Like function in pl/sql code

this is my code
WHERE nvl(dt.DealTicker,'|| '''' || '''' ||') like '%DEALTICKER%'
and dealticker is my one of column name
can you suggest best way to include column name in like function.
fast replies are really appreciated.
thanks,
Vamshi.D

If this is your formatted code, I don't know what 15th and 18th lines do.
SELECT DISTINCT CUSIP,
                BB_DealTicker AS DEALTICKER,
                Intex_StatusCode AS ''INTEX'',
                User_StatusCode AS ''USER'',
                HT.CT ,Comment AS ''REMARK'',
                CUSIP_COMMENTARY,
                CUSIP_RANKING_DESC AS ''CUSIP LEVEL RATING'',
                Float_Rate_Ind AS ''FLT'', HT.Sector,
                HT.Sub_Sector AS ''SUB SECTOR'',
                Ranking AS ''RATING'',
                Class,Deal_Desc AS ''DESCRIPTION'',
                sp_Rating AS ''S&P'',
                moody_Rating AS ''Moody''''s'',
                fitch_Rating AS ''Fitch'',
                Current_CE' + @tmpFinalStr2 + '
FROM #tmpHoldingTrigger HT,
     #DEALTICKER DT
WHERE IsNull(BB_DealTicker,'+ ''''+ ''''+') like ltrim(rtrim(DT.DEALTICKER))+' + ''''+'%'+'''' + '
ORDER BY Intex_StatusCode DESC,
         User_StatusCode DESCRemember to post between [pre] and [/pre] or [code] and [/code] tags for a formatted code.
Cheers
Sarma.

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ON returned_goods.productId = products.Id
         GROUP BY returned_goods.productId, products.Name
         ORDER BY COUNT (returned_goods.ID) DESC)
WHERE ROWNUM = 1;
END;The error message (appears near JOIN Products) :
   Encountered symbol "PRODUCTS" when expecting one of the following:
      ), with group having intersect minus order start union where connectThanks in advance
Edited by: ZiKaS on Dec 30, 2008 8:57 AM

Now...obviously you can't use ansi join syntax in that forms module. So rewrite your query with
FROM returned_goods, products
WHERE returned_goods.productId = products.id
hth

