Ref cursor call across databases

Question

Hi,
There is an oracle database for application X and another oracle database for application Y.
From appX they are declaring a refcursor in a pkg:
create or replace package getemp_info as
TYPE v_cur IS REF CURSOR;
  PROCEDURE Getemp(curemp OUT t_cursor);
end getemp_info;I understand what is done here.
Now, from database Y I am supposed to open and fetch the values from curemp refcursor and populate it in my emp_new table.
Is this what I have to do or is there something more to it. Pls advice:
create or replace procedure set_emp as
g_cur curemp; --what type should the variable be t_cursor/curemp?
emp_rec myschema.emp%rowtype;
begin
open g_cur for select * from  myschema.emp --myschema.mytablename? --not sure of this
loop
fetch curemp into emp_rec;
exit when curemp%notfound;
end loop;
close curemp;
end;oracle 9i. And the table emp in X and Y have the same structure.
My question is commented in the query above.
in my database Y what variable should i declare to receive the refcursor?
Pls help. Thnks in advance.
Edited by: user254668 on Jan 14, 2011 1:20 PM

Answer 1

Thanks Justin....
Sorry if I confused you.
1) Yes. I believe both are of th esame type. Either ways I am not bothered about what is happening in database X. The application people are going to create teh cursors and give.
2) the set_emp procedure from database Y is supposed to use the records passed in the ref_cursor and insert it in its local table.
To insert in a local table I needed to create a record into which the ref cursor record can be passed on to. That is why I created emp_rec record.
I wanted to know if what I had written in the set_emp procedure was correct or needed correction. Pls suggest how I should open and fetch the ref cursor and most importantly how to declare the ref cursor.
Hope I am clear now. Please let me know. Thnx!