHA;
Some veriable
type report_tc_rec is record
tc_owner_name tc_wkr.d_full_nm_lfm%type,
o_user_id tc_wkr.tc_row_id%type,
o_pay_id varchar2(10),
o_sys_strt_dt date,
o_sys_end_dt date,
tc_apvr_name tc_wkr.d_full_nm_lfm%type,
a_pay_id varchar2(10),
a_user_id tc_wkr.tc_row_id%type,
tc_strt_dt date,
tc_end_dt date,
tc_stat_cd varchar2(50),
ap_strt_dt date,
ap_end_dt date
/* time card owner information */
TYPE tcs_owner_info_rec IS RECORD
USER_ID tc_wkr.tc_row_id%type,
PAY_ID tc_wkr.tcw_id%type,
PAY_TYPE tc_wkr.tcw_typ%type,
HIRE_DT date,
SYS_STRT_DT date,
TERM_DT date,
APVR_ID tc_wkr.tc_row_id%type,
APVR_STRT_DT date,
APVR_END_DT date
/* status code determines report cell font and background colors */
TYPE tc_status_rec IS RECORD
STRT_DT date,
END_DT date,
STAT_CD tc.stat_cd%type,
FONT_COLOR varchar2(16),
BG_COLOR varchar2(16)
/* count of all time card status for report summary */
TYPE tc_status_summary_rec IS RECORD
APPROVED_CNT integer := 0,
REJECTED_CNT integer := 0,
SUBMITTED_CNT integer := 0,
POSTED_CNT integer := 0,
VERIFIED_CNT integer := 0,
OPEN_CNT integer := 0,
NEW_CNT integer := 0,
REQUIRED_CNT integer := 0,
TOTAL_CNT integer := 0
/* determine multiple approvers for individual for selected report period */
TYPE apvr_rec IS RECORD
apvr_name tc_wkr.d_full_nm_lfm%type,
apvr_tcs_id tc_wkr.tc_row_id%type,
apvr_pay_id tc_wkr.tcw_id%type,
apvr_pay_typ tc_wkr.tcw_typ%type
TYPE apvr_id_array_table IS TABLE OF apvr_rec
index by binary_integer;
type output_array is table of varchar2(1000)
index by binary_integer;
type date_array is table of date
index by binary_integer;
type status_array is table of varchar2(1000)
index by binary_integer;
type apvr_array is table of number(8)
index by binary_integer;
lga_report_out output_array; /* array of HTML code to be output to browser */
lga_report_out_null output_array; /* null array of HTML code */
lga_tc_status status_array;
lga_null_status status_array;
lga_tc_strt_dt date_array;
lga_tc_end_dt date_array;
lga_tc_disp date_array; /* start dates of displayed TC for selected user */
lga_null_date date_array; /* null array used to clear other date arrays */
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lg_tcs_owner_info tcs_owner_info_rec; /* time card owner information */
lg_tc_status tc_status_rec; /* time card status information */
lg_tc_status_summary tc_status_summary_rec; /* time card count by status */
lg_tc_rec report_tc_rec; /* time card */
lga_apvr apvr_id_array_table; /* array of approver Names and Payroll IDs */
lga_apvr_null apvr_id_array_table; /* clear the lga_apvr array for each user */
lg_sysdate date := sysdate;
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lg_debug_owner_id tc_wkr.tc_row_id%type := 9905;
lg_debug_apvr_id tc_wkr.tc_row_id%type := 1000;
The chnages i have done its in bold
Please Advice
Thanks
Edited by: Purvik on Aug 25, 2009 11:59 AM

There is not a chance in the world, especially not knowing column definitions that I, and I suspect most anyone else, is going to wade through this much unformated code looking for an error you couldn't bother to copy in full.
Either tell us, specifically, the line on which the error is occurring or, better yet, start whacking stuff out of your code until you find the offending definition. That is certainly what I would do. Commenting out sections is a marvelous way to quickly find an issue.
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BI Publisher Report Query Error: "character string buffer too small"

