Function that returns N values, without using a string

Hi, how can i make a function that returns several valures (that hasn't a exact number of returned values, it could return 3 values, or 7) without using a string?
When i need to return several values from a function, i put the values inside a varchar like thus 'XXX,YYY,ZZZ' and so on. Don't know if this has a poor performance.
If you can supply simple examples for what im asking, i would be nice.
(without using a string)

Can i create the type objects inside a package? If i
can, they will be local to the package, right?Yes, you're right.
Pipeline returns a row or several?You can use pipelined function in the same way you use table:
SELECT * FROM TABLE(pipelined_funct(agr1, agr2));
It returns results as separate rows.

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Query or function that returns distinct values and counts

For the following table:
ID number
address varchar(100)
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Jlokitz,
select address, count(*)
from table
group by address;
HTH
Ghulam

Function which returns multiple values that can then be used in an SQL Sele

I'd like to create a function which returns multiple values that can then be used in an SQL Select statement's IN( ) clause
Currently, the select statement is like (well, this is a very simplified version):
select application, clientid
from tbl_apps, tbl_status
where tbl_apps.statusid = tbl_status.statusid
and tbl_status.approved > 0;
I'd like to pull the checking of the tbl_status into a PL/SQL function so my select would look something like :
select application, clientid
from tbl_apps
where tbl_apps.statusid in (myfunction);
So my function would be running this sql:
select statusid from tbl_status where approved > 0;
... will return values 1, 5, 15, 32 (and more)
... but I haven't been able to figure out how to return the results so they can be used in SQL.
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Perhaps take a look at pipelined functions:
Single column example:
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE split_tbl IS TABLE OF VARCHAR2(32767);
2 /
Type created.
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION split (p_list VARCHAR2, p_delim VARCHAR2:=' ') RETURN SPLIT_TBL PIPELINED IS
2      l_idx    PLS_INTEGER;
3      l_list   VARCHAR2(32767) := p_list;
4      l_value VARCHAR2(32767);
5    BEGIN
6      LOOP
7        l_idx := INSTR(l_list, p_delim);
8        IF l_idx > 0 THEN
9          PIPE ROW(SUBSTR(l_list, 1, l_idx-1));
10          l_list := SUBSTR(l_list, l_idx+LENGTH(p_delim));
11        ELSE
12          PIPE ROW(l_list);
13          EXIT;
14        END IF;
15      END LOOP;
16      RETURN;
17    END SPLIT;
18 /
Function created.
SQL> SELECT column_value
2 FROM TABLE(split('FRED,JIM,BOB,TED,MARK',','));
COLUMN_VALUE
FRED
JIM
BOB
TED
MARK
SQL> create table mytable (val VARCHAR2(20));
Table created.
SQL> insert into mytable
2 select column_value
3 from TABLE(split('FRED,JIM,BOB,TED,MARK',','));
5 rows created.
SQL> select * from mytable;
VAL
FRED
JIM
BOB
TED
MARK
SQL>Multiple column example:
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE myrec AS OBJECT
2 ( col1   VARCHAR2(10),
3    col2   VARCHAR2(10)
4 )
5 /
Type created.
SQL>
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE myrectable AS TABLE OF myrec
2 /
Type created.
SQL>
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION pipedata(p_str IN VARCHAR2) RETURN myrectable PIPELINED IS
2    v_str VARCHAR2(4000) := REPLACE(REPLACE(p_str, '('),')');
3    v_obj myrec := myrec(NULL,NULL);
4 BEGIN
5    LOOP
6      EXIT WHEN v_str IS NULL;
7      v_obj.col1 := SUBSTR(v_str,1,INSTR(v_str,',')-1);
8      v_str := SUBSTR(v_str,INSTR(v_str,',')+1);
9      IF INSTR(v_str,',')>0 THEN
10        v_obj.col2 := SUBSTR(v_str,1,INSTR(v_str,',')-1);
11        v_str := SUBSTR(v_str,INSTR(v_str,',')+1);
12      ELSE
13        v_obj.col2 := v_str;
14        v_str := NULL;
15      END IF;
16      PIPE ROW (v_obj);
17    END LOOP;
18    RETURN;
19 END;
20 /
Function created.
SQL>
SQL> create table mytab (col1 varchar2(10), col2 varchar2(10));
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into mytab (col1, col2) select col1, col2 from table(pipedata('(1,2),(2,3),(4,5)'));
3 rows created.
SQL>
SQL> select * from mytab;
COL1       COL2
1          2
2          3
4          5

SOLVED: How can I use or call a function that returns %ROWTYPE?

