Need help please DBMS_XMLQUERY

Question

Hello ,
i am trying to generate a xml in a db orcle 9i release Release 9.0.1.4.0 so i don not have many of the new functionality
the code i am trying to execute is the foolowing
DECLARE
p_entityid LONG;
p_entitylegalname VARCHAR2(100);
p_businesstradenameone VARCHAR2(100);
p_businesstradenametwo VARCHAR2(100);
p_businesstradenamethree VARCHAR2(100);
p_dunsnumber NUMBER;
queryctx DBMS_XMLQUERY.ctxtype;
RESULT CLOB;
BEGIN
queryctx :=
SYS.DBMS_XMLQUERY.newcontext
('select :p_EntityID EntityID, :p_EntityLegalName EntityLegalName ,
cursor( select :p_BankAccountID BankAccountID ,
:p_BankCode BankCode
from dual ana) AS dt
from dual ana');
SYS.DBMS_XMLQUERY.setrowsettag(queryctx, 'CreateEntityRequest');
SYS.DBMS_XMLQUERY.setrowtag(queryctx, 'Entity');
SYS.DBMS_XMLQUERY.setbindvalue(queryctx, 'p_EntityID', 1);
SYS.DBMS_XMLQUERY.setbindvalue(queryctx, 'p_EntityLegalName', ' prueba');
SYS.DBMS_XMLQUERY.setbindvalue(queryctx, 'p_BankAccountID', 23);
SYS.DBMS_XMLQUERY.setbindvalue(queryctx, 'p_BankCode', '123');
RESULT := SYS.DBMS_XMLQUERY.getxml(queryctx);
printclobout(RESULT);
SYS.DBMS_XMLQUERY.closecontext(queryctx);
END;
these give me the following xml
| <?xml version = '1.0'?>
| <CreateEntityRequest>
| <Entity num="1">
| <ENTITYID>1</ENTITYID>
| <ENTITYLEGALNAME> prueba</ENTITYLEGALNAME>
| <DT>
| <DT_ROW num="1">
| <BANKACCOUNTID>23</BANKACCOUNTID>
| <BANKCODE>123</BANKCODE>
| </DT_ROW>
| </DT>
| </Entity>
| </CreateEntityRequest>
the problem that i have is it writes this tag <DT_ROW num="1"> that i do not want an also it puts in the tag <Entity num="1"> the num="1"
does sono one know how remove it
i am desperate many thanks
ana

Answer 1

Hello
I've read about the same problem on different places and everyone provides an alternative instead of the real solution.
After reading soms specs on the Oracle website, I found this simple solution:
dbms_xmlquery.setrowidattrname(query_ctx, NULL); -- default num
dbms_xmlquery.setrowidattrvalue(query_ctx, NULL);
Simply clear the default attribute (which is a constant of xmlquery) and it's value and you are set.
Kind Regards
Bjorn Ongenae
iAdvise Consulting