PLS-00382 with decode

Hi,
I have a select statement with a decode.
SELECT decode(x_des_num,0,dc.name,avcs_common_util_db_pkg.f_get_des(x_des_num, x_des_type, 'NAME')) des_name,
                    decode(x_des_num,0,dc.num,avcs_common_util_db_pkg.f_get_des(x_des_num, x_des_type, 'NUM')) des_num,
                    dc.name,
                    wcs.shift_date,
                    s.name, ....
the type of x_des_num is number and the type of dc.name is varchar2.
when i put a to_char(c_des_num),'0' i still got the same error.
what is the problem?

Problem is solved.

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IF (var_int_sev = '0')
THEN
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ELSE
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FROM errorconfig
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Hi,
in OWB 3i when I validate an expression defined inside an expression operator with DECODE() function (which is not include in default transformation) come this error:
Line 1, Col 1:
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Hi,
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When you use a default value, the last argument to DECODE is the actual value you want as a default.
For example:
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,       deptno
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FROM      scott.emp
ORDER BY ename
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ADAMS              20 All others
ALLEN              30 Sales
BLAKE              30 Sales
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JONES              20 All others
KING               10 All others
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MILLER             10 All others
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Hi Charan
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e.g.
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2 IS
3 CURSOR C_WBS_NOTES IS
4 SELECT * FROM WBS_NOTES;
5 V_WBS_ID NUMBER;
6 V_WBSMEMO_ID NUMBER;
7 V_PROJ_ID NUMBER;
8 V_WBS_VAL VARCHAR2(200);
9 V_WBS_PARENT VARCHAR2(200);
10
11 BEGIN
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13 WBS_NOTES W
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17 SELECT *
18 FROM WBS_NOTES W WHERE EXISTS(
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21 WHERE W.Project_num = P.Project_num);
22 DELETE
23 FROM WBS_NOTES W WHERE EXISTS(
24 SELECT 'A'
25 FROM ACC_CONV_PROJ_NOT_FOUND P
26 WHERE W.Project_num = P.Project_num);
27 FOR NOTES IN C_WBS_NOTES LOOP
28 SELECT P.PROJ_ID
29 INTO V_PROJ_ID
30 FROM PROJECT P
31 WHERE P.PROJ_SHORT_NAME = NOTES.PROJECT_NUM;
32 V_WBS_VAL := NOTES.WBS;
33 V_WBS_PARENT := SUBSTR(V_WBS_VAL, 1, INSTR(V_WBS_VAL, '.', -1) - 1);
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36 END LOOP;
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40 END LOOP;
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43 FROM PROJWBS W
44 , PROJWBS PW
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Hi,
oracle 9.2
I have to write one simple procedure to retrieve some column records from the table.
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PLS-00382: expression is of wrong type
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below has been defined in the declaration part and using the below defined cur3 for the OUT parameter.
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I'm facing problem with DECODE statement. I just simulated my problem in the simple way as follows. If I execute this following query, I should get "hello", but I'm not getting anything (ZERO rows returned).
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PL/SQL Code.
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checkCurRec checkRecord;
chechcurVal checkCur;
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PURPOSE:
REVISIONS:
Ver Date Author Description
1.0 3/8/2006 1. Created this procedure.
NOTES:
Automatically available Auto Replace Keywords:
Object Name: test
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Date and Time: 3/8/2006, 10:01:59 AM, and 3/8/2006 10:01:59 AM
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a.distmgrlname,
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     c.oppamount
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     c.reportid = 'ISARPTR25' AND
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     d.oppcount,
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               d.isoppstatusselected = 'Y'),
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     e.oppstatus,
     e.oppcount,
     e.oppamount
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     where e.userid = '100000001' AND
     e.reportid = 'ISARPTR25' AND
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               e.isoppstatusselected = 'Y')
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     where a.userid = '100000001' AND
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                                        checkCurRec.name3 ||
                                        checkCurRec.name4 ||
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                                        checkCurRec.oppcount1 ||
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                                        checkCurRec.oppstatus2 ||
                                        checkCurRec.oppcount2 ||
                                        checkCurRec.oppamount2 ||
                                        checkCurRec.oppstatus3 ||
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                                        checkCurRec.oppamount3 ||
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/