Hi
edit: you can probably skip all this guff and go straight to the bottom...In the end this is probably just a question of how to use a function that returns a %rowtype. Thanks.
Currently reading Feuerstein's tome, 5th ed. I've downloaded and run the file genaa.sp, which is a code generator. Specifically, you feed it a table name and it generates code (package header and package body) that will create a cache of the specified table's contents.
So, I ran:
HR@XE> @"C:\Documents and Settings\Jason\My Documents\Work\SQL\OPP5.WEB.CODE\OPP5.WEB.CODE\genaa.sp"
749 /
Procedure created.
HR@XE> exec genaa('EMPLOYEES');which generated a nice bunch of code, viz:
create or replace package EMPLOYEES_cache is
    function onerow ( EMPLOYEE_ID_in IN HR.EMPLOYEES.EMPLOYEE_ID%TYPE) return HR.EMPLOYEES%ROWTYPE;
    function onerow_by_EMP_EMAIL_UK (EMAIL_in IN HR.EMPLOYEES.EMAIL%TYPE) return HR.EMPLOYEES%ROWTYPE;
    procedure test;
end EMPLOYEES_cache;
create or replace package body EMPLOYEES_cache is
    TYPE EMPLOYEES_aat IS TABLE OF HR.EMPLOYEES%ROWTYPE INDEX BY PLS_INTEGER;
    EMP_EMP_ID_PK_aa EMPLOYEES_aat;
    TYPE EMP_EMAIL_UK_aat IS TABLE OF HR.EMPLOYEES.EMPLOYEE_ID%TYPE INDEX BY HR.EMPLOYEES.EMAIL%TYPE;
    EMP_EMAIL_UK_aa EMP_EMAIL_UK_aat;
    function onerow ( EMPLOYEE_ID_in IN HR.EMPLOYEES.EMPLOYEE_ID%TYPE)
        return HR.EMPLOYEES%ROWTYPE is
        begin
            return EMP_EMP_ID_PK_aa (EMPLOYEE_ID_in);
        end;
    function onerow_by_EMP_EMAIL_UK (EMAIL_in IN HR.EMPLOYEES.EMAIL%TYPE)
        return HR.EMPLOYEES%ROWTYPE is
        begin
            return EMP_EMP_ID_PK_aa (EMP_EMAIL_UK_aa (EMAIL_in));
        end;
    procedure load_arrays is
        begin
            FOR rec IN (SELECT * FROM HR.EMPLOYEES)
            LOOP
                EMP_EMP_ID_PK_aa(rec.EMPLOYEE_ID) := rec;
                EMP_EMAIL_UK_aa(rec.EMAIL) := rec.EMPLOYEE_ID;
            end loop;
        END load_arrays;
    procedure test is
        pky_rec HR.EMPLOYEES%ROWTYPE;
        EMP_EMAIL_UK_aa_rec HR.EMPLOYEES%ROWTYPE;
        begin
            for rec in (select * from HR.EMPLOYEES) loop
                pky_rec := onerow (rec.EMPLOYEE_ID);
                EMP_EMAIL_UK_aa_rec := onerow_by_EMP_EMAIL_UK (rec.EMAIL);
                if rec.EMPLOYEE_ID = EMP_EMAIL_UK_aa_rec.EMPLOYEE_ID then
                    dbms_output.put_line ('EMP_EMAIL_UK lookup OK');
                else
                    dbms_output.put_line ('EMP_EMAIL_UK lookup NOT OK');
                end if;
            end loop;
        end test;
    BEGIN
        load_arrays;
    end EMPLOYEES_cache;
/which I have run successfully:
HR@XE> @"C:\Documents and Settings\Jason\My Documents\Work\SQL\EMPLOYEES_CACHE.sql"
Package created.
Package body created.I am now trying to use the functionality within the package.
I have figured out that the section
    BEGIN
        load_arrays;
    end EMPLOYEES_cache;
/is the initialization section, and my understanding is that this is supposed to run when any of the package variables or functions are referenced. Is that correct?
With that in mind, I'm trying to call the onerow() function, but it's not working:
HR@XE> select onerow(100) from dual;
select onerow(100) from dual
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00904: "ONEROW": invalid identifier
HR@XE> select employees_cache.onerow(100) from dual;
select employees_cache.onerow(100) from dual
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-06553: PLS-801: internal error [55018]
HR@XE> select table(employees_cache.onerow(100)) from dual;
select table(employees_cache.onerow(100)) from dual
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00936: missing expressionHe provides the code genaa.sp, and a very brief description of what it does, but doesn't tell us how to run the generated code!
Now, I have just done some googling, and it seems that what I am trying to do isn't possible. Apparently %ROWTYPE is PL/SQL, and not understood by SQL, so you can't call onerow() from sql. Correct?
So I try wrapping the call in an exec:
HR@XE> exec select employees_cache.onerow(100) from dual;
BEGIN select employees_cache.onerow(100) from dual; END;
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-06550: line 1, column 30:
PLS-00382: expression is of wrong type
ORA-06550: line 1, column 7:
PLS-00428: an INTO clause is expected in this SELECT statement
HR@XE> exec select table(employees_cache.onerow(100)) from dual;
BEGIN select table(employees_cache.onerow(100)) from dual; END;
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-06550: line 1, column 14:
PL/SQL: ORA-00936: missing expression
ORA-06550: line 1, column 7:
PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
HR@XE> exec employees_cache.onerow(100)
BEGIN employees_cache.onerow(100); END;
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-06550: line 1, column 7:
PLS-00221: 'ONEROW' is not a procedure or is undefined
ORA-06550: line 1, column 7:
PL/SQL: Statement ignoredNo joy.
Of course, now that I'm looking at it again, it seems that the way to go is indicated by the first error:
PLS-00428: an INTO clause is expected in this SELECT statement
So am I supposed to create a type of EMPLOYEES%ROWTYPE in a PL/SQL procedure, and the idea of this code, is that the first call to onerow() runs the initialiation code, which populates the cache, and all subsequent calls to onerow() (whether by my session or any other) will use the cache?
I've had a stab at this, but still, no joy:
create or replace procedure testcache is
    emp employees%rowtype;
    begin
        select employees_cache.onerow(100) from dual into emp;
        dbms_output.put_line('Emp id: ' || emp.employee_id);
    end testcache;
show errors
HR@XE> @testcache.sql
Warning: Procedure created with compilation errors.
Errors for PROCEDURE TESTCACHE:
LINE/COL ERROR
4/9      PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
4/54     PL/SQL: ORA-00933: SQL command not properly ended
HR@XE>Have a feeling this should be really easy. Can anybody help?
Many thanks in advance.
Jason
Edited by: 942375 on 08-Feb-2013 11:45