Got the following reply from db-kernel: SQL-Code :-903

Dear Experts,
I am having a problem running MaxDB Data backup on Netbackup.... Please se log below and suggest.
2011-04-11 13:30:38
Using environment variable 'TEMP' with value 'C:\Windows\TEMP' as directory for temporary files and pipes.
Using connection to Backint for MaxDB Interface.
2011-04-11 13:30:39
Checking existence and configuration of Backint for MaxDB.
    Using configuration variable 'BSI_ENV' = 'C:\Netbackup_Script\bsi_backint_daily.env' as path of the configuration file of Backint for MaxDB.
    Setting environment variable 'BSI_ENV' for the path of the configuration file of Backint for MaxDB to configuration value 'C:\Netbackup_Script\bsi_backint_daily.env'.
    Reading the Backint for MaxDB configuration file 'C:\Netbackup_Script\bsi_backint_daily.env'.
        Found keyword 'BACKINT' with value 'D:\sapdb\KGP\db\bin\backint.exe'.
        Found keyword 'INPUT' with value 'E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.input'.
        Found keyword 'OUTPUT' with value 'E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.output'.
        Found keyword 'ERROROUTPUT' with value 'E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.error'.
        Found keyword 'PARAMETERFILE' with value 'C:\Netbackup_Script\backint_parameter_daily.txt'.
    Finished reading of the Backint for MaxDB configuration file.
    Using 'D:\sapdb\KGP\db\bin\backint.exe' as Backint for MaxDB program.
    Using 'E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.input' as input file for Backint for MaxDB.
    Using 'E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.output' as output file for Backint for MaxDB.
    Using 'E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.error' as error output file for Backint for MaxDB.
    Using 'C:\Netbackup_Script\backint_parameter_daily.txt' as parameter file for Backint for MaxDB.
    Using '300' seconds as timeout for Backint for MaxDB in the case of success.
    Using '300' seconds as timeout for Backint for MaxDB in the case of failure.
    Using 'E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\dbm.knl' as backup history of a database to migrate.
    Using 'E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\dbm.ebf' as external backup history of a database to migrate.
    Checking availability of backups using backint's inquire function.
Check passed successful.
2011-04-11 13:30:39
Checking medium.
Check passed successfully.
2011-04-11 13:30:39
Preparing backup.
    The environment variable 'BSI_ENV' has already the value 'C:\Netbackup_Script\bsi_backint_daily.env'.
    Setting environment variable 'BI_CALLER' to value 'DBMSRV'.
    Setting environment variable 'BI_REQUEST' to value 'NEW'.
    Setting environment variable 'BI_BACKUP' to value 'FULL'.
    Constructed Backint for MaxDB call 'D:\sapdb\KGP\db\bin\backint.exe -u KGP -f backup -t file -p C:\Netbackup_Script\backint_parameter_daily.txt -i E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.input -c'.
    Created temporary file 'E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.output' as output for Backint for MaxDB.
    Created temporary file 'E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.error' as error output for Backint for MaxDB.
    Writing 'D:\sapdb\pipe2 #PIPE' to the input file.
Prepare passed successfully.
2011-04-11 13:30:39
Starting database action for the backup.
    Requesting 'SAVE DATA QUICK TO 'D:\sapdb\pipe2' PIPE BLOCKSIZE 8 NO CHECKPOINT MEDIANAME 'BACKDBFULL'' from db-kernel.The database is working on the request.
2011-04-11 13:30:39
Waiting until database has prepared the backup.
    Asking for state of database.
    2011-04-11 13:30:39 Database is still preparing the backup.
    Waiting 1 second ... Done.
    Asking for state of database.
    2011-04-11 13:30:41 Database has finished preparation of the backup.
The database has prepared the backup successfully.
2011-04-11 13:30:41
Starting Backint for MaxDB.
    Starting Backint for MaxDB process 'D:\sapdb\KGP\db\bin\backint.exe -u KGP -f backup -t file -p C:\Netbackup_Script\backint_parameter_daily.txt -i E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.input -c >>E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.output 2>>E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.error'.
    Process was started successfully.
Backint for MaxDB has been started successfully.
2011-04-11 13:30:41
Waiting for end of the backup operation.
    2011-04-11 13:30:41 The backup tool is running.
    2011-04-11 13:30:41 The database is working on the request.
    2011-04-11 13:30:43 The database has finished work on the request.
    Receiving a reply from the database kernel.
    Got the following reply from db-kernel:
        SQL-Code              :-903
    2011-04-11 13:30:43 The backup tool is running.
    2011-04-11 13:30:44 The backup tool process has finished work with return code 2.
The backup operation has ended.
2011-04-11 13:30:44
Filling reply buffer.
    Have encountered error -24920:
        The backup tool failed with 2 as sum of exit codes. The database request failed with error -903.
    Constructed the following reply:
        ERR
        -24920,ERR_BACKUPOP: backup operation was unsuccessful
        The backup tool failed with 2 as sum of exit codes. The database request failed with error -903.
Reply buffer filled.
2011-04-11 13:30:44
Cleaning up.
    Copying output of Backint for MaxDB to this file.
Begin of output of Backint for MaxDB (E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.output)----
