Returning collection-associative array from pl-sql procedure

Question

CREATE OR REPLACE procedure test_ganesh( p_deptno IN number,gana out PARTIES_RESULT)
is
query varchar2(200);
PARTY_ID varchar2(200);
PARTY_CODE varchar2(200);
PARTY_NAME varchar2(200);
PARTY_SEQ VARCHAR2(200);
counter number;
TYPE PARTIES IS TABLE OF varchar2(2000) index by binary_integer;
txn_parties PARTIES;
type PARTIES_RESULT IS TABLE OF PARTIES index by binary_integer;
total_result PARTIES_RESULT;
TYPE EmpTyp IS REF CURSOR;
p_du EmpTyp;
p_cursor EmpTyp;
global_counter number;
begin
global_counter:=1;
counter:=1;
open p_cursor FOR
select A.ref_no
from ot_lc_txn_details A
where rownum <12;
LOOP
FETCH p_cursor INTO query;
EXIT WHEN p_cursor%NOTFOUND;
counter:=1;
open p_du FOR
     select party_id,party_code,seq_no,party_name from ot_txn_party where ref_no=query;
     LOOP
     FETCH p_du INTO PARTY_ID,PARTY_CODE,PARTY_SEQ,PARTY_NAME;
     EXIT WHEN p_du%NOTFOUND;
     txn_parties(counter):=PARTY_ID || '&&&' || PARTY_CODE || '&&&'||PARTY_SEQ || '&&&' || PARTY_NAME;
          counter:=counter+1;
     END LOOP;
     CLOSE p_du;
total_result(global_counter):=txn_parties;
global_counter:=global_counter+1;
END LOOP;
CLOSE p_cursor;
--open gana FOR SELECT * FROM table(cast(total_result as PARTIES_RESULT)) ;
end;
The error comes at line one, PLS-00905- object PARTIES_RESULT is invalid.
i have used the create type thing to create this type.
if i remove the out parameter it works, no compilation error.
Questions i) How to return the associative array as out parameter?
ii)Am i doing aynthing qrong here?
iii) Can i open a ref cursor to this associative array and then return that ref_cursor?
Please anyone reply back, Thanks in advance
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Answer 1

As an example:
SQL> create type PARTIES is table of varchar2(2000);
  2  /
Type created.
SQL> create or replace procedure proc1(p_deptno number,gana out parties) as
  2  begin
  3   select ename
  4   bulk collect into gana
  5   from emp
  6   where deptno = p_deptno;
  7  end;
  8  /
Procedure created.