>
Ha, figured it out
>
Hopefully you also figured out that the example is just that: a technical example of how to use certain Oracle functionality. Unfortunately it is also an example of what you should NOT do in an actual application.
That code isn't scaleable, uses expensive PGA memory, has no limit on the amount of memory that might be used and, contrary to your belief will result in EVERY SESSION HAVING ITS OWN CACHE of exactly the same data if the session even touches that package.
Mr. Feuerstein is an expert in SQL and PL/SQL and his books cover virtually all of the functionality available. He also does an excellent job of providing examples to illustrate how that functionality can be combined and used. But the bulk of those examples are intended solely to illustrate the 'technical' aspects of the technology. They do not necessarily reflect best practices and they often do not address performance or other issues that need to be considered when actually using those techniques in a particular application. The examples show WHAT can be done but not necessarily WHEN or even IF a given technique should be used.
It is up to the reader to learn the advantages and disadvantages of each technicalogical piece and determine when and how to use them.
>
Now, I have just done some googling, and it seems that what I am trying to do isn't possible. Apparently %ROWTYPE is PL/SQL, and not understood by SQL, so you can't call onerow() from sql. Correct?
>
That is correct. To be used by SQL you would need to create SQL types using the CREATE TYPE syntax. Currently that syntax does not support anything similar to %ROWTYPE.
>
So am I supposed to create a type of EMPLOYEES%ROWTYPE in a PL/SQL procedure, and the idea of this code, is that the first call to onerow() runs the initialiation code, which populates the cache, and all subsequent calls to onerow() (whether by my session or any other) will use the cache?
>
NO! That is a common misconception. Each session has its own set of package variables. Any session that touches that package will cause the entire EMPLOYEES table to be queried and stored in a new associative array specifically for that session.
That duplicates the cache for each session using the package. So while there might be some marginal benefit for a single session to cache data like that the benefit usually disappears if multiple sessions are involved.
The main use case that I am aware of where such caching has benefit is during ETL processing of staged data when the processing of each record is too complex to be done in SQL and the records need to be BULK loaded and the data manipulated in a loop. Then using an associative array as a lookup table to quickly get a small amount of data can be effective. And if the ETL procedure is being processed in parallel (meaning different sessions) then for a small lookup array the additional memory use is tolerable.
Mitigating against that is the fact that:
1. Such frequently used data that you might store in the array is likely to be cached by Oracle in the buffer cache anyway
2. Newer versions of Oracle now have more than one cache
3. The SQL query needed to get the data from the table will use a bind variable that eliminates repeated hard parsing.
4. The cursor and the buffer caches ARE SHARED by multiple sessions globally.
So the short story is that there would rarely be a use case where ARRAYs like that would be preferred over accessing the data from the table.