Using apex.oracle.com, I am trying to make a Report Query (Shared Components > Report Queries) based on many columns (around 60).
When I enter my SQL in the "Source Query" Text Area and then click Test Report I get the following error:
ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small In order to try to make the simplest test case possible for this, I then tried entering SQL selecting just from DUAL.
The following SQL fails with the error mentioned above.
SELECT
'wibble' as a
,'wibble' as b
,'wibble' as c
,'wibble' as d
,'wibble' as e
,'wibble' as f
,'wibble' as g
,'wibble' as h
,'wibble' as i
,'wibble' as j
,'wibble' as k
,'wibble' as l
,'wibble' as m
,'wibble' as n
,'wibble' as o
,'wibble' as p
,'wibble' as q
,'wibble' as r
,'wibble' as s
,'wibble' as t
,'wibble' as u
,'wibble' as v
,'wibble' as w
,'wibble' as x
,'wibble' as y
,'wibble' as z
,'wibble' as ab
,'wibble' as ac
,'wibble' as ad
,'wibble' as ae
,'wibble' as af
,'wibble' as ag
,'wibble' as ah
,'wibble' as ai
,'wibble' as aj
,'wibble' as ak
,'wibble' as al
,'wibble' as am
,'wibble' as an
,'wibble' as ao
,'wibble' as ap
,'wibble' as aq
,'wibble' as ar
,'wibble' as at
,'wibble' as au
,'wibble' as av
FROM dualRemoving the last column from this SQL query (bringing the total number of columns down to 45) as follows and then clicking "Test Report" works successfully.
SELECT
'wibble' as a
,'wibble' as b
,'wibble' as c
,'wibble' as d
,'wibble' as e
,'wibble' as f
,'wibble' as g
,'wibble' as h
,'wibble' as i
,'wibble' as j
,'wibble' as k
,'wibble' as l
,'wibble' as m
,'wibble' as n
,'wibble' as o
,'wibble' as p
,'wibble' as q
,'wibble' as r
,'wibble' as s
,'wibble' as t
,'wibble' as u
,'wibble' as v
,'wibble' as w
,'wibble' as x
,'wibble' as y
,'wibble' as z
,'wibble' as ab
,'wibble' as ac
,'wibble' as ad
,'wibble' as ae
,'wibble' as af
,'wibble' as ag
,'wibble' as ah
,'wibble' as ai
,'wibble' as aj
,'wibble' as ak
,'wibble' as al
,'wibble' as am
,'wibble' as an
,'wibble' as ao
,'wibble' as ap
,'wibble' as aq
,'wibble' as ar
,'wibble' as at
,'wibble' as au
FROM dualSo the question is: Is there a hard-coded limit of 45 columns for a Source Query? Or is there something else causing this error message?
(For information in the above example I have "Use Generic Report Layout" selected and the output format set to "PDF")
Thanks very much in advance for any comments or suggestions,
Andy

Thanks for the suggestion Simon.
I just created a view based on the 46-column SELECT statement from dual above and then set "SELECT * FROM myview" as the Source Query.
Unfortunately I get exactly the same error.
Thanks,
Andy

Error PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small

HI oracle gurus,
I am new to PL/SQL,
my oracle version is oracle 11g.
i have create a procedure to insert data from flat file to a table using UTL_FILE.
Table is
CREATE TABLE EXT_PERSON_INFO
ID_PERSON              NUMBER(38),
ID_BATCH             NUMBER(38),
ID_PERSON_NBR        VARCHAR2(3 BYTE),
ID_AREA              VARCHAR2(5 BYTE),
NM_FINAL              VARCHAR2(20 BYTE),
NM_START             VARCHAR2(20 BYTE),
DT_DOB             DATE,
ID_SERIAL               VARCHAR2(9 BYTE),
DT_RESPONSE          DATE,
TRANS_TYPE VARCHAR2(2 BYTE),
REG_RESPONSE VARCHAR2(1 BYTE),
TM_RX          TIMESTAMP(6)
my procedure is
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE PROC_PERSON
IS
f_line VARCHAR2(2000);
f utl_file.file_type;
f_dir VARCHAR2(250);
fname VARCHAR2(50);
F_ID_PERSON EXT_PERSON_INFO.ID_PERSON%type :=1;
F_ID_BATCH EXT_PERSON_INFO.ID_BATCH%type :=1;
F_ID_PERSON_NBR EXT_PERSON_INFO.ID_PERSON_NBR%type;
F_ID_AREA EXT_PERSON_INFO.ID_AREA%type;
F_NM_FINAL EXT_PERSON_INFO.NM_FINAL%type;
F_NM_START EXT_PERSON_INFO.NM_START%type;
F_DT_DOB EXT_PERSON_INFO.DT_DOB%type;
F_ID_SERIAL EXT_PERSON_INFO.ID_SERIAL%type;
F_DT_RESPONSE EXT_PERSON_INFO.DT_RESPONSE%type;
F_TRANS_TYPE EXT_PERSON_INFO.TRANS_TYPE%type;
F_REG_RESPONSE EXT_PERSON_INFO.REG_RESPONSE%type;
BEGIN
fname := 'D:\raj\raj.txt';
f:= utl_file.fopen('RAJ',fname,'r');
loop
begin
utl_file.get_line(f,f_line);
exception
when no_data_found then
exit;
end;
F_ID_PERSON := 1;
F_ID_BATCH := 1;
F_ID_PERSON_NBR :=substr(f_line,1,3);
F_NM_FINAL := substr(f_line,4,22);
F_NM_START := substr(f_line,23,34);
F_DT_DOB := substr(f_line,35,44);
F_ID_SERIAL := substr(f_line,45,48);
F_DT_RESPONSE := substr(f_line,49,58);
F_TRANS_TYPE := substr(f_line,59,60);
F_REG_RESPONSE := substr(f_line,61,61);
F_ID_AREA := substr(f_line,62,64);
insert into EXT_PERSON_INFO VALUES (F_ID_PERSON,F_ID_BATCH,F_ID_PERSON_NBR,F_ID_AREA,F_NM_FINAL,F_NM_START,F_DT_DOB,F_ID_SERIAL,F_DT_RESPONSE,F_TRANS_TYPE,F_REG_RESPONSE);
end loop;
utl_file.fclose(f);
commit;
end;
am getting error
ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small
please help me in this regard. unable to trace the issue.
Thanks in advance
Regards,
raj

