Help: stored procedure for oracle forms

Question

Hi,
I am working on a form with data block based on stored procedures. Here is the question:
On a data block based on simple query, where insert a new record is taking care of by oracle form. That is create_record will do the job.
When the data block is based on stored procedures, select, update, insert and delete will have to based on the data block created by the ref curcor. How to call the stored procedure from form to create a new record?
I attempted to write something like:
PROCEDURE sample_insert
data_block IN OUT some_refcurcor) IS
BEGIN
insert into some_table values
(data_block.field1, data_block.field2.....);
commit;
END;
I am not quit sure how this works, as would create_record buildin will work to clean up the FORM data block and allow user to enter data and when and how the sample_insert will be called to make this work? Or how the same effect will work out as none stored procedure would do. New data eventually get into the designated table.
Any suggestions are greatly appreciated.
Jimmy
Correction: (data_block IN OUT some_refcurcor) should be (data_block IN OUT some_table) and some_table is a record type etc..
Message was edited by:
WJH

Answer 1

Hello,
there are two kinds of output from a stored procedure which can be used in a forms block:
- ref cursor
- table of records
The easiest way is to use a ref cursor. Use a strongly typed one,
so that you can see the columns in the block wizard.
A table of records is used when you also want to insert, update and so on.
There is a not on metalink note for this ( 66887.1 ).
Bernd