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How to define a function that returns a void?

Hi all,
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My understanding is simple UDF can only return a string.
Is there any way around this limitation?
Thanks.
Ron

> Hi,
> User Defined Function in XI always return a String.
>
> If you requirement is that you want to perfrom some
> operation in an user defined function, one option is
> to move it to the Java Section in your mapping and do
> it in the intialization / clean up section.
>
> Else, wite a UDF that will return a Blank string as
> the output, and map it to the root node of the
> target.
>
Hi all,
Thank you all for your kind responses.
The scenario I have is I need to insert the value of a particular field into a database table. E.g. MessageId, to keep track of the messages going through XI.
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InstitutionCD_Transformed
InstitutionCode_____
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Bhavesh, you mentioned something about doing the operation in the initialization/cleanup section.
Can you please explain more?
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When I invoke a function that returns date fields (like BAPI_SALESORDER_GETLIST) NCo crashes with the following message:
SAP.Middleware.Connector.RfcTypeConversionException: Cannot convert DOCDATE....
Below is the code I'm using:
              Dim customer_orderAPI As IRfcFunction = ecc.Repository.CreateFunction("BAPISALESORDER_GETLIST")
                customer_orderAPI.SetValue("CUSTOMER_NUMBER", "0000020000")
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                customer_orderAPI.SetParameterActive("DOCUMENT_DATE_TO", False)
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                customer_orderAPI.SetParameterActive("TRANSACTION_GROUP", False)
                customer_orderAPI.SetParameterActive("PURCHASE_ORDER_NUMBER", False)
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                Dim returnCode As String = customer_orderAPI.GetStructure("RETURN").GetString("TYPE")
                If (returnCode.Equals("E") Or returnCode.Equals("A")) Then
                    Console.WriteLine(customer_orderAPI.GetStructure("RETURN").GetString("MESSAGE"))
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NCo 3.02 crashes when invoking functions that return a date field

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When I invoke a function that returns date fields (like BAPI_SALESORDER_GETLIST) NCo crashes with the following message:
SAP.Middleware.Connector.RfcTypeConversionException: Cannot convert DOCDATE....
Below is the code I'm using:
Dim customer_orderAPI As IRfcFunction = ecc.Repository.CreateFunction("BAPISALESORDER_GETLIST")
customer_orderAPI.SetValue("CUSTOMER_NUMBER", "0000020000")
customer_orderAPI.SetValue("SALES_ORGANIZATION", "ARCO")
customer_orderAPI.SetParameterActive("MATERIAL", False)
customer_orderAPI.SetParameterActive("DOCUMENT_DATE", False)
customer_orderAPI.SetParameterActive("DOCUMENT_DATE_TO", False)
customer_orderAPI.SetParameterActive("PURCHASE_ORDER", False)
customer_orderAPI.SetParameterActive("TRANSACTION_GROUP", False)
customer_orderAPI.SetParameterActive("PURCHASE_ORDER_NUMBER", False)
customer_orderAPI.SetParameterActive("MATERIAL_EVG", False)
customer_orderAPI.Invoke(_ecc) ' >>>> I receive the error in this line
Dim table As IRfcTable = customer_orderAPI.GetTable("SALES_ORDERS")
Dim returnCode As String = customer_orderAPI.GetStructure("RETURN").GetString("TYPE")
If (returnCode.Equals("E") Or returnCode.Equals("A")) Then
Console.WriteLine(customer_orderAPI.GetStructure("RETURN").GetString("MESSAGE"))
Else
Console.WriteLine("*********** SUCCESS **********")
Console.WriteLine("Number of orders is .", table.RowCount)
End If
Does anyone know what is the issue and how to fix it?

