SQL XML Variable Assignment?

Question

Maybe more of a code question, but used in B1i. Using the B1out type="sql" how do I assign the return value of:
Select CardCode From [OCDR] Where U_CSTN = <xsl:value-of select="col[8]"/>
to a xml variable? Maybe a simple question but I am having issues using the return value that I need in a B1out type="object" in the same atom.
All responses deeply appreciated,
Mike
<xsl:template name="transform">
     <b1im_multimsg xmlns="">
                   <xsl:for-each select="$msg/row">
               <b1im_msg>
                    <B1out type="sql">
                         <xsl:variable name="Code">
                              <sql>Select CardCode From [OCRD] Where U_DTNCN = <xsl:value-of select="col[8]"/></sql>
                         </xsl:variable>
                    </B1out>
                    <B1out type="object">
                         <Documents>
                              <row>
                                   <CardCode>
                                        <xsl:copy-of select="$Code"/>
                                   </CardCode>
                              </row>
                         </Documents>
                         <Document_Lines>
                              <row>
                                   <ItemCode>
                                        <xsl:value-of select="col[2]"/>
                                   </ItemCode>
                                   <Quantity>
                                        <xsl:value-of select="col[3]"/>
                                   </Quantity>
                              </row>
                         </Document_Lines>
                    </B1out>
               </b1im_msg>
          </xsl:for-each>
     </b1im_multimsg>
</xsl:template>

Answer 1

I has an immediate suspicion it might be related to the issue
mentioned in
http://otn.oracle.com/support/tech/sql_plus/htdocs/sub_var2.html#2_7
but this proved wrong: the SP2-306 still occurs in the latest
SQL*Plus.
I wonder what version of 8i you had working? With an old SQL*Plus
8.1.7.0 my connection failed the same as in 9.2 and 10i.
My solution was to do:
  SQLPLUS='sqlplus -s'
  UNPW='/ as sysdba'
  $SQLPLUS "$UNPW" &lt;&lt;EOF
  EOFThis worked in 9.2.0.5, 10.1.0.2 and 8.1.7.0.
One common security risk on UNIX remains: putting the username and
password on the command line. On some systems a "ps" command will
show the password to any user. If OS authentication cannot be used
for connection, perhaps putting the username/password in the SQL
script may be more secure?
A final note is that in SQL*Plus 10g, no quotes are needed around
AS SYSDBA, i.e.
  sqlplus / as sysdba works from the OS prompt, whereas in 9.2 you need to do
  sqlplus "/ as sysdba"This makes a solution easy:
  SQLPLUS="/usr/oracle/product/10.1.0/bin/sqlplus -s xxx/xxxxxx@xxxx as sysdba"-- CJ