The error message should have included a line number for you to reference back to your code to know what line the error was occurring on.
That said, look at the documentation for SUBSTR as you are using the third parm incorrectly. It is length, not end position. That's your issue.

ORA-6502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small WWV-11230

Hi,
I'm trying to create an UI Template. I've generated the html using Frontpage and am successfully able to see in a browser.
I've copied the html to the UI form, but when I try to preview or execute the UI template, I get the following error:
Error: ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small (WWV-11230)
null

I AM FACING SIMILAR PROBLEM, THE EXACT ERROR IS:
Error: Excepcisn de wwv_generate_component.build_procedure (WWV-01821)
No se ha podido generar la pantalla de interfaz de usuario: ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small (WWV-16409)
(SORRY , PART OF THE ERROR IS IN SPANISH!)
I CREATED A FORM , WORKED WITH IT A LOT WITHOUT PROBLEMS. NOW I NEED TO DO SOME CHANGES ON CERTAIN FIELDS AND WHEN I TRY TO SAVE IT I GET THE ABOVE ERROR.
THEN I GO BACK TO AN OLDER VERSION, COPY AND TRY TO DO CHANGES AND AGAIN THE ERROR COMES UP.
THE CHANGES I AM TRYING TO DO ARE TO SOME OF THE EXISTING FIELDS IN THE FORM WHICH NEED TO BE PUT AS "INSERTABLE".
THE SCREEN LAYOUT IS DISPLAYED WITHOUT PROBLEM.
(THE FORM IS BASED ON A TABLE WITH APROX 80 FIELDS).
I NEED SOME URGENT HELP. PLS LET ME KNOW ANY OTHER INFO YOU MAY NEED TO HELP ME SOLVE THIS PROBLEM.
FYI I AM WORKING ON PORTAL VERSION 3.0.9 / ON Windows 2000 (DATABASE 8.1.7.0 AND iAS ARE ON DIFFERENT MACHINES).
TKS IN ADVANCE

OLAP -- ORA-6502: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small

Hi all,
We got installed Oracle 9201. After applying the patch #2761332 (to upgrade up to 9203)
and interim patch #2897078 (9203 Patch 1) we always get OLAP Catalog invalid.
I've tried to mend this problem by doing all it is said in Notes 23268.1 & 226443.1 but
my effort was worthless. OLAP catalog is still invalid though BI_Checkconfig says is okay at all.
Nevertheless, we can create dimensions, cubes and measures well, but other problem arises when
I try to add a dimension to a cube issuing the following command:
cwm2_olap_cube.add_dimension_to_cube( owner, NAME, owner, DIM_NAME);
ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small
ORA-06512: at "OLAPSYS.CWM2_OLAP_MANAGER", line 380
ORA-06512: at "OLAPSYS.CWM2_OLAP_MANAGER", line 397
ORA-06512: at "OLAPSYS.CWM2_OLAP_CUBE", line 281
Paying attention to other metalink/otn threads about this subject we found similar problems with
Oracle 9203 in Japanese (keeping in mind we use Oracle in Spanish).
Any patch we can apply? Any ideas? Your comments are welcome ...
Thanks in advanced !!
[email protected]

We have fixed the problem !!! :-DDD
Thanks to all Oracle analysts who replied this issue.
aLeX
[email protected]

Error by AI Buffer Read.vi

Hello!
I have problem with the PCI-Card(Modell CB-68LP) PCI-MIO-16XE-50 .
I think the settings for the card are right, because it can get the
datas by the AI Sample Channels.vi with AI Read one Scan.vi. But I need
at least 1000 times
to measure in one second, so I use the Data Reader.vi to do it. For
test I set:
buffer size:2000
# of Scans to Write at a time :5000
Max # of cans to write to file:4000
scan rate: 2000
and the Channels are same as they by AI Samle Channels.
I could not get any datas but the date and actuell time, so I checked
the
sub-VIs and found the error is " AI Buffer Read" and the code is 10800.
By this sub-VI it showed the same error too even when I input 1 to the
control number to read.
I don't understand it and
I can not see any more
details by the sub-VI either. I have tried what I know, but there is
still the same
problem, could someone give me some help? And where can I find some
LabView
samples for the PCI Card?
Thanks a lot!
Le

