Using OUT Parameters from a Procedure in APEX

Dear All,
Is it possible to create a Process where I can execute a database procedure like:
begin
set_details (:P1_ITEM1, :P1_ITEM2, :P1_ITEM3, :P1_ITEM4);
end;The specification of the above function is like
set_details (:P1_IN1      IN     NUMBER,
                  :P1_OUT1   OUT NUMBER.
                  :P1_OUT2   OUT VARCHAR2,
                  :P1_OUT3   OUT DATE);Thanks & Regards
Arif Khadas

Hi,
Ok,
Try
declare
l_p_2 NUMBER;
l_p_3 VARCHAR2;
l_p_4 DATE;
begin
set_details (:P1_ITEM1, l_p_2, l_p_3, l_p_4);
:P1_ITEM2 := l_p_2;
:P1_ITEM3 := l_p_3;
:P1_ITEM4 := l_p_4;
end;And make sure you do not have process or branch that clear cache
Regards,
Jari
Edited by: jarola on Apr 12, 2011 12:19 PM

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user9041629 wrote:
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i am facing a problem in passing multiple values as out parameters from for loop.
EX:
i have a select statment inside a loop like.....
PACKAGE SPEC:
create or replace PACKAGE EMP_PKG AS
TYPE TAB_NUM IS TABLE OF SCOTT.EMP.EMPNO%TYPE;
TYPE TAB_NAME IS TABLE OF SCOTT.EMP.ENAME%TYPE;
TYPE TAB_JOB IS TABLE OF SCOTT.EMP.JOB%TYPE;
temp_table TAB_NUM;
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temp_TAB_e_name OUT TAB_NAME,
temp_TAB_e_job OUT TAB_JