Passing array to pl/sql procedure - pls-00306 wrong number/types of args

Question

its oracle 10.2 database;
I have a procedure with array parameters based on simple sql types.
eg
create or replace type vt_attrname is table of varchar2(50);
Now my call to the procedure works when the array is empty;
as soon as I bulk collect into my local array, I get a compilation error.
eg
declare
my_array  vt_attrname;
begin
select label
  bulk collect
  into my_array
  from table_name
where 1=1;
my_proc(p_array=>my_array);  -- syntax error
end;if I pass null the call works but obviously array is empty.
I have read something about varray's being incompatible between sqltypes and pl/sql.
How do I get around this problem?
The bulk collect is working okay.
A small example would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Yep, I spotted the syntax error earlier.
However even though that seems to compile ok, I still get the problem with my package call.
heres the actual call from the code
vt_attrname and vt_attrvalues are types declared on another schema.
I have redeclared them on the current schema now.
create or replace type vt_attrname is table of varchar2(50);
create or replace type vt_attrvalue is table of varchar2(500);
create procedure <name>
as
v_cardapplattrtag   vt_attrname;
v_cardapplattrvalue vt_attrvalue;
  for cardappl_cur in
    (select cardappl_id 
       from ci_cardappl
      where custcard_id = cur.document_logical_number)
    loop
    select label
      bulk collect
      into v_cardapplattrtag
      from ci_applver_attribute
      where applver_id = v_applver_id;
      v_array_size := v_cardapplattrtag.count;
    -- populate this array
    -- ppt_cardapplattrtag comes from ci_pplver_attribute
    --ppt_cardapplattrvalue -- various
cci_setcardappl.SetCardApplAttrValue(
          pn_cardappl_id                 =>     cardappl_cur.cardappl_id,
          ppt_cardapplattrtag     =>      v_cardapplattrtag, -- works when null
          ppt_cardapplattrvalue   =>     NULL,
          pn_cardapplattrsize     =>     v_array_size,
          pv_arn                  =>     cur.application_request_id,
          pv_commit               =>    'FALSE');and the procedure protototype is
PROCEDURE SetCardApplAttrValue(
          pn_cardappl_id           IN     NUMBER,
          ppt_cardapplattrtag     IN     VT_BPATTRNAME DEFAULT NULL,
          ppt_cardapplattrvalue   IN     VT_BPATTRVALUE DEFAULT NULL,
          pn_cardapplattrsize     IN     NUMBER,
          pv_arn                  IN     VARCHAR2,
          pv_commit               IN     VARCHAR2 DEFAULT 'FALSE');Edited by: Keith Jamieson on Sep 23, 2009 10:42 AM