        Reading parameter file C:\Netbackup_Script\backint_parameter_daily.txt.
        Using D:\sapdb\KGP\db\bin\backint.exe as Backint for Oracle.
        Using C:\Netbackup_Script\nt_initKGPdaily.utl as parameterfile of Backint for Oracle.
        Using E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backinthistory.log as history file.
        Using E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backintoracle.in as input of Backint for Oracle.
        Using E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backintoracle.out as output of Backint for Oracle.
        Using E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backintoracle.err as error output of Backint for Oracle.
        Using staging area D:\sapdb\Stage1 with a size of 2147483648 bytes.
        Reading input file E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.input.
        Backing up pipe D:\sapdb\pipe2.
        Found 1 entry in the input file.
        Starting the backup.
        Starting pipe2file program(s).
        Waiting for creation of temporary files.
        1 temporary file is available for backup.
        Calling Backint for Oracle at 2011-04-11 13:30:43.
        Calling 'D:\sapdb\KGP\db\bin\backint.exe -u KGP -f backup -t file -p C:\Netbackup_Script\nt_initKGPdaily.utl -i E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backintoracle.in -c' .
        Backint for Oracle ended at 2011-04-11 13:30:43 with return code 2.
        Backint for Oracle output: Reading parameter file C:\Netbackup_Script\nt_initKGPdaily.utl.
        Backint for Oracle output: Using E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint4oracle.in as input of Backint for Oracle.
        Backint for Oracle output: Using E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint4oracle.out as output of Backint for Oracle.
        Backint for Oracle output: Using E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint4oracle.err as error output of Backint for Oracle.
        Backint for Oracle output: Using staging area D:\sapdb\Stage1 with a size of 2147483648 bytes.
        Backint for Oracle output: Using E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backinthistory.log as history file.
        Backint for Oracle output: Using D:\sapdb\KGP\db\bin\backint.exe as Backint for Oracle.
        Backint for Oracle output:
        Backint for Oracle output: Reading input file E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backintoracle.in.
        Backint for Oracle output: Backing up file D:\sapdb\Stage1.0.
        Backint for Oracle output: Found 1 entry in the input file.
        Backint for Oracle output:
        Backint for Oracle output: Starting the backup.
        Backint for Oracle output: Starting pipe2file program(s).
        Backint for Oracle output:
        Backint for Oracle output: Calling Backint for Oracle at 2011-04-11 13:30:43.
        Backint for Oracle output: Calling 'D:\sapdb\KGP\db\bin\backint.exe -u KGP -f backup -t file -i E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint4oracle.in -c' .
        Backint for Oracle output: Backint for Oracle ended at 2011-04-11 13:30:43 with return code 2.
        Backint for Oracle output: Backint for Oracle output: Reading parameter file .
        Backint for Oracle output: Backint for Oracle output:
        Backint for Oracle output: Backint for Oracle output:
        Backint for Oracle output: Backint for Oracle error output: No staging area is defined in the parameter file.
        Backint for Oracle output: Backint for Oracle error output: The path of Backint for Oracle is not defined in the parameter file.
        Backint for Oracle output: Backint for Oracle error output: The name of the history file is not defined in the parameter file.
        Backint for Oracle output: Backint for Oracle error output: The name of the input file of Backint for Oracle is not defined in the parameter file.
        Backint for Oracle output: Backint for Oracle error output: The name of the output file of Backint for Oracle is not defined in the parameter file.
        Backint for Oracle output: Backint for Oracle error output: The name of the error output file of Backint for Oracle is not defined in the parameter file.
        Backint for Oracle output: Backint for Oracle error output:
        Backint for Oracle output:
        Backint for Oracle output: Finished the backup unsuccessfully.
        Backint for Oracle output:
        Backint for Oracle output: #ERROR D:\sapdb\Stage1.0
        Backint for Oracle output:
        Backint for Oracle error output: Backint for Oracle was unsuccessful.
        Backint for Oracle error output:
        Finished the backup unsuccessfully.
        #ERROR D:\sapdb\pipe2
End of output of Backint for MaxDB (E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.output)----
    Removed Backint for MaxDB's temporary output file 'E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.output'.
    Copying error output of Backint for MaxDB to this file.
Begin of error output of Backint for MaxDB (E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.error)----
        Backint for Oracle was unsuccessful.
End of error output of Backint for MaxDB (E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.error)----
    Removed Backint for MaxDB's temporary error output file 'E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.error'.
    Removed the Backint for MaxDB input file 'E:\sapdb\data\wrk\KGP\backint.input'.
Have finished clean up successfully.

