How to type cast PL/SQL table to REF cursor?

Question

any one knows how to CAST PL/SQl table to Ref cursor?
eg
procedure some_name(r_out out sys_refcurosr)
IS
type t is table of tab%ROWTYPE;
my_type t;
begin
select * bulk collect into my_type from tab;
r_out := my_type; -- need help here..
end;
it's 10g

Answer 1

ref cursor is pointer to result set. You can not cast to PL/SQL table.
1 create or replace procedure some_name(r_out out sys_refcursor)
2 IS
3 begin
4 OPEN r_out for select * from emp;
5* end;
SQL> /
Procedure created.
SQL> var mycursor refcursor;
SQL> exec some_name(:mycursor);
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> set linesize 2000
SQL> print :mycursor;
EMPNO ENAME JOB MGR HIREDATE SAL COMM DEPTNO
7369 SMITH CLERK 7902 12/17/80 00:00:00 800 20
7499 ALLEN SALESMAN 7698 02/20/81 00:00:00 1600 300 30
7521 WARD SALESMAN 7698 02/22/81 00:00:00 1250 500 30
7566 JONES MANAGER 7839 04/02/81 00:00:00 2975 20
7654 MARTIN SALESMAN 7698 09/28/81 00:00:00 1250 1400 30
7698 BLAKE MANAGER 7839 05/01/81 00:00:00 2850 30
7782 CLARK MANAGER 7839 06/09/81 00:00:00 2450 10
7788 SCOTT ANALYST 7566 04/19/87 00:00:00 3000 20
7839 KING PRESIDENT 11/17/81 00:00:00 5000 10
7844 TURNER SALESMAN 7698 09/08/81 00:00:00 1500 0 30
7876 ADAMS CLERK 7788 05/23/87 00:00:00 1100 20
EMPNO ENAME JOB MGR HIREDATE SAL COMM DEPTNO
7900 JAMES CLERK 7698 12/03/81 00:00:00 950 30
7902 FORD ANALYST 7566 12/03/81 00:00:00 3000 20
7934 MILLER CLERK 7782 01/23/82 00:00:00 1300 10
14 rows selected.