SQL statement inside a SQL statement

Hello,
I'm trying to write a SQL statement to a field in a table ( so that i can store some sql statements in a table) For the most part this code works fine (where string1 is the statement):
updatestring1 = "update [@SQLSTATEMENTS] set [U_statement] = '" & qstring1.ToString & "' where [Code] = " & row
oRecordSet.DoQuery(updatestring1)
but when the statement that i want to save contains a WHERE clause that refernces a string (enclosed by single quotes), the update query fails - because of the quotes i think.
I'm thinking i might be able to use different symbols in the statement to signify that it is a string but i'm not sure...
Is there a better way to write the query to a field in a table ? maybe one that doesn't require an update query ? I'm pretty new to SDK (and SQL), so any advice will help - even if it's something really obvious...
Thanks!

I am not sure why you need to save SQL queries in the table but, you need to follow up a single quote with another single quote. for example look at the following sql string
update customer set custname = 'Customer'' A' where custid = 'CustA'
'IS correct
However the following will fail
update customer set custname = 'Customer' A' where custid = 'CustA'
Message was edited by: Indika Dekumpitiya

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Wally Kolcz wrote:
> I have a search page that has 3 possible entries.
Service, City, & Keywords.
>
> Service and City are list/menus and cannot be null, but
Keywords is a text
> box and can be null.
>
> I need to write a SQL statement to take the 3 possible
parameters and test
> them against the database. Since the first 2 are never
null, I can write
> them right inside the SQL string, but how can I only
check for the keywords
> if there is something inside the box?
>
> Can I use a <cfif> statement inside the sql string
to only check the 3rd
> parameter if it is not NULL?
>
> I wrote this:
>
> Select company, name, phone, city, state, username FROM
members WHERE
> city = Form.City AND state = Form.state AND keywords
LIKE Form.keywords
> ORDER BY company ASC
>
> Also, since I am passing it from a search page to a
results page, would it
> be URL.City verses FORM.City, etc.
>
> Also would like to do this in a component and pass the 3
variables as
> arguments with the city and service being required and
the keywords not.
> However, I have no idea on what the procedure is for
this.
>
> I wrote:
> <cfcomponent>
> <cffunction name="ServiceSearch" access="remote"
returntype="query">
> <cfargument name="service" type="numeric"
required="true">
> <cfargument name="city" type="numeric"
required="true">
> <cfargument name="keywords" type="string"
required="false">
> Select company, name, phone, city, state, username FROM
members WHERE
> city = Form.City AND state = Form.state AND keywords
LIKE Form.keywords
> ORDER BY company ASC
> <cfreturn ServiceResults>
> </cffunction>
> </cfcomponent>
>
> Do I invoke the component from the results page?
>
> Well, I need to solve the first issue before I attempt
the second. Thanks!
>

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end loop;
CLOSE c1;
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/* truncate table load_cust_partner;
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raise_application_error( -20001, substr( sqlerrm, 1, 150 ) );
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I am able to describe the table that the inserts are being made into, so I know that the table exists.
Any idea why I'm getting this error message would be appreciated.

Yes I do and I have been able to create other tables using dynamic sql.
The table that I am having problems with SELECTs data from another table to get its column values; within the SELECT statement, the CAST function is used:
ie. CAST(CASE SUBSTR(CAST(E_MOD AS VARCHAR(7)),2,3)
WHEN 'AAA' THEN 'A55'
ELSE ............
I get the following error message:
ERROR at line 18: (this line starts the CAST statement)
ORA-06550: line 18, column 13:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "AAA" when expecting one of the following:
. ( * @ % & = - + ; < / > at in is mod not rem return
returning <an exponent (**)> <> or != or ~= >= <= <> and or
like between into using || bulk
When I remove the quotes or add another single quote, the same error cascades to 'A55'.
After doing the same for the next error, I get the error message below:
ERROR at line 1: (this line has the EXECUTE IMMEDIATE statement)
ORA-00936: missing expression
ORA-06512: at line 6
Any idea what the problem could be?
Also is there another way to have DDL statements as stored procedures other than using dynamic sql or the DBMS_SQL package?

Multiple select statements in PL/SQL

Hi All
I am new to PL/SQL and my experience is in writing TSQL. There we can write a SQL statement like this to return 3 result set
SELECT empname FROM Employee
SELECT authname FROM Author
SELECT athname FROM sport
how can we write the same 3 statements in PL/SQL and attain the 3 resultsets.
I tried to implement the same using PL/SQL anonymous blocks. But it didn't worked.
DECLARE
P_RECORDSET OUT SYS_REFCURSOR
BEGIN
OPEN P_RECORDSET FOR
SELECT empname FROM Employee;
SELECT authname FROM Author;
SELECT athname FROM sport;
END;
can anybody show how it can be done.
Thanks in advance
George
Edited by: user6290570 on Sep 16, 2009 11:23 PM

