Syntax to print to bind variable to screen

I need to know the correct syntax to print out the bind variable contents to the xterm screen.

Hi Veeranagi,
To print Dashed line, either you can use
WRITE: '----
If you dont want to use such statement, simply create a text element with
TEXT-001 '----
' and then use
WRITE: TEXT-001
Reward if useful.
Best Regards,
Ram.

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2    return number is
3 Begin
4    o := 2 * i;
5    Return 3 * i;
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7 /
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Any one help me in correcting the syntax, for cursor return.
Oracle version 10g
I am trying to execute the sproc and print the cursor results using bind variable, I am getting he below error
Variable V_REFCUR REFCURSOR
Variable V_REFCUR2 REFCURSOR
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BEGIN
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END IF;
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Report queries and bind variables - only header printing to PDF

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Dynamically I am setting the WHERE condition for one of my blocks using SET_BLOCK_PROPERTY Built in. The condition that I am attaching has two IN conditons..
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AND contracts_tbl.id_col IN (1, 2, 3, 4)
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-- Raam.

2. The second method is to set the one bind variable for each >>IN condition. i.e.,
:GLOBAL.Var1 := '( 'NEW', 'OLD', 'EXPIRED', 'OPEN' )';
:GLOBAL.Var2 := '(1, 2, 3)';
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AND contracts_tbl.id_col IN :GLOBAL.Var2 This method should work - not sure if you put exact syntax in or not but your first assignment would cause a problem as everywhere you want one ' mark you would have to put two so that it does not close your quoted string
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:GLOBAL.Var2 := '(1, 2, 3)';
SET_BLOCK_PROPERTY('blk name',
default_where,
'contracts_tbl.status_col IN ' || :GLOBAL.Var1
|| ' AND contracts_tbl.id_col IN ' ||
:GLOBAL.Var2);
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Candace Stover
Forms Product Management

