Same WITH used in many SQL statements

Hi,
I have a need to use the same WITH clause in many places of my code. Is it ever possible to code without writing the same code in every SQL which need my WITH?
Thanks in advance.

As Tubs mentioned, views.
There only 2 basic methods of modularisation of SQL source code. Using the WITH clause (modularises in the same statement), or VIEWS (modularises across SQL statements).
Using PL/SQL functions or pipelined tables are poor choices for SQL code modularisation. And should not be considered. These tools address a different set of requirements.

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The transaction associated with the current connection has completed but has not been disposed. The transaction must be disposed before the connection can be used to execute SQL statements.

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I am getting below error can you please help me
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The transaction associated with the current connection has completed but has not been disposed. The transaction must be disposed before the connection can be used to execute SQL statements.

Perhaps this thread will help you out
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PL SQL using variable in SQL statement

I am trying to execute several sql statements, that have the same format but different values. Does this
mean I need a bind variable?
ie
select TO_CHAR ( (SYSDATE - 2), 'YYYY_MM_DD') from dual
select TO_CHAR ( (SYSDATE - 4), 'YYYY_MM_DD') from dual
select to_char(add_months(sysdate,-2*1) from dual
When I try to put the values into a varaiable (date, varchar2 or number) I am getting a conversion
error.
Can somebody show me an example of how to do something like this? Or at least point me to the correct
part of the documentation that provides and example. Pardon my syntax as I know it is incorrect
val :=add_months(sysdate,-2*1
select to_char(val) from dual
Thanks in advance to all who answer

Hi,
840386 wrote:
I am trying to execute several sql statements, that have the same format but different values. Does this
mean I need a bind variable?No, you don't need a bind variable, though bind variables may be more efficient than using PL/SQL variables. I don't see where you're trying to use any varibables at all in your examples. Is it in place of the literals, such as 2 or 'YYYY_MM_DD'? You can use either bind varibales or PL/SQL variables in those places.
ie
select TO_CHAR ( (SYSDATE - 2), 'YYYY_MM_DD') from dual
select TO_CHAR ( (SYSDATE - 4), 'YYYY_MM_DD') from dual
select to_char(add_months(sysdate,-2*1) from dualIn PL/SQL, when you have a SELECT statement, you must specify what you want to do with the results. For example, a SELECT ... INTO statement:
SELECT AVG (sal)
INTO    avg_salary
FROM    scott.emp;There's usually no point in SELECTing from dual in PL/SQL. It's not an error, but it's simpler just to use an assignment statement.
When I try to put the values into a varaiable (date, varchar2 or number) I am getting a conversion
error.Post a complete procedure or anonymous block, including variable declarations, that shows exactly what you're trying to do.
>
Can somebody show me an example of how to do something like this? Or at least point me to the correct
part of the documentation that provides and example. Pardon my syntax as I know it is incorrect
val :=add_months(sysdate,-2*1Assuming val is a DATE, that's basically correct. You have unbalanced parentheses (there's a '(', but no matching ')' ), and you need a semicolon (';') at the end of the statement. Perhaps ');' just got cut off when you were posting this.
select to_char(val) from dualAgain, SELECTing from dual is unnecessary, but if you had some way to catch the returned value, that would work.
Usually, the reason why you need to call TO_CHAR is that you want a value in a particular format, which is specified in the 2nd argument to TO_CHAR. Calling TO_CHAR with only one argument is a possible mistake, but not something that would raise an error.
Here's an example that works:
SET     SERVEROUTPUT     ON
DECLARE
     d     DATE;
     v     VARCHAR2 (30);
BEGIN
     d := ADD_MONTHS (SYSDATE, -2);          -- -2 = (-2*1)
     v := TO_CHAR (d, 'DD-Mon-YYYY');
     dbms_output.put_line (v || ' = v');
END;
/Output (when run on March 13, 2011):
13-Jan-2011 = v

Use variable in SQL statement

HI guys:
I need code three SQL statements.the returned field and selected table are all same,there is only a difference in their "where" statement.
Sample code:
    select marcmatnr marcwerks
    into table it_data
    from MARC inner join MBEW on marcmatnr = mbewmatnr
    where marcmatnr like 'A%' and mbewzplp1 = '001'.
    second one........................ mbew~zplp2 = '001'
    third one......................... mbew~zplp3 = '001'
Could I write a FORM gather them with transporting a parameter ZPLPX to determine which condiniton will be execute?
thank you very much.