george2009 wrote:
No i just want to select 3 result sets from 3 select statements, so that it is helpful to compare the resultsets. Compare? How? This is done using the SQL language. Not PL/SQL. Not Java. Not VB. Not anything else.
You would use these other language for flow control and certain forms of conditional logic - but the actual comparison of data sets is done in SQL.
Of course, that is if you do want to do it the most optimal way, that will perform well, and scale well.
SQL is not an I/O API layer - to be used to read() a record and write() a record as if the RDBMS is an ISAM file. That form of row-by-row and slow-by-slow processing dates back to the 80's when we used Cobol.. (or at least for those old farts like me that can actually remember coding in Cobol in the 80's ;-) ).
You want to design and code database applications that are fast, robust, and can scale? Then learn how to use SQL correctly.

Logical Standby SQL Apply Using Incorrect Decode Statement

We are seeing statements erroring out on our logical standby that have been rewritten (presumably by sql apply) with decode statements that don't appear to be correct. For example, here is one of the rewritten statements.
update /*+ streams restrict_all_ref_cons */ "CADPROD"."OMS_SQL_STATEMENT" p
set *"APPLICATION"=decode(:1,'N',"APPLICATION",:2)*,
"STATEMENT"=dbms_reputil2.get_final_lob(:3,"STATEMENT",:4)
where (:5='N' or(1=1 and (:6='N' or(dbms_lob.compare(:7,"STATEMENT")=0)or(:7 is null and "STATEMENT" is null)))) and(:8="APPLICATION")
The problem comes in, we believe, with the attempt to write the value "APPLICATION" to the application column which is only a 10 character field. the value for the :1 bind variable is "N" and the value for :2 is null.
We see the following error on the logical standby:
ORA-00600: internal error code, arguments: [kgh_heap_sizes:ds], [0x01FCDBE60], [], [], [], [], [], []
ORA-07445: exception encountered: core dump [ACCESS_VIOLATION] [kxtoedu+54] [PC:0x2542308] [ADDR:0xFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF] [UNABLE_TO_READ] []
ORA-12899: value too large for column "CADPROD"."OMS_SQL_STATEMENT"."APPLICATION" (actual: 19576, maximum: 10)
Is this a configuration issue or is it normal for SQL Apply to convert statements from logminer into decode statements?
We have an Oracle 10.2.0.4 database running on windows 2003 R2 64-bit os. We have 3 physical and 2 logical standby's, no problems on the physical standbys.

Hello;
I noticed some of your parameters seem to be wrong.
fal_client - This is Obsolete in 11.2
You have db_name='test' on the Standby, it should be 'asadmin'
fal_server=test is set like this on the standby, it should be 'asadmin'
I might consider changing VALID_FOR to this :
VALID_FOR=(ONLINE_LOGFILES,ALL_ROLES)Would review 4.2 Step-by-Step Instructions for Creating a Logical Standby Database of Oracle Document E10700-02
Document 278371.1 is showing its age in my humble opinion.
-----Wait on this until you fix your parameters----------------------
Try restarting the SQL Apply
ALTER DATABASE START LOGICAL STANDBY APPLY IMMEDIATEI don't see the parameter MAX_SERVERS, try setting it to 8 times the number of cores.
Use these statements to trouble shoot :
SELECT NAME, VALUE, UNIT FROM V$DATAGUARD_STATS;
SELECT NAME, VALUE FROM V$LOGSTDBY_STATS WHERE NAME LIKE ;TRANSACTIONS%';
SELECT COUNT(1) AS IDLE_PREPARERS FROM V$LOGSTDBY_PROCESS WHERE
TYPE = 'PREPERER' AND STATUS_CODE = 16166;Best Regards
mseberg
Edited by: mseberg on Feb 14, 2012 7:37 AM

Calling a PL/SQL function in the SQL statement

I have a PL/SQL function which i should call in a SQL statement.
Let's say the function is func1(parameter1,parameter2),
it should be called like this :- SELECT func1() FROM mytable ;
Can any one help me out on this ?
---Thanx in advance

you can call pl/sql functions from pl/sql using
select fn1('param1','param2') from table;
if you dont want to pass paramters, you have to specify default
value while creating function like below
create function fn1(p1 number default null,p2 varchar2 default
null) return...
now you can call using
select fn1 from table;

Using sql function in xml sql statement

Hello,
I have following statement:
select field1, field2,....,field10 from table( cast (get_mhdata(:1,:2) as mhdata))
where mhdata is an oracle type with 10 fields.
It works good, but I don't know how can I use this statement in xml sql statement.
Please, can you tell me if it is really possible.
Thanks in regards.

Hi
You cant pass the parameters if you are executing writing this select function from the communication channel.
You have 3 options:
1) Use a stored procedure and execute from the communication channel
2) Use a stored procedure and execute via message mapping in the IR - here you can pass parameters
3) Same as above but call the query via SQL select - you can also pass parameters.
sincerely,
--NM

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