SLOW report performance with bind variable

Environment: 11.1.0.7.2, Apex 4.01.
I've got a simplified report page where the report runs slowly compared to running the same query in sqldeveloper. The report region is based on a pl/sql function returning a query. If I use a bind variable in the query inside apex it takes 13 seconds to run, and if I hard code a string it takes only a few hundredths of a second. The query returns one row from a table which has 1.6 million rows. Statistics are up-to-date and the columns in the joins and where clause are indexed.
I've run traces using p_trace=YES from Apex for both the bind variable and hard coded strings. They are below.
The sqldeveloper explain plan is identical to the bind variable plan from the trace, yet the query runs in 0.0x seconds in sqldeveloper.
What is it about bind variable syntax in Apex that is causing the bad execution plan? Apex Bug? 11g bug? Ideas?
tkprof output from Apex trace with bind variable is below...
select p.master_id link, p.first_name||' '||p.middle_name||' '||p.last_name||' '||p.suffix personname,
p.gender||' '||p.date_of_birth g_dob, p.master_id||'*****'||substr(p.ssn,-4) ssn, p.status status
from persons p
where
   p.person_id in (select ps.person_id from person_systems ps where ps.source_key like LTRIM(RTRIM(:P71_SEARCH_SOURCE1)))
order by 1
call     count       cpu    elapsed       disk      query    current        rows
Parse        1      0.00       0.00          0          0          0           0
Execute      1      0.00       0.01          0          1         27           0
Fetch        2     13.15      13.22      67694      72865          0           1
total        4     13.15      13.23      67694      72866         27           1
Misses in library cache during parse: 0
Optimizer mode: ALL_ROWS
Parsing user id: 62 (ODPS_PRIVACYVAULT)   (recursive depth: 1)
Rows     Row Source Operation
      1 SORT ORDER BY (cr=72869 pr=67694 pw=0 time=0 us cost=29615 size=14255040 card=178188)
      1   FILTER (cr=72869 pr=67694 pw=0 time=0 us)
      1    HASH JOIN RIGHT SEMI (cr=72865 pr=67694 pw=0 time=0 us cost=26308 size=14255040 card=178188)
      1     INDEX FAST FULL SCAN IDX$$_0A300001 (cr=18545 pr=13379 pw=0 time=0 us cost=4993 size=2937776 card=183611)(object id 68485)
1696485     TABLE ACCESS FULL PERSONS (cr=54320 pr=54315 pw=0 time=21965 us cost=14958 size=108575040 card=1696485)
Rows     Execution Plan
      0 SELECT STATEMENT   MODE: ALL_ROWS
      1   SORT (ORDER BY)
      1    FILTER
      1     HASH JOIN (RIGHT SEMI)
      1      INDEX   MODE: ANALYZED (FAST FULL SCAN) OF
                 'IDX$$_0A300001' (INDEX)
1696485      TABLE ACCESS   MODE: ANALYZED (FULL) OF 'PERSONS' (TABLE)
Elapsed times include waiting on following events:
Event waited on                             Times   Max. Wait Total Waited
----------------------------------------   Waited ---------- ------------
db file scattered read                       1276        0.00          0.16
db file sequential read                       812        0.00          0.02
direct path read                             1552        0.00          0.61
********************************************************************************Here's the tkprof output with a hard coded string:
select p.master_id link, p.first_name||' '||p.middle_name||' '||p.last_name||' '||p.suffix personname,
p.gender||' '||p.date_of_birth g_dob, p.master_id||'*****'||substr(p.ssn,-4) ssn, p.status status
from persons p
where
   p.person_id in (select ps.person_id from person_systems ps where ps.source_key like LTRIM(RTRIM('0b')))
order by 1
call     count       cpu    elapsed       disk      query    current        rows
Parse        1      0.02       0.04          0          0          0           0
Execute      1      0.00       0.00          0          0         13           0
Fetch        2      0.00       0.00          0          8          0           1
total        4      0.02       0.04          0          8         13           1
Misses in library cache during parse: 1
Optimizer mode: ALL_ROWS
Parsing user id: 62 (ODPS_PRIVACYVAULT)   (recursive depth: 1)
Rows     Row Source Operation
      1 SORT ORDER BY (cr=10 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us cost=9 size=80 card=1)
      1   FILTER (cr=10 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us)
      1    NESTED LOOPS (cr=8 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us)
      1     NESTED LOOPS (cr=7 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us cost=8 size=80 card=1)
      1      SORT UNIQUE (cr=4 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us cost=5 size=16 card=1)
      1       TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID PERSON_SYSTEMS (cr=4 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us cost=5 size=16 card=1)
      1        INDEX RANGE SCAN IDX_PERSON_SYSTEMS_SOURCE_KEY (cr=3 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us cost=3 size=0 card=1)(object id 68561)
      1      INDEX UNIQUE SCAN PK_PERSONS (cr=3 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us cost=1 size=0 card=1)(object id 68506)
      1     TABLE ACCESS BY INDEX ROWID PERSONS (cr=1 pr=0 pw=0 time=0 us cost=2 size=64 card=1)
Rows     Execution Plan
      0 SELECT STATEMENT   MODE: ALL_ROWS
      1   SORT (ORDER BY)
      1    FILTER
      1     NESTED LOOPS
      1      NESTED LOOPS
      1       SORT (UNIQUE)
      1        TABLE ACCESS   MODE: ANALYZED (BY INDEX ROWID) OF
                   'PERSON_SYSTEMS' (TABLE)
      1         INDEX   MODE: ANALYZED (RANGE SCAN) OF
                    'IDX_PERSON_SYSTEMS_SOURCE_KEY' (INDEX)
      1       INDEX   MODE: ANALYZED (UNIQUE SCAN) OF 'PK_PERSONS'
                  (INDEX (UNIQUE))
      1      TABLE ACCESS   MODE: ANALYZED (BY INDEX ROWID) OF
                 'PERSONS' (TABLE)