Le Wang;
The better approach for you is to open one of the Labview examples named "Continuous Acquisition and Chart Buffered.vi" to see if your board is doing buffered operation properly.
You can find that example at: Search Examples->I/O Interfaces->Data Acquisition->Analog Input->Continuous Analog Input.
If you are interested in reading one channel only, just set the Scan Rate to 1000 Scans/sec; in case you have more than one channel, your Scan Rate must be 1000 x Number of channels.
That should take care of you.
Hope this helps.
Filipe

PL/SQL: numeric or value error (character string buffer too small)

Hi All,
Below is the procedure used to send notifications. It was working fine in previous DB version :- 10.1.0.5.0 and there was recent upgrade to 11.2.0.2.0.
I complies fine, but when executing it throws the error.
PROCEDURE PROC_STATUS_MAIL_UNADJ IS
       K_BOUNDARY CONSTANT VARCHAR2(1000) := 'a1b2c3d4e3f2g1';
      l_analysis_report VARCHAR2(32767); --empty_clob; --clob :=
      l_header VARCHAR2(1000);
      l_footer VARCHAR2(200);
      cnxn UTL_SMTP.connection;
      cursor cloc is select location_id from locations order by location_id asc;
      loc_id cloc%rowtype;
BEGIN
dbms_output.enable (1000000);
     FOR loc_id in cloc
     loop
     l_analysis_report := '<style type="text/css">
    
    
    
    </style>
    <center><b><font face="Arial">Run Summary Report'
                || TO_CHAR(SYSDATE, 'DD-MON-YYYY HH:MI AM') || '<br><br></font></b></center>'
                || ' <div align="center"><table width="95%" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="1" </div>'
                || '<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial"> </span> '
                || '<tr bgcolor=b4b4b4><td align="center"> <font size="3"> <b>'
                || 'Analysis</b></td><td align="center"><font size="3"> <b>'
                || 'Start Time</b></td><td align="center"><font size="3"> <b>'
                || 'End Time</b></td><td align="center"><font size="3"> <b>'
                || 'Run Duration (mins)</b></td><td align="center"><font size="3"> <b>'
                || 'Status</b></font></td></tr> ' || UTL_TCP.CRLF;
                FOR curr_refresh IN (SELECT AN.ANALYSIS_ID,AN.NAME ANALYSIS_NAME,TO_CHAR(ARH.RUN_START_TIME,'DD/MM/YYYY HH:MI:SS') START_TIME,
                                     TO_CHAR(ARH.RUN_END_TIME,'DD/MM/YYYY HH:MI:SS')END_TIME,
                                     ROUND(((ARH.RUN_END_TIME-ARH.RUN_START_TIME)*24*60),2) RUN_TIME_SECS,ARH.JOB_STATUS STATUS
                                     FROM
                                     RUN_HISTORY ARH,ANALYSES AN
                                     WHERE
                                     AN.ANALYSIS_ID=ARH.ANALYSIS_ID
                                     AND AN.CYCLE_IND_ID IN (1,3)
                                     AND ARH.RUN_START_TIME>TO_DATE(SYSDATE-30)
                                     AND ARH.JOB_NAME LIKE 'RHS_QU%'
                                     AND AN.LOCATION_ID = loc_id.location_id
                                     AND ARH.JOB_STATUS='Completed'
                                     ORDER BY ARH.RUN_START_TIME DESC)
                       LOOP
                   l_analysis_report := l_analysis_report ||'<tr><td align="center">'|| curr_refresh.analysis_name
                      || '</td><td align="center">' || curr_refresh.start_time || '</td><td align="center">'
                      || curr_refresh.end_time || '</td><td align="center">'|| curr_refresh.RUN_TIME_SECS ||
                      '</td><td align="center">'|| curr_refresh.status ||
                      '</td> </tr>' || UTL_TCP.CRLF;
                  exit when length (l_analysis_report) > 32500;
               END LOOP;
              l_analysis_report := l_analysis_report || '</table><br><br>';
               l_footer := UTL_TCP.CRLF ||'<b> Note: This is an auto generated email. Please do not reply to it. Contact the IT team for any further information.</b>'|| UTL_TCP.CRLF;
               FOR curr_email IN (SELECT GLOBAL_NAME INSTANCE_NAME,
                                  EU.EMAIL_USER_LAST_NAME last_name, EU.EMAIL_USER_FIRST_NAME ACNAME,
                                  EU.EMAIL_USER_EMAIL_ID,loc.LOCATION_NAME LOC_NAME,
                                  '[email protected]' MAIL_FROM
                                  FROM
                                  RHS_EMAIL_USER EU,LOCATIONS LOC,GLOBAL_NAME
                                  WHERE EU.LOCATION_ID=LOC.LOCATION_ID
                                  AND EU.LOCATION_ID=loc_id.location_id
                              ) LOOP
            cnxn := UTL_SMTP.open_connection('smtprelay.inc.com', 25);
            UTL_SMTP.helo(cnxn, 'smtprelay.inc.com');
            UTL_SMTP.mail(cnxn, '[email protected]');
            UTL_SMTP.rcpt(cnxn, curr_email.EMAIL_USER_EMAIL_ID);
                  l_header := 'MIME-Version: 1.0'||'
To: ' || curr_email.last_name || ' <' || curr_email.EMAIL_USER_EMAIL_ID || '>
From: ' || curr_email.mail_from || '
Subject: Un-Adjusted Analysis Report for ' || curr_email.loc_name || ' Location from' || curr_email.instance_name || ' on ' || to_char(sysdate, 'DD-MON-YYYY') || '
Reply-To: [email protected]
Content-Type: text/html;' || UTL_TCP.CRLF || UTL_TCP.CRLF;
            UTL_SMTP.data(cnxn, l_header || l_analysis_report || l_footer);
            UTL_SMTP.quit(cnxn);
            END LOOP;
            END LOOP;
END PROC_STATUS_MAIL_UNADJ;
Error :-
ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_SMTP", line 591
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_SMTP", line 497
ORA-06512: at "SYS.UTL_SMTP", line 503
ORA-06512: at "RISK_HISTORY.PKG_RHS_EMAIL_NOTIFY", line 206
ORA-06512: at "RISK_HISTORY.PKG_RHS_EMAIL_NOTIFY", line 414
ORA-06512: at line 2Can you please let me know if there is any issue with code or any upgrade issue ?
Regards,
Sunny
Edited by: k_17 on Oct 13, 2011 12:07 PM

