Returning clause in MERGE statement

Question

Hi ,
I'm using Oracle 10g Version
I tried the below code using UPDATE  with Returning Clause & MERGE with Returning Clause .
I found NO errors while working with UPDATE statement  . The following is the code with UPDATE statement
DECLARE
   TYPE empno_list IS TABLE OF emp.empno%TYPE;
   vempno_list   empno_list;
BEGIN
      UPDATE emp
         SET comm = 11
       WHERE deptno IN (SELECT deptno FROM dept)
   RETURNING empno
        BULK COLLECT INTO vempno_list;
   FOR i IN vempno_list.FIRST .. vempno_list.LAST
   LOOP
      DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ('Values of EMP ' || vempno_list (i));
   END LOOP;
END;  
But getting the error PL/SQL: ORA-00933: SQL command not properly ended  when working with MERGE Statement
declare
type empno_list  is  table of emp.empno%type;
vempno_list empno_list;
begin               
   merge into emp tgt
      using dept src
        on (src.deptno =tgt.deptno)
        when matched then
         update set tgt.comm=12
       returning tgt.empno bulk collect into vempno_list ;
        for i in vempno_list.first .. vempno_list.last loop
                dbms_output.put_line('Values of EMP '||vempno_list(i) ) ;
        end loop;
end; 
Please  suggest me

Answer 1

Probably because the RETURNING INTO clause doesn't belong to MERGE statement. It's available only for INSERT, UPDATE and DELETE. Here is the quote from Oracle Documentation:
The static RETURNING INTO clause belongs to a DELETE, INSERT, or UPDATE statement. The dynamic RETURNING INTO clause belongs to an EXECUTEIMMEDIATE statement.
And here's the link.
RETURNING INTO Clause
Hope it helps.
Ishan