Patrick, interesting insight. Thank you.
The optimizer must be peeking at my bind variables with it's eyes closed. I'm the only one testing and I've never passed %anything as a bind value. :)
Here's what I've learned since my last post:
I don't think that sqldeveloper is actually using the explain plan it says it is. When I run explain plan in sqldeveloper (with a bind variable) it shows me the exact same plan as Apex with a bind variable. However, when I run autotrace in sqldeveloper, it takes a path that matches the hard coded values, and returns results in half a second. That autotrace run is consistent with actually running the query outside of autotrace. So, I think either sqldeveloper isn't really using bind variables, OR it is using them in some other way that Apex does not, or maybe optimizer peeking works in sqldeveloper?
Using optimizer hints to tweak the plan helps. I've tried both /*+ FIRST_ROWS */ and /*+ index(ps pk_persons) */ and both drop the query to about a second. However, I'm loath to use hints because of the very dynamic nature of the query (and Tom Kyte doesn't like them either). The hints may end up hurting other variations on the query.
I also tested the query by wrapping it in a select count(1) from ([long query]) and testing the performance in sqldeveloper and in Apex. The performance in that case is identical with both bind variables and hard coded variables for both Apex and SqlDeveloper. That to me was very interesting and I went so far as to set up two bind variable report regions on the same page. One region wrapped the long query with select count(1) from (...) and the other didn't. The wrapped query ran in 0.01 seconds, the unwrapped took 15ish seconds with no other optimizations. Very strange.
To get performance up to acceptable levels I have changed my function returning query to:
1) Set the equality operator to "=" for values without wildcards and "like" for user input with wildcards. This makes a HUGE difference IF no wildcard is used.
2) Insert a /*+ FIRST_ROWS */ hint when users chose the column that requires the sub-query. This obviously changes the optimizer's plan and improves query speed from 15 seconds to 1.5 seconds even with wildcards.
I will NOT be hard coding any user supplied values in the query string. As you can probably tell by the query, this is an application where sql injection would be very bad.
Jeff, regarding your question about "like '%' || :P71_SEARCH_SOURCE1 || '%'". I've found that putting wildcards around values, particularly at the beginning will negate any indexing on the column in question and slows performance even more.
I'm still left wondering if there isn't something in Apex that is breaking the optimizer "peeking" that Patrick describes. Perhaps something in the way it switches contexts from apex_public_user to the workspace schema?

Using a query with bind variable with columns defined as raw

Hi,
We are on Oracle 10.2.0.4 on Solaris 8. I have a table that has 2 columns defined as raw(18). I have a query from the front end that queries these two raw columns and it uses bind vairables. The query has a performance issue that I need to reproduce but my difficulty is that how to test the query in sqlplus using bind variables (the syntax for bind vairables fails for columns with raw datatype).
SQL> DESC TEST
Name                                      Null?    Type
ID1                                                RAW(18)
ID2                                                RAW(18)
SQL> variable b1 RAW(18);
Usage: VAR[IABLE] [ <variable> [ NUMBER | CHAR | CHAR (n [CHAR|BYTE]) |
                    VARCHAR2 (n [CHAR|BYTE]) | NCHAR | NCHAR (n) |
                    NVARCHAR2 (n) | CLOB | NCLOB | REFCURSOR |
                    BINARY_FLOAT | BINARY_DOUBLE ] ]
The above is the error I get - i cant declare a variable as raw.
SQL> variable b2 RAW(18);
Usage: VAR[IABLE] [ <variable> [ NUMBER | CHAR | CHAR (n [CHAR|BYTE]) |
                    VARCHAR2 (n [CHAR|BYTE]) | NCHAR | NCHAR (n) |
                    NVARCHAR2 (n) | CLOB | NCLOB | REFCURSOR |
                    BINARY_FLOAT | BINARY_DOUBLE ] ]
SQL> variable b3 RAW(18);
Usage: VAR[IABLE] [ <variable> [ NUMBER | CHAR | CHAR (n [CHAR|BYTE]) |
                    VARCHAR2 (n [CHAR|BYTE]) | NCHAR | NCHAR (n) |
                    NVARCHAR2 (n) | CLOB | NCLOB | REFCURSOR |
                    BINARY_FLOAT | BINARY_DOUBLE ] ]
--now the actual query below
SQL> SELECT * FROM TEST WHERE ID1=:B1 AND ID2 BETWEEN :B2 AND :B3;
SP2-0552: Bind variable "B3" not declared.
(this fails due to the errors earlier)Also this is a third party app schema so that we don't have the option of modifying the data type of the columns.
Thanks,
Edited by: orausern on May 10, 2011 11:30 AM

Try anonymous PL/SQL block:
declare
b1 RAW(18);
b2 RAW(18);
b3 RAW(18);
begin
b1:=..;
b2:=..;
b3:=..;
SELECT col1, col2, ..
INTO ...
FROM TEST
WHERE ID1=:B1
AND ID2 BETWEEN :B2 AND :B3;
end;
/

Detail view with bind variable. TreeTable not showing all detail result.