Hi Helios,
Many thanks for your reply.
I am able to figure out the issue. In the code we have
l_analysis_report := l_analysis_report ||'<tr><td align="center">'|| curr_refresh.analysis_name
                      || '</td><td align="center">' || curr_refresh.start_time || '</td><td align="center">'
                      || curr_refresh.end_time || '</td><td align="center">'|| curr_refresh.RUN_TIME_SECS ||
                      '</td><td align="center">'|| curr_refresh.status ||
                      '</td> </tr>' || UTL_TCP.CRLF;
                  exit when length (l_analysis_report) > 32500;where "l_analysis_report VARCHAR2(32767);"
The issue is report has more characters, and when executing it throws the error " ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small ".
Can you please let me know how to have more characters/data in the report. Will CLOB help if yes, please let me know how to use it.
Kindly suggest some options.
Regards,
Sunny

Listener Error - character string buffer too small (ORA-06502)

I am running into a very strange problem with the APEX listener on seemingly random pages. I can hit every page in my application just fine, but as soon as I hit this specific one, Glassfish throws an HTTP 500 error. If I click Debug, the page seems to load fine with no indications of trouble, but as soon as I turn debug back off, it goes back to the HTTP 500 error. I don't see anything special about the page that makes this happen. It is pretty simple and has 4 regions. I have noticed that if I set any 1 of the 4 regions to "Never display", the page loads fine. It's like having all 4 of them enabled at once are causing some overload, even though it's actually a smaller amount of data than most of my other pages.
**Update: I just discovered this only happens if I'm logged into the workspace first and then try to run the page! If I log out of APEX and then hit the application as a normal user, page loads error-free. This is still an annoying problem, but at least it seems I have a decent workaround since regular users never see it.
After a couple days, I noticed the exact same problem on a second APEX application I'm using. Again, it is on some random page whereas all the other pages work fine.
Both applications and pages in question worked without issue in APEX 3.x. I am trying to get an APEX application up and running on the latest version.
I have tried both Glassfish server and simply downloading the latest listener (version 1.1.1) and running it in standalone mode. I get the problem both ways, which is why it seems it's a listener issue.
I have seen a few other threads of people having this problem, but I never did find anyone with a solution, and most of the posts stopped back in December.
Some details on my environment:
Database version: Oracle Database 10g Enterprise Edition Release 10.2.0.3.0 - 64bi
APEX version: 4.0.2
Webserver: Glassfish 3.1
Here is the log entry from Glassfish when the HTTP 500 error displays as I try to load one of the bugged pages.
[#|2011-05-10T21:14:22.967-0500|INFO|oracle-glassfish3.1|javax.enterprise.system.std.com.sun.enterprise.server.logging|_ThreadID=111;_ThreadName=Thread-1;|MaxConnectionReuseCount=50000|#]
[#|2011-05-10T21:14:46.431-0500|SEVERE|oracle-glassfish3.1|javax.enterprise.system.std.com.sun.enterprise.server.logging|_ThreadID=112;_ThreadName=Thread-1;|
***********ERROR***********
init: # headers=46
declare nm owa.vc_arr := ?;
vl owa.vc_arr := ?;
begin
owa.init_cgi_env( ?, nm, vl );
htp.init; htp.HTBUF_LEN := 63;
? := sys_context('USERENV','SID');
end;
SID:1242
CALL:
begin
f(p=>?);
commit;
end;
BINDS
p:100:2:220529248574492::NOPAGE CALL:
declare
nlns number := 999999;
l_clob CLOB;
lines htp.htbuf_arr;
l_buff varchar2(32767);
l_clob_init boolean:= false;
l_file varchar2(5);
l_doc_info varchar2(1000);
begin
OWA.GET_PAGE(lines, nlns);
if (nlns > 1) then
for i in 1..nlns loop
if ( length(lines(i)) > 0 ) then
if ( ( lengthb(l_buff) + lengthb(lines(i))) > 32767) then
if (NOT l_clob_init) then
dbms_lob.createtemporary(l_clob, TRUE);
dbms_lob.open(l_clob, dbms_lob.lob_readwrite);
l_clob_init:=true;
end if;
dbms_lob.writeappend(l_clob,length(l_buff),l_buff);
l_buff := lines(i);
else
l_buff := l_buff || lines(i);
end if;
end if;
end loop;
end if;
if (l_clob_init) then
dbms_lob.writeappend(l_clob,length(l_buff),l_buff);
l_buff := '';
end if;
? := l_clob;
? := l_buff;
if (wpg_docload.is_file_download) then l_file:='TRUE'; wpg_docload.get_download_file(l_doc_info); else l_file := 'FALSE'; end if; ? := l_file;
? := l_doc_info;
end;
get_page FAILED:ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small
