PL/SQL - Using procedure parameters inside cursor definition.

Question

Hello all,
I'm currently working on a procedure that has a cursor in it. The only parameter passed in when calling it is a table name (TABLE_NAME parameter) which I want to use as a string in a LIKE comparison inside the defined cursor.
Here is the code:
PROCEDURE PURGE (TABLE_NAME IN VARCHAR)
    IS
        CURSOR TABLES_CUR
        IS
            SELECT
                OBJECT_NAME
            FROM
                SYS.DBA_OBJECTS
            WHERE
                OWNER = 'MYSCHEMA'
                AND OBJECT_TYPE = 'TABLE'
                AND OBJECT_NAME like 'TABLE_NAME_%'
                AND CREATED = sysdate-3;
        TABLE_DEL TABLES_CUR%rowtype;
    BEGIN
        OPEN TABLES_CUR;
        LOOP
            FETCH TABLES_CUR INTO TABLE_DEL;
            EXIT WHEN TABLES_CUR%NOTFOUND;
            DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('TABLE_DEL');
        END LOOP;
        CLOSE TABLES_CUR;
    END PURGE;However TABLE_NAME parameter value is not being interpolated, so cursor ends up returning nothing.
What must I do to get it interpolated and not interpreted as a literal string?
Thanks in advance.
Frank.

Answer 1

Alex Nuijten wrote:
OBJECT_NAME like your_parameter||'%'
That's it, thanks a lot Alex.
I'm such a stupid.. :(