I’m having trouble with treeTable using detail view with bind variables and where clause defined in VO definition.
Both, master and detail view objects, base on the same entity and have the same condition in where clause. The view objects also have bind variables, which are set in prepareRowSetForQuery() method.
Again, these are two different views, that get different result, based on value of one of the bind variable.
When I show results in two different tables on jsf page, where master table has "RowSelection" set on "single", all results are displayed in detail table.
But when I use treeTable, only the first result of the detail is shown.

I tested it in applicationModule and it works, but i think that's the same as two tables on a jsf page.
This is the order in which overridden methods are called in ADF BC or two tables on jsf page
when clicking on row in master table.
PrepareRowSetForQueryDetail
executeQueryForCollection_Detail user param: 2
   Object 2: class [Ljava.lang.Object; -> print of the object2[] parameter in executeQueryForCollection
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     List 1: 400035313 -> viewLink parameter value
getEstimatedRowCount_Detail
count: 2
getEstimatedRowCount_Detail
count: 2 And when i click on "expand node" in tree table:
getEstimatedRowCount_Root
count: 2
PrepareRowSetForQuery_Detail
executeQueryForCollection_Detail user param: 2
   Object 2: class [Ljava.lang.Object;
     List 0: Bind_ChildId -> viewLink parameter
     List 1: 400035321
PrepareRowSetForQueryDetail
executeQueryForCollection_Detail user param: 2
   Object 2: class [Ljava.lang.Object;
     List 0: Bind_ChildId -> viewLink parameter
     List 1: 400035313
getEstimatedRowCount_Root
count: 2
getEstimatedRowCount_Root
count: 2
getEstimatedRowCount_Root
count: 2
PrepareRowSetForQueryDetail
executeQueryForCollection_Detail user param: 2
   Object 2: class [Ljava.lang.Object;
     List 0: Bind_ChildId -> viewLink parameter
     List 1: 400035313
PrepareRowSetForQueryDetail
executeQueryForCollection_Detail user param: 2
   Object 2: class [Ljava.lang.Object;
     List 0: Bind_ChildId -> viewLink parameter
     List 1: 400035321
getEstimatedRowCount_Root
count: 2
getEstimatedRowCount_Root
count: 2Values of user parameters are OK. Is there another method that i should override?
I also noticed, that if detail view doesn't have user bind variables, the tree works fine and is shown even in ADF BC (aplication module).
I guess we loose a tree, when using bind variables in detail view object.
Is there a way around it?

How to use bind variable value for table name in select statement.

Hi everyone,
I am having tough time to use value of bind variable for table name in select statement. I tried &p37_table_name. ,
:p37_table_name or v('p37_table_name) but none worked.
Following is the sql for interactive report:
select * from v('p37_table_name') where key_loc = :P37_KEY_LOC and
to_char(inspection_dte,'mm/dd/yyyy') = :P37_INSP_DT AND :p37_column_name is not null ;
I am setting value of p37_table_name in previous page which is atm_state_day_insp.
Following is error msg:
"Query cannot be parsed, please check the syntax of your query. (ORA-00933: SQL command not properly ended) "
Any help would be higly appreciated.
Raj

Interestingly enough I always had the same impression that you had to use a function to do this but found out from someone else that all you need to do is change the radio button from Use Query-Specific Column Names and Validate Query to Use Generic Column Names (parse query at runtime only). Apex will substitute your bind variable for you at run-time (something you can't normally do in pl/sql without using dynamic sql)

Can I put a SQL query into a bind variable and then use it to output report

Hi,
Can I put a SQL query into a bind variable and then use it to output report?
I want to create a report and an item "text area" (say P1_TEXT) which can let user to input a SQL query(they are all technical users and knows SQL very well). Then, I use a bind variable (that text area) to store the SQL statement. Then, I add a submit button and I want to use the following to output the report:
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Thanks a lot,
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You can, but make sure it's what you really want to do. Make sure you are VERY familiar with SQL Injection. Most people who know what it is, go out of their way to prevent SQL Injection. You're going out of your way to allow it.
You can try using &P1_TEXT. instead of bind variable syntax. Bind variables are one of the best ways to prevent SQL Injection, which is why it's not working for you.
Once again, I strongly urge you to consider the implications of your app, but this suggestion should get it working.
Tyler