Hi tianli,
1. source text
   This concept of dynamic where
   condition is called source text.
2. use like this.
   This is important in the code ---> WHERE (mywhere).
REPORT abc LINE-SIZE 80.
DATA : it_data LIKE TABLE OF mara WITH HEADER LINE.
QUOTES ARE IMPORTANT
PERFORM mysql USING 'mbew~zplp2 = ''001'''.
FORM mysql USING mywhere.
SELECT marcmatnr marcwerks
INTO TABLE it_data
FROM marc INNER JOIN mbew ON marcmatnr = mbewmatnr
WHERE (mywhere).
ENDFORM.                    "mysql
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amit m.

Using Procedure in SQL statement

Dear Sir,
As you know, I can use any function in SQL statement. For example:
SELECT systimestamp,
Function_Name(variable1, variable2,...)
FROM anytable;
So the previous function could only retrieve one value -as functions concepts-. Anyhow, Can I, in someway, use Procedure that take multiple in parameters and return multiple out parameters in SQL statement.
Thank you in advance.

Sir,
I got a way in order to use the benefit of procedure in function. It's trough your idea in using TYPE OBJECT as the following:
===================================================================
create or replace type Missed_Txn_type AS OBJECT
(Txn_Timestamp_obj timestamp,
Txn_Type_Obj Number(12));
===================================================================
Then I created function and used this type as returned value:
FUNCTION Get_Shift_Missed_Txn_Obj(F_Date_In     Date,
                    F_Time_In Timestamp,
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RETURN Missed_Txn_type;
The issue is: I want send the variables of the function through SELECT statement which they come from another table like:
SELECT
EMP.ID,
sd.date_value,
shf.Time_In,
T.OBJ.Txn_Timestamp_obj,
T.OBJ.Txn_Type_Obj
FROM
EMPLOYEE EMP,
Stored_Date SD,
Shifts shf,
(select Get_Shift_Missed_Txn_Obj(sd.date_value,
shf.time_in,
EMP.Id) OBJ from dual) T
WHERE
[where clause]
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And the same if I use it in the select list!
So sir, there is any way in order to solve this issue?
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Function or pseudo-column 'DECODE' may be used inside a SQL statement only

Hi everyone!
I got the error in the subject concernig the follow piece of sql code
+ v_str_sql_body :=
v_str_sql_body || ' and cod_entita ='
|| decode(cur.cod_entita_a,str_all,cur_ent.cod_entita,cur.cod_entita_a);
execute immediate v_str_sql_body; +
I can't understand what's the problem with it.
Can anyone help me to find the error?
Thank you in advance!
Samuel
Edited by: 996508 on 27-mar-2013 5.29

Hi, Samuel,
Welcome to the forum!
996508 wrote:
Hi everyone!
I got the error in the subject concernig the follow piece of sql code
+ v_str_sql_body :=
v_str_sql_body || ' and cod_entita ='
|| decode(cur.cod_entita_a,str_all,cur_ent.cod_entita,cur.cod_entita_a);
execute immediate v_str_sql_body; +
I can't understand what's the problem with it.Sorry, I can't understand what you're trying to do.
Whenever you have a problem, post a complete script that people can run to re-create the problem and test their ideas. Include your complete PL/SQL code (if the problem involves PL/SQL) including code to call your procedure, a little sample data (CREATE TABLE and INSERT statements) for any tables involved, and the results you want the given sample data.
Always say which version of Oracle you have (e.g., 11.2.0.3.0).
See the forum FAQ {message:id=9360003}
Can anyone help me to find the error?As the error message says, you can only use DECODE in a SQL statement. That is:
v_str_body := v_str_body
        || ' and cod_entita = '
        || DECODE (...);is always an error, no matter what ... stands for.
Perhaps you meant to have the DECODE inside the string literal.
If not, then (depending on your version) you can use CASE instead of DECODE:
v_str_body := v_str_body
        || ' and cod_entita = '
        || CASE cur.cod_entita_a
                 WHEN str_all THEN cur_ent.cod_entita
                             ELSE cur.cod_entita_a
           END;Anything that DECODE can do, CASE can do, too.
DECODE is sometimes a little simpler than CASE to use, but only a little. It is never faster than CASE.
CASE is sometimes much, much simpler to use than DECODE, and sometimes much faster, too.
I won't say never use DECODE; but I will say rarely use DECODE. Use CASE instead, unless you have a specific reason why DECODE is better in that particular situation.
In PL/SQL, you can also use IF ... THEN ... ELSE in places where you might want to use DECODE or CASE.
For example:
v_str_body := v_str_body
        || ' and cod_entita = ';
IF cur.cod_entita_a = str_all
THEN
    v_str_body := v_str_body
                || cur_ent.cod_entita;
ELSE
    v_str_body := v_str_body
                || cur.cod_entita_a;
END IF;Edited by: Frank Kulash on Mar 27, 2013 5:59 PM
Added IF ... THEN ... ELSE example.