>     Requesting 'SAVE DATA QUICK TO 'D:\sapdb\pipe2' PIPE BLOCKSIZE 8 NO CHECKPOINT MEDIANAME 'BACKDBFULL'' from db-kernel.The database is working on the request.
This seems to be your problem, the pipe is wrongly defined. On Windows it looks like
\\.\pipe1
see
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365783.aspx
Markus

PL/SQL function body returning SQL query - ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error

I'm attempting to dynamically generate a rather large SQL query via the "PL/SQL function body returning SQL query" report region option. The SQL query generated will possibly be over 32K. When I execute my page, I sometimes receive the "ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error" which points to a larger than 32K query that was generated. I've seen other posts in the forum related to this dynamic SQL size limitation issue, but they are older (pre-2010) and point to the 32K limit of the DNS (EXECUTE IMMEDIATE) and DBMS_SQL. I found this post (dynamic sql enhancements in 11g) which discusses 11g no longer having the 32K size limitation for generating dynamic SQL. Our environment is on 11gR2 and using ApEx 4.2.1. I do not know which dynamic SQL method -- DNS or DBMS_SQL -- ApEx 4.2.1 is using. Can someone clarify for me which dynamic SQL method ApEx uses to implement the "PL/SQL function body returning SQL query" option?
As a test, I created a page on apex.oracle.com with a report region with the following source:
declare
l_stub varchar2(25) := 'select * from sys.dual ';
l_sql clob := l_stub || 'union all ';
br     number(3) := 33;
begin
while length ( l_sql ) < 34000 loop
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end loop;
l_sql := l_sql || l_stub;
for i in 1 .. ceil ( length ( l_sql ) / br ) loop
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end loop;
return l_sql;
end;
The dbms_output section is there to be able to run this code in SQL*Plus and confirm the size of the SQL is indeed larger than 32K. When running this in SQL*Plus, the procedure is successful and produces a proper SQL statement which can be executed. When I put this into the report region on apex.oracle.com, I get the ORA-06502 error.
I can certainly implement a work-around for my issue by creating a 'Before Header' process on the page which populates an ApEx collection with the data I am returning and then the report can simply select from the collection, but according to documentation, the above 32K limitation should be resolved in 11g. Thoughts?
Shane.

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According to the ERR-1101 error message, you have probably set Type to "SQL Query (PL/SQL function body returning SQL query)". In this situation APEX expects you to write a body of a PL/SQL function, that will generate the text of a SQL query that APEX should run. So it can be something like:
declare
mycond varchar2(4000);
begin
if :P1_REPORT_SEARCH is not null THEN
mycond:='WHERE LAST_NAME like :P1_REPORT_SEARCH ||''%''';
end if;
return 'select EMPLOYEE_ID, FIRST_NAME, LAST_NAME from EMPLOYEES ' ||mycond;
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And for escaping - are you interested in escaping the LIKE wildcards, or the quotes?
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http://download-uk.oracle.com/docs/cd/B19306_01/server.102/b14200/conditions007.htm
(You would than need to change the code of your function accordingly).
If you are interested in escaping the quotes, try to avoid concatenating the values entered by the user into the SQL. If you can, use bind variables instead - as I have in my example above. If you start concatenating the values into the text of SQL, you are open to SQLInjection - user can enter anything, even things that will break your SQL. If you really need to allow users to choose the operator, I would probably give them a separate combo for operators and a textfield for values, than you could check if the operator is one of the allowed ones and create the condition accordingly - and than still use bind variable for inserting the filtering value into the query.

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4. I am Using Toad or PlSql developer tool.