ORA-06512: at line 33
Edited by: BrianB on May 11, 2011 7:50 AM
Edited by: BrianB on May 11, 2011 8:01 AM

Brian,
this post is going to get a bit longer, so the summary comes first.
h6. Summary
1. I could reproduce the problem on my system using the APEX Listener in standalone mode.
2. I don't think the problem is content-related in the sense that you have any issue in your page or database contents.
3. I have a workaround for your problem.
h6. Error message
Having that error in my environment made me start to think. I not only disabled some item and got it work, but I could also add something to achieve this effect.
So I came to think, this really is somewhere deep down. The error message doesn't seem very helpful on first sight, but when starting to follow on what's happening there, things get clearer:
APEX generates pages dynamically, replacing substitution strings and other tokens to get the actual page definition. This has to be read by a requesting client. The use of VARCHAR2 as buffer introduces a limit of 32767 bytes, after which the contents is handled as CLOB instead.
h6. Analysis
Obviously, there are cases where the "estimation" fails. Of course, this is may only be relevant in rare cases, because:
1. If a page would exceed the maximum without some charset interpretation problem, the buffer would be switched to clob.
2. If a page stays small enough to stay below 32767 even with some characters that are acutally larger then expected, the buffer isn't busted.
To find out, if your could be one of these rare cases, I investigated the HTTP headers, focussing on X-DB-Content-length and made an odd observation.
Test case 1: "Go" button disabled, so the page runs fine with APEX Listener
1. It has *31968 bytes* when coming from APEX Listener with a Go button disabled.
2. It has *31938 bytes* according to the header set by EPG - for exactly the same page.
That makes a difference of 30 bytes for what is expected to be the same contents.
Test case 2: The button is enabled again
1. This causes the page load to crash in APEX Listener.
2. EPG transports *32341 bytes* according to that header.
So we are pretty close to the hard limit for the VARCHAR2 buffer.
For some reason, APEX Listener seems to cause a false calculation of the actual page size. Whether this is due to some charset problem or due to some other problem with response handling, I don't know. The 30 bytes difference may result from the odd header "X-ORACLE-IGNORE" with value "IGNORE, IGNORE, IGNORE, IGNORE" sent by the APEX Listener. This value has exactly 30 bytes in length, but this could be coincidence, as there are more differences in headers. If I add the size of all headers, we are even closer to the buffer limit and probably exceed it when some items need more bytes than expected.
This could even be as simple as a line break, as your page has about 424 lines when I disabled the button... Adding 1 byte per line to the 32341 bytes of the EPG, I get 32765 bytes. Now add that button (403 bytes difference on EPG) and you exceeed the limit. Reduce that value by the line count again and you are still below.
Could be coincidence as well, but makes me wonder.
h6. Workaround
To make sure that we were actually hitting that limit, I now introduce my suggestion for a workaround.
Test case 3: Add a hidden item
1. APEX Listener loads the page, stating the size to be *32876 bytes*
2. EPG sees 30 bytes less and transmits the header with *32846 bytes*
h6. Conclusion
I can't give you a real solution for that problem, nor do I have a definitive answer on what is the root cause for it. It seems, only one of the developers may find it. But I can offer you a workaround, which is to just add some hidden item to your page so it exceeds the limit for the VARCHAR2 buffer and gets handled as clob.
Note that this may occur outside the app builder as well. The app builder just renders some additional items when starting that page, so it has a different size from its productive representation. On the other hand, I may start counting the size of that additional page section - I wouldn't wonder if that results in a value around 400 bytes, and this is the forgotten part...
Unfortunately, if it actually is happening outside of the app builder, this workaround isn't very handy: Dynamic contents can't be calculated that easy all the time, so you may have cases where you just don't know in advance if you are close to the limit and have to add some item to exceed it or if you've already exceeded it or if you are far below, or close enough to actually hit it when adding just one byte...
-Udo