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When I invoke a function that returns date fields (like BAPI_SALESORDER_GETLIST) NCo crashes with the following message:
SAP.Middleware.Connector.RfcTypeConversionException: Cannot convert DOCDATE....
Below is the code I'm using:
Dim customer_orderAPI As IRfcFunction = ecc.Repository.CreateFunction("BAPISALESORDER_GETLIST")
customer_orderAPI.SetValue("CUSTOMER_NUMBER", "0000020000")
customer_orderAPI.SetValue("SALES_ORGANIZATION", "ARCO")
customer_orderAPI.SetParameterActive("MATERIAL", False)
customer_orderAPI.SetParameterActive("DOCUMENT_DATE", False)
customer_orderAPI.SetParameterActive("DOCUMENT_DATE_TO", False)
customer_orderAPI.SetParameterActive("PURCHASE_ORDER", False)
customer_orderAPI.SetParameterActive("TRANSACTION_GROUP", False)
customer_orderAPI.SetParameterActive("PURCHASE_ORDER_NUMBER", False)
customer_orderAPI.SetParameterActive("MATERIAL_EVG", False)
customer_orderAPI.Invoke(_ecc) ' >>>> I receive the error in this line
Dim table As IRfcTable = customer_orderAPI.GetTable("SALES_ORDERS")
Dim returnCode As String = customer_orderAPI.GetStructure("RETURN").GetString("TYPE")
If (returnCode.Equals("E") Or returnCode.Equals("A")) Then
Console.WriteLine(customer_orderAPI.GetStructure("RETURN").GetString("MESSAGE"))
Else
Console.WriteLine("*********** SUCCESS **********")
Console.WriteLine("Number of orders is .", table.RowCount)
End If
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Problem with a simple function that return a number

Hi,
I'm writing a function that return a number. I receive always an error (invalid number) but I don't understand why.
The function is this:
>
FUNCTION COUNT_OBJECT(workflow_name_p IN NUMBER, object_type_p IN VARCHAR2) RETURN NUMBER
IS
object_inserted NUMBER;
BEGIN
object_inserted := 0;
IF workflow_name_p = 'AIMDailyIngestorWorkflow'
THEN
object_inserted := 1;
else
object_inserted := 100;
END IF;
RETURN object_inserted;
END COUNT_OBJECT;
I have left only an if and an assignment because I do not find the error.
When I execute the function I receive always this error:
ORA-01722: invalid number
01722. 00000 - "invalid number"
*Cause:
*Action:
There are not operation, only assignment I cannot understand.
Could someone help me?
Thanks bye bye.

I changed in this way:
FUNCTION COUNT_OBJECT(workflow_name_p IN VARCHAR2, object_type_p IN VARCHAR2) RETURN NUMBER
IS
object_present NUMBER;
object_inserted NUMBER;
table_name_p VARCHAR2(4000);
query_stmt VARCHAR2(4000);
BEGIN
IF workflow_name_p = 'AIMDailyIngestorWorkflow'
THEN
SELECT SUM(B.STOREDOBJS) INTO object_present
FROM DPCTJOBTYPESTATS B
WHERE B.WORKFLOW_NAME = workflow_name_p AND B.OBJTYPE=object_type_p;
SELECT 'AIM.'||B.TABLE_NAME INTO table_name_p
FROM DPCTSWOBJTYPE B
WHERE B.OBJTYPE=object_type_p AND SOFTWARE='AIM';
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ' || table_name_p || ';' INTO object_inserted;
object_inserted := object_inserted - object_present;
END IF;
RETURN object_inserted;
END COUNT_OBJECT;and now the error is:
ORA-00911: invalid character
ORA-06512: at "INFRA.WORKFLOW_STATISTICS", line 504
00911. 00000 - "invalid character"
*Cause: identifiers may not start with any ASCII character other than
letters and numbers. $#_ are also allowed after the first
character. Identifiers enclosed by doublequotes may contain
any character other than a doublequote. Alternative quotes
(q'#...#') cannot use spaces, tabs, or carriage returns as
delimiters. For all other contexts, consult the SQL Language
Reference Manual.
but the line 504 is the blank line higlighted with the ***.
Why this error? The code seems correct.
Thanks, bye bye.

Function that returns the date/time ?

