REF CURSOR Support

Hi,
I thought this Add-In would finally allow developers to execute package procedures that use OUTPUT REF CURSORs to return result sets.
When I try to do this, I receive an error dialog stating that system ref cursors are not supported.
Will the add-in ever support this? This is a common scenario for developers, and even Toad still cannot support it properly.
Thanks.

Hi Steve,
It does work (and I will be demoing it at VSLive!) :)
Here is a quick demo you can try:
CREATE PROCEDURE "GET4CURSORS" ("MAXROWS" IN NUMBER, "EMPCUR" OUT SYS_REFCURSOR, "DEPTCUR" OUT SYS_REFCURSOR, "SALGRADECUR" OUT SYS_REFCURSOR, "BONUSCUR" OUT NOCOPY SYS_REFCURSOR) AUTHID DEFINER IS
BEGIN
     open empcur for select * from emp;
     open deptcur for select * from dept;
     open bonuscur for select * from bonus;
     open salgradecur for select * from salgrade;
END;
In the toolbox, add a datagrid and a horizontal scroll bar to a form.
Also drag and drop the "Get4Cursors" stored procedure on to the form.
The modify the code:
public Form1()
     InitializeComponent();
     DataSet ds = new DataSet();
     oracleDataAdapter1.Fill(ds);
     dataGrid1.DataSource = ds.Tables[0];
private void hScrollBar1_Scroll(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.ScrollEventArgs e)
DataSet ds = new DataSet();
oracleDataAdapter1.Fill(ds);
dataGrid1.DataSource = ds.Tables[hScrollBar1.Value];

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