Bind Variable

Is the bind variable syntax supported in procedure? The following produces error:
VARIABLE salary number
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE bindvar
is
eid employees.employee_id%type;
BEGIN
SELECT employee_id INTO eid FROM EMPLOYEES
WHERE employee_id > :salary and rownum=1;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(:salary);
END;
LINE/COL ERROR
6/26 PLS-00049: bad bind variable 'SALARY'
7/24 PLS-00049: bad bind variable 'SALARY'
But if I change the procedure to an anonymous block, everything works fine!

your variable salary declaration exists only in the current SQL*Plus session. It is not going to be existing in all the environments from where this stored procedure can be called and certainly not on the server where the code is stored in the database.
The reference can be used in an anonymous block run from the same SQL*Plus session, since it is one time execution. Not in a stored procedure like the way you intend.
You could have the stored procedure take a number as input and use that parameter in your sql. then at SQL*Plus prompt call the procedure passing the value in :salary variable to get the results.

About ora-01006 :bind variable does not exist

Hi all of you,i have this dynamic sql :
DECLARE
v_query clob;
cpt number;
begin
v_query:='
SELECT
count(TBA.ANT_ID)
FROM
WHERE TBA.ANT_FUT_ID = TFT.FUT_ID
       AND TBA.ANT_KATEGORIE_CODE_ID = TAKCL.ANT_KATEGORIE_CODE_ID(+)
       AND TBA.ANT_KFZ_REIHEN_ID = TKR.KFZ_REIHEN_ID(+)
       AND TBA.ANT_ID = F1.ANT_ANT_ID(+)
       AND TBA.ANT_ID = F2.ANT_ANT_ID(+)
       AND TBA.ANT_ID = F3.ANT_ANT_ID(+)
       AND TBA.ANT_ID = ERS.ers_bdk(+)
       AND TBA.ANT_ID = F1_2.ANT_ANT_ID(+)
       AND TBA.ANT_ID = F2_3.ANT_ANT_ID(+)
       AND TBA.ANT_ID = MFU.MFU_ANT_ID(+)
       AND MFU.MFU_NIETGEOMETRIE_ID = NG.NG_ID(+)
       AND MFU.MFU_MATRIZEN_BEICHNUNG_ID = MZB.MZB_ID(+)
    -- Suchkriterien: --
    --Ersteller
    AND DECODE( ERS.ers_id, NULL, ''%'', ERS.ers_name ) LIKE DECODE('':1'',NULL,''%'','''')||''''|| :1 ||''''||DECODE('':1'',NULL,''%'','''')
     --Fahrzeug
    AND DECODE( TKR.NAME, NULL, ''%'', TKR.NAME ) LIKE DECODE('':2'',NULL,''%'','''')||''''|| :2 ||''''|| DECODE('':2'',NULL,''%'','''')
     --BDK
    AND DECODE( fuege_db.bdk_nummer( TBA.ANT_ID,''.'' ), NULL, ''%%'',
   fuege_db.bdk_nummer( TBA.ANT_ID,''.'' ) )   LIKE ''%''||:3||''%''
    --Technologie
    AND TBA.ANT_FUT_ID LIKE DECODE('':4'',NULL,''%'','''')||''''|| :4 ||''''||DECODE('':4'',NULL,''%'','''')
     --Art
    AND ((TBA.ANT_WFP_ID is null and 1=DECODE('':5'',NULL,1,1,1) ) or (TBA.ANT_WFP_ID is not null and 2=DECODE('':5'',NULL,2,2,2)))
    --VTA
    AND TBA.ANT_VTA = decode('':6'',1,1,TBA.ANT_VTA) ';
execute immediate v_query
into cpt USING
'Dominik Hussmann',
'AU736_Q7_SUV' ,
'WPS Stahl',
'0';
end ;
In the execution,i have this error :ora-01006 :bind variable does not exist, after analyzing,i have found that the problem is with parameters :5 and :6 ,i don't understand they have the same syntax
as bind variables 1,2,3 and 4.
Than you for any suggestion.

I hope you do realise that there are 13 bind-variables in your sql, not 6?
Variables are bound by position. You cannot use the same bind variable twice, they will be 2 distinct bind variables.
For example, you use :1 three times, so you need to provide three arguments, in this case three times the same value.

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