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oppquote NUMBER DEFAULT 0,
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INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7698, 'BLAKE', 'MANAGER', 7839,TO_DATE('1-MAY-1981', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 2850, NULL, 30);
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INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7788, 'SCOTT', 'ANALYST', 7566,TO_DATE('09-DEC-1982', 'DD-MON-YYYY'), 3000, NULL, 20);
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7521     WARD     SALESMAN         7698     22-FEB-81     1250     500     30
7566     JONES     SENIORMANAGER     7839     02-APR-81     2975          20
7698     BLAKE     SENIORMANAGER     7839     01-MAY-81     2850          30
7782     CLARK     MANAGER          7839     09-JUN-81     2450          10
7788     SCOTT     ANALYST           7566     09-DEC-82     3000          20

Hi,
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Here's one way using CASE:
SELECT       empno, ename
,       CASE
           WHEN job = 'MANAGER'
           AND   sal > 2500
           THEN 'SENIORMANAGER'
           ELSE job
       END     AS d_job
,       mgr, hiredate, sal, comm, deptno
FROM       emp
;If you really, really, really want to use DECODE:
SELECT       empno, ename
,       DECODE ( job
             , 'MANAGER'
           , DECODE ( SIGN (sal - 2500)
                    , 1
                 , 'SENIORMANAGER'
                 , job
           , job
           )     AS d_job
,       mgr, hiredate, sal, comm, deptno
FROM       emp
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Edited by: Frank Kulash on Dec 26, 2012 3:27 PM
Added DECODE solution

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here my code:
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thanxx
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Texttypstamm txy
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Hello!
I am using Jdeveloper 11g, version 11.1.1.2.0.
The problem I'm having is this.
If I use a DECODE statement in view objects ORDER BY clause, I get an error: "java.util.regex.PatternSyntaxException: Unmatched closing ')' near index 2".
Let me give an example. I'll be using EmployeesView view object, which is using Employees entity from HR schema.
This is a part of view objects XML.
<ViewObject
xmlns="http://xmlns.oracle.com/bc4j"
Name="EmployeesView"
Version="11.1.1.55.36"
SelectList="Employees.EMPLOYEE_ID,
Employees.FIRST_NAME,
Employees.LAST_NAME,
Employees.EMAIL,
Employees.PHONE_NUMBER,
Employees.HIRE_DATE,
Employees.JOB_ID,
Employees.SALARY,
Employees.COMMISSION_PCT,
Employees.MANAGER_ID,
Employees.DEPARTMENT_ID"
FromList="EMPLOYEES Employees"
BindingStyle="OracleName"
CustomQuery="false"
PageIterMode="Full"
UseGlueCode="false"
OrderBy="Employees.MANAGER_ID">
As you can see in this case, the Order by clause is very simple. This works like a charm.
But, if put something like this "DECODE(Employees.MANAGER_ID, NULL, 1, 2)" in the Order by, I get an internal parsing error.
I replicated this error on my home machine as well as on my work machine. I'm using the same version of Jdeveloper on both.
Has anyone else stumbled upon this problem and solved it?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated :)
Kristjan

The second example works, but the first one doesn't, unfortunately :/
Also, the example I gave is unfortunately just that, a proof-of-concept example that there is a problem with DECODE if it is written inside the Order by clause.
My real DECODE use case is a bit different. Like this: "DECODE(attribute, 'N', 1, 2) ASC".
Since posting my original question, I did some research-by-example work and I discovered that this is not just a problem of DECODE, but more like a problem of brackets and commas.
No database function that uses more than one parameter can be used in Order by clause.
The reason is, if a function with more than one parameter is used, commas inside brackets have to be used. Something along the lines of: "database_function(param1, param2, ...)".
The parser seems to have a problem with this kind of expressions.
Is there a work around?
Kristjan
p.s.: Thank you for your quick response.

PLS-00382 with decode

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