We would like to make a validation in the Activity status based on the activity End Time.
Pls... is there a function that returns something that I could compare with: "8/6/2009 01:00 PM" ?
I know of Today but I understand that today() returns just the day (no time).
Txs.
Antonio

Hi Antonio,
You can try using the function -: Timestamp()
To quote the CRM On Demand help files...
"+The Timestamp function in Expression Builder returns the server date and time converted to the current user's time zone setting. For example, if the current user's time zone setting is set to Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) -0400 UTC, the Timestamp function converts the server time to EDT. The TimeStamp function performs UTC (universal time code) conversion. NOTE: Arithmetic operations (for example, add or subtract) are not supported with the Timestamp() function.+"
Hope this helps.
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Function not returning right value

I have this following function, based on the return value from this function, I am inserting a row into the GROUP_MAP table.
This function is returning a value greater than zero even though constrains would not let it select any rows.
It looks as if it is not applying the "AND STRING_CODE = String_Code" constraint to the result set. If there are two records matching the groupOID I passed it is returning two as the count(*). I checked by executing the query directly and I got 0 as the result. I sounds so strange. Is there any thing I am doing wrong ?
Thanks in Advance,
-Bhasker
FUNCTION FIND_CODE_GROUP (groupOID IN NUMBER, String_Code IN VARCHAR2)
               RETURN NUMBER
          AS
                    RETURN_VAL NUMBER(10);
               BEGIN
                    RETURN_VAL := 0;
                    SELECT
                         COUNT(*)
                    INTO
                         RETURN_VAL
                    FROM
                         GROUP_MAP
                    WHERE
                         STRING_GROUP = groupOID AND STRING_CODE = String_Code;
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                    RETURN(RETURN_VAL);
                    EXCEPTION
                         WHEN OTHERS THEN
                              RETURN(0);
               END FIND_CODE_GROUP;

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               RETURN NUMBER
          AS
                    RETURN_VAL NUMBER(10);
               BEGIN
                    RETURN_VAL := 0;
                    SELECT
                         COUNT(*)
                    INTO
                         RETURN_VAL
                    FROM
                         GROUP_MAP
                    WHERE
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the name of your second parameter to something other than "STRING_CODE".

XMLTABLE function not returning any values if xml has attribute "xmlns"

Hi,
XMLTABLE function not returning any values if xml has attribute "xmlns". Is there way to get the values if xml has attribute as "xmlns".
create table xmltest (id number(2), xml xmltype);
insert into xmltest values(1,
'<?xml version="1.0"?>
<emps>
<emp empno="1" deptno="10" ename="John" salary="21000"/>
<emp empno="2" deptno="10" ename="Jack" salary="310000"/>
<emp empno="3" deptno="20" ename="Jill" salary="100001"/>
</emps>');
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<emps xmlns="http://emp.com">
<emp empno="1" deptno="10" ename="John" salary="21000"/>
<emp empno="2" deptno="10" ename="Jack" salary="310000"/>
<emp empno="3" deptno="20" ename="Jill" salary="100001"/>
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commit;
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deptno NUMBER (3) PATH '@deptno',
ename VARCHAR2 (10) PATH '@ename',
salary NUMBER (10) PATH '@salary') a
WHERE id = 1;
The above query returning results but below query is not returning any results because of xmlns attribute.
SELECT a.*
FROM xmltest,
XMLTABLE (
'for $i in /emps/emp
return $i'
PASSING xml
COLUMNS empno NUMBER (2) PATH '@empno',
deptno NUMBER (3) PATH '@deptno',
ename VARCHAR2 (10) PATH '@ename',
salary NUMBER (10) PATH '@salary') a
WHERE id = 1;
how to get rid out of this problem.
Thanks,
-Mani

Added below one in xmltable, its working now.
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create or replace function "GETC"
return mytable%rowtype
is
rec mytable%rowtype;
begin
rec.rowid := 1;
return rec;
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eventually i'll want to call this from java. but for now i'd settle for calling it from the XE web front end (and sqlplus).
SQLPLUS: i try to call it from sqlplus by first declaring a variable where i can store the return:
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XE interface: i tried various ways to call getc(), but they were all unsuccessful. what should i be doing?
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Hi,
I'm trying to update a table which contain these fields : ItemID, InventoryID, total amounts
with a query that return these values itemId, inventoryid and total amounts for each items
Mind you, not all the rows in the table need to be updated. only a few.
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