Help With SUBSTR in dynamic SQL statement

Following is the dynamic SQL statement.
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'UPDATE table_name pml
SET pml.'|| con_fields.field ||' = SUBSTR(pml.'||con_fields.field||' ||'' ''||
(SELECT pml1.'||con_fields.field||'
FROM table_name pml1
WHERE pml1.grp_id = '||los_concats.grp_id ||'
AND pml1.row_id = '||los_concats.row_id||'
AND pml1.loser_flg = ''Y''),1, '||con_fields.max_length||')
WHERE pml.grp_id = '||los_concats.grp_id ||'
AND pml.loser_flg IS NULL ';
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ORA-00907: missing right parenthesis.
Is there any way to get around this problem. Does SQL has other than SUBSTR function which can limit the character length.
Appreciate it.

The other alternative I thought about was to do this first
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'SELECT pml.'||con_fields.field||'
FROM table_name pml
WHERE pml.grp_id = '||los_concats.grp_id||'
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AND pml.loser_flg = ''Y''
' INTO v_concat_field;
write into the variable v_concat_field and then use it into the previous script.
But on this I get SQL Command not properly terminated, I don't get it Why?
Donald I tried with your suggested script. It works fine with one of the conditions eliminated. I don't understand what the error trying to say?
Thanks

HELP!!! the session hang with a merge into sql statement

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Id Operation Name Rows Bytes Cost (%CPU) Time
0 MERGE STATEMENT 4 (100)
1 MERGE TP_B_RB013_GL_MID
2 VIEW
3 NESTED LOOPS 1 4048 4 (50) 00:00:01
4 TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID TP_B_RB013_GL_MID 1 3549 0 (0)
5 INDEX RANGE SCAN IDX_GL_RB013_MID 1 0 (0)
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sql_fulltext
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USING (SELECT TRAN_NO,
B.EVENT_DEESC,
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FROM GL_HIST_RB013 A, GL_EVENT B
WHERE EVENT_TYPE IS NOT NULL AND A.EVENT_TYPE = B.EVENT_ID AND B.SDATE = :B1
) RES
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WHEN MATCHED THEN
UPDATE SET TP.EVENT_DESC = RES.EVENT_DESC
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FTLPRD 3272430330 FTLPRD 1 10.2.0.4.0 NO bj1finteldb0
Snap Id Snap Time Sessions Curs/Sess
Begin Snap: 5022 26-11?-11 21:00:35 127 12.1
End Snap: 5030 27-11?-11 05:00:40 127 14.0
Elapsed: 480.09 (mins)
DB Time: 626.55 (mins)
SQL Summary DB/Inst: FTLPRD/FTLPRD Snaps: 5022-5030
Elapsed
SQL Id Time (ms)
a4j4qaqkvxr08 ##########
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() OVER (PARTITION BY TRAN_NO ORDER BY B.EVENT_DESC) I FROM GL_HIST_RB013 A, GL_
EVENT B WHERE EVENT_TYPE IS NOT NULL AND A.EVENT_TYPE = B.EVENT_ID AND B.SDATE =
:B1 ) RES ON ( RES.TRAN_NO = TP.BATCH_NO AND RES.I = 1 AND TP.REPORT_DATE = :B1
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1 3274057091 23,733,870 0 5024 5030
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Executions 0 N/A N/A
Buffer Gets 371,326,923 N/A 84.8
Disk Reads 16,740 N/A 0.2
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Rows 0 N/A N/A
User I/O Wait Time (ms) 145,938 N/A N/A
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ESC, ROW_NUMBER () OVER (PARTITION BY TRAN_NO ORDER BY B.EVENT_DE
SC) I FROM GL_HIST_RB013 A, GL_EVENT B WHERE EVENT_TYPE IS NOT NU
LL AND A.EVENT_TYPE = B.EVENT_ID AND B.SDATE = :B1 ) RES ON ( RES
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Hello,
I would like to use integer array( say..int count[] = new int[3];) on my sql statement to retrieve some values. Is there a way to use int array variable in sql statement?. If yes, how should I approach doing that?.
Thank You in Advance.
Regards,
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I'm going to be honest, I'm not so sure there is such a thing in standard SQL syntax so it would depend upon the database you were using as to whether this option was available as part of the SQL language.
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You could put all of your code into a packaged procedure and then call that packaged procedure from your application passing in any parameters that you need to pass.
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Pleasse help me with this error in SQL statement