If you would like to create a package/procedure in order to solve this problem consider using the UTL_FILE in built package, here are a few steps to get you going:
1. Get your DBA to create directory object in oracle using the following command:
create directory TEST_DIR as ‘directory_path’;
Note: This directory is on the server.
2. Grant read,write on directory directory_object_name to username;
You can find out the directory_object_name value from dba_directories view if you are using the system user account.
3. Logon as the user as mentioned above.
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function getData(p_filename in varchar2,
p_filepath in varchar2
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input_buffer varchar2(4000);
begin
--using the UTL_FILE in built package
input_file := utl_file.fopen(p_filepath, p_filename, 'R');
utl_file.get_line(input_file, input_buffer);
--debug
--dbms_output.put_line(input_buffer);
utl_file.fclose(input_file);
--return data
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I would like to call a Java API from a java class residing on the middle tier ($OA_JAVA)
from the subscription code of a business event. The business event will have a
subscription with java rule function as my Java API. And the business event will be
raised from PL/SQL code using WF_EVENT.RAISE API. I want the Java API to
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type emp_rec is record (empno number, ename varchar2(10));
type emp_list is varray(5) of emp_rec;
type factory is record (
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Hi,
I am facing a starnge problem.. and would like to know the reason for it.
The situation is as follows:
I have a report (pl/sql function body returning sql query based). My query is as follows:
declare
l_query1 varchar2(2000);
begin
if (:P102_min_value is not null and :P102_max_value is null) then
l_query1 := 'select decode(:P102_date,'1',date1) Transaction_Date, decode(:P102_first_name,'2',first_name) First_Name from (
select * from MORTGAGE_LOAN_LEADS where APPRX_LOAN_AMOUNT >=:P102_min_value
return (l_query1);
end if;
end;
This returns the error as :
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(ORA-06550: line 7, column 20: PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "1" when expecting one of the following: * & = - + ; < / > at in is mod remainder not rem <> or != or ~= >= <= <> and or like LIKE2_ LIKE4_ LIKEC_ between || multiset member SUBMULTISET_)
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decode(:P102_first_name,'2',first_name) First_Name
from (
select * from MORTGAGE_LOAN_LEADS where APPRX_LOAN_AMOUNT >=:P102_min_value
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Does that mean that both in if and else we need to have same columns selected?
if thats the case.. any idea how i can implement it in my code. The situation here is that the columns that need to be selected are dynamic and keep on changing...
if i try to implement like this and run the page, it gives the following error:
Query is:
declare
l_query1 varchar2(4000);
begin
if apex_application.get_current_flow_sgid(:APP_ID) = apex_application.get_sgid then
if (:P102_min_value is not null and :P102_max_value is null) then
l_query1 := 'select decode(' || :P102_date|| ',''1'',date1) Transaction_Date, decode(' || :P102_first_name || ',''2'',first_name) First_Name from (
select * from MORTGAGE_LOAN_LEADS where APPRX_LOAN_AMOUNT >=' || :P102_min_value ||'
elsif (:P102_min_value is null and :P102_max_value is not null) then
l_query1 := 'select decode(' || :P102_date|| ',''1'',date1) Transaction_Date, decode(' || :P102_first_name || ',''2'',first_name) First_Name from (
select * from MORTGAGE_LOAN_LEADS where APPRX_LOAN_AMOUNT >=' || :P102_max_value ||'
else
l_query1 := 'select date1,first_name from MORTGAGE_LOAN_LEADS where rownum = 1';
end if;
else
l_query1 := 'select date1,first_name from MORTGAGE_LOAN_LEADS where rownum = 1';
end if;
return l_query1;
--dbms_output.put_line( l_query1);
end;
The Error is:
failed to parse SQL query:
ORA-00936: missing expression
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I have a region with the following type:
SQL Query (PL/SQL Function Body returning SQL query).
In a search screen the users can enter different numbers, separated by an ENTER.
I want to check these numbers by replacing the ENTER, which is CHR(13) || CHR(10) I believe, with commas. And then I can use it like this: POD IN (<<text>>).
It's something like this:
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I tried to reproduce it in Toad:
select * from asx_worklistitem
where
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==> This is the query that does't return any rows
select (''''||REPLACE('541449200000171813'||CHR(13) || CHR(10)||'541449206006341366', CHR(13) || CHR(10), ''',''')||'''')
from dual;
==> This returns '541449200000171813','541449206006341366'
select * from asx_worklistitem
where pod in ('541449200000171813','541449206006341366');
==> and when I copy/paste this in the above query, it does return my rows.
So why does my first query doesn't work?
Doe anyone have any idea?
Kind regards,
Geert
Message was edited by:
Zorry

Thanks for the help.
I made it work, but via the following code:
If (:P30_POD Is Not Null) Then
v_pods := REPLACE(:P30_POD, CHR(13) || CHR(10));
v_where := v_where || v_condition || 'POD IN (';
v_counter := 1;
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v_pod := SUBSTR(v_pods, v_counter, 18);
IF (v_counter <> 1) THEN
v_where := v_where || ',';
END IF;
v_where := v_where || '''' || v_pod || '''';
v_counter := v_counter + 18;
END LOOP;
v_where := v_where || ')';
v_condition := ' AND ';
End If;But now I want to make an update of all the records that correspond to this search criteria. I can give in a status via a dropdownlist and that I want to update all the records that correspond to one of these POD's with that status.
For a region you can build an SQL query via PL/SQL, but for a process you only have a PL/SQL block. Is the only way to update all these records by making a loop and make an update for every POD that is specified.
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