I/O Error ioe: Output buffer too small

I am currently running an FTP process from within the database using a Java stored procedure attempting to send about 199 rows. I am receiving the error message i/o error ioe: Output buffer too small.
If I reduce the number of rows to below 83, I can successfully complete, however, any number over 83, and the technical problem occurs.
Is there an Oracle Parameter in the init.ora file that I can modify to increase the amount of data sent... (BTW.. 82 Rows is approximately 8K of data)
Thanks,
wn

I am currently running an FTP process from within the database using a Java stored procedure attempting to send about 199 rows. I am receiving the error message i/o error ioe: Output buffer too small.
If I reduce the number of rows to below 83, I can successfully complete, however, any number over 83, and the technical problem occurs.
Is there an Oracle Parameter in the init.ora file that I can modify to increase the amount of data sent... (BTW.. 82 Rows is approximately 8K of data)
Thanks,
wn

Report error: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small.

Full Details:
report error:
ORA-20001: Error fetching column value: ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: character string buffer too small.
MS Access runs this query but when I try to call a 'List of Values' in APEX that is in excess of 800 the error above displays. If I use a 'Pop Up' it will work but splits the list at 500. This is annoying and slower as I would like to be able to display all 850+ items in a named list of values. How do I increase the buffer size?
Kind Regards,
Steve

Steve,
Could you please post the query you're using? You're most like hitting one of two possible varchar2 limitations. If you're calling the apex_item API in your SQL query to render the select list, then you're limited to 8000 characters, this your option values and HTML code used to render this. In this case using the "XL" versions of the APIs might help, e.g. select_list_from_query_xl, because those return CLOBs. If you're already using those or if you're using the built-in display type "select list", then you could potentially hit the 32k character limit of varchar2 values in PL/SQL. In that case the best alternative is using a popup LOV instead.
Regards,
Marc

ORA-06502 PLSQL Numeric or value error character string buffer too small

Hi
Gurus help!!
I received error message "ORA-06502: PL/SQL:Numeric or value error: character strong buffer too small." I use example code of "AJAX Get Multiple Values Tabular I" from Denes Kubicek http://apex.oracle.com/pls/otn/f?p=31517:239.
I did
1) create an application process on demand (set_multi_items_tabular)
2) create two application items (temporary_application_item and t_rownum)
3) create a report page (I assume) and put the below into the page header
<script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript">
function f_set_multi_items_tabular(pValue, pRow){
var get = new htmldb_Get(null,html_GetElement('pFlowId').value,
'APPLICATION_PROCESS=Set_Multi_Items_Tabular',0);
if(pValue){
get.add('TEMPORARY_APPLICATION_ITEM',pValue)
get.add('T_ROWNUM',pRow)
}else{
get.add('TEMPORARY_APPLICATION_ITEM','null')
gReturn = get.get('XML');
if(gReturn){
var l_Count = gReturn.getElementsByTagName("item").length;
for(var i = 0;i<l_Count;i++){
var l_Opt_Xml = gReturn.getElementsByTagName("item");
var l_ID = l_Opt_Xml.getAttribute('id');
var l_El = html_GetElement(l_ID);
if(l_Opt_Xml.firstChild){
var l_Value = l_Opt_Xml.firstChild.nodeValue;
}else{
var l_Value = '';
if(l_El){
if(l_El.tagName == 'INPUT'){
l_El.value = l_Value;
}else if(l_El.tagName == 'SPAN' && l_El.className == 'grabber'){
l_El.parentNode.innerHTML = l_Value;
l_El.parentNode.id = l_ID;
}else{
l_El.innerHTML = l_Value;
get = null;
</script>
4) Report Query is
SELECT apex_item.select_list_from_query
(31,
NULL,
'SELECT FIRST_NAME d, ' || 'EMPLOYEE_ID r FROM EMPLOYEES',
'style="width:250px" '
|| 'onchange="f_set_multi_items_tabular(this.value,''#ROWNUM#'''
|| ')"',
'YES',
'0',
'- Select FIRST NAME -',
'f31_' || '#ROWNUM#',
NULL,
'NO'
) BOOK,
apex_item.text (32,
NULL,
80,
100,
'style="width:190px" ',
'f32_' || '#ROWNUM#'
) FIRST_NAME,
apex_item.text (33,
NULL,
80,
100,
'style="width:190px" ',
'f33_' || '#ROWNUM#'
) LAST_NAME,
apex_item.text (34,
NULL,
80,
100,
'style="width:190px" ',
'f33_' || '#ROWNUM#'
) EMAIL,
FROM EMPLOYEES
I did modify Denes' code from table: my_book_store and columns: subject, price, author to match my sample table: EMPLOYEES and columns: FIRST_NAME, LAST_NAME, and EMAIL.
Am I missing some steps? Please advise and thank you in advance.
Candice