Please tell me the error in this query:
the Error given is
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given :
Databse is MS Access
In the databse :
account - text
number - text
date - date/time
vendor - text
Connection connection = t.getConnection();
/* t - some object containing a connection*/
Statement stmt = connection.createStatement();
stmt.executeUpdate("INSERT INTO Bills (account, number, date, vendor)
VALUES ('vai', '23', 10/12/2006, 'jaadya')");

I would imagine the problem is with the date. Different DBs have different date formats. To avoid that problem, use a PreparedStatement.
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ps.setString(1, "vai");
ps.setString(2, "23);
ps.setDate(3, date);
ps.setString(4, "jaadya");
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3
null
null
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null</td>
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      <ns1:Service IdcService="EUM_WORKFLOW_UPDATE_ACTIONS">
        <ns1:User></ns1:User>
        <ns1:Document>
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          <ns1:Field name="WKFLACTIONID">123</ns1:Field>
          <ns1:Field name="DocumentProcessID">45234</ns1:Field>
          <ns1:Field name="dDocName">1554322</ns1:Field>
          <ns1:Field name="dRevLabel">1A</ns1:Field>
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Would it be possible NOT to use the WKFLACTIONID twice in the service call somehow?
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Thank you for the confirmation that this would work. I've also tried the Insert query like this:
insert all
into EUM_WORKFLOW_ACTIONS (WORKFLOWACTION, WKFLACTIONID) values (?, ?)
into EUM_WORKFLOW_DOCUMENT_PROCESS (WKFLACTIONID, DOCUMENTPROCESSID) values (?, ?)
select * from dual
Would this single SQL be better for my purposes then the two statements? If that would matter at all?
Thank you!

Use param for SQL statement...

Hi, all,
Thanks for the help.
I have a select statement working in sqlplus:
SELECT A.addressid
FROM JOHNDOE.tb_Address A, JOHNDOE.tb_Address B
WHERE B.Addressid = 1
AND SDO_WITHIN_DISTANCE(A.Location, B.location, 'DISTANCE = 12.8 UNIT = MILE') = 'TRUE';
Now that I am coding in PL/SQL and to use a param to replace "12.8". Like the following:
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Note that with "|| p_radius ||", this is NOT working. How should I put it?
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Try putting a COLON in front of your reference to p_radius....
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HTH
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Help with a really simple SQL statement

Hi All
I'm relatively new to SQL and can't get my head round what I believe to be a really simple problem.
I have a table I want to query called locations. We use locations to mean groups and regions as well as people s ofr example:
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Hi Jake,
It's not clear what you are looking for. If USER A is just Part of GROUP A, a self-join will do:
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             select 123 locid, 'GROUP A' locname, 124 part_of from dual
             union all
             select 124 locid, 'REGION A' locname, null part_of from dual)
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select l1.locid, l1.locname, l2.locname part_of
from loc l1, loc l2
where l2.locid(+) = l1.part_of
     LOCID LOCNAME PART_OF
       101 USER A   GROUP A
       123 GROUP A REGION A
       124 REGION A
3 rows selected.But if you want USER A to be part of REGION A, then you need a hierarchia lquery:
SQL> with loc as (select 101 locid, 'USER A' locname, 123 part_of from dual
             union all
             select 123 locid, 'GROUP A' locname, 124 part_of from dual
             union all
             select 124 locid, 'REGION A' locname, null part_of from dual)
-- End of test data
select l1.locid, l1.locname, connect_by_root(locname) part_of
from loc l1
start with part_of is null
connect by prior locid = part_of
     LOCID LOCNAME PART_OF
       124 REGION A REGION A
       123 GROUP A REGION A
       101 USER A   REGION A
3 rows selected.Regards
Peter

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