Stupid me!! The size of select list is too big. After I delete some record from the table, that programs. Thanks for Denes Kubicek. I guess there is limitation of select list in Apex.
Candice

ORA-06502 nuemeric or value error: character string buffer too small

i am getting above error while doing
ORA-06502 nuemeric or value error: character string buffer too small
ORA-06512 itw_item_add_ch at line 17
plz urgent
CREATE OR REPLACE procedure itw_item_add_ch (header_id1 number, folio out varchar2,tariff out varchar2) as
cursor item_add(header_id1 number) is
SELECT
DISTINCT c.attribute4 item_tariff_no,
c.attribute5 item_folio
FROM OE_ORDER_LINES_ALL b,
     mtl_system_items c
WHERE b.flow_status_code not in ('SHIPPED','FULFILLMENT','CLOSED')
and      b.inventory_item_id = c.inventory_item_id
and     b.ship_from_org_id = c.organization_id
and b.header_id = header_id1;
begin
for item_att in item_add(header_id1) loop
     if folio is null then
     folio := item_att.item_folio;
     else
     folio := folio||'/'||item_att.item_folio;
     end if;
     if tariff is null then
     tariff := item_att.item_tariff_no;
     else
     tariff := tariff||'/'||item_att.item_tariff_no;
     end if;
     end loop;
end;

if you want to find out which of your two variables are causing the problem, then use pragma exception_init along with "begin end exception" blocks within the loop.
I've removed the procedure specification, so you can test this in SQL Plus. You need to supply a number to the Header_id1 variable something like this:
set serveroutput on
begin
header_id1 number := 1; -- supply your own parameter here
cursor Item_Add(Header_Id1 number) is
    select
          distinct c.Attribute4 Item_Tariff_No
         ,c.Attribute5          Item_Folio
    from Oe_Order_Lines_All    b
         ,MTL_System_Items      c
    where b.Flow_Status_Code    not in ('SHIPPED','FULFILLMENT','CLOSED')
    and   b.Inventory_Item_Id   = c.Inventory_Item_Id
    and   b.Ship_From_Org_Id    = c.Organization_Id
    and   b.Header_Id           = Header_Id1;
exception TOO_MANY_CHARS;
exception TOO_TARIFF_CHARS;
pragma exception_init(TOO_MANY_CHARS, -6502);
l_Folio varchar2(32747);
l_Tariff varchar2(32747);
l_Folio_Continue boolean := true;
l_Tariff_Continue boolean := true;
begin
for Item_Att in Item_Add(Header_Id1) loop
    if (l_Folio_Continue) then
      begin
        if l_Folio is null then
          l_Folio := Item_Att.Item_Folio;
        else
          l_Folio := l_Folio||'/'||Item_Att.Item_Folio;
        end if;
      exception
        when TOO_MANY_CHARS then
          dbms_output.put_line ('Foilio has too many values ');
          l_Folio_Continue := false;
          exit;
      end;
    end if;
    if (l_Tariff_Continue) then
      begin
        if l_Tariff is null then
          l_Tariff := Item_Att.Item_Tariff_No;
        else
          l_Tariff := l_Tariff||'/'||Item_Att.Item_Tariff_No;
        end if;
      exception
        when TOO_MANY_CHARS then
          dbms_output.put_line ('Tariff has too many values ');
          l_Tariff_Continue := false;
          exit;
    end if;
end loop;
end;
/this is untested, so please sort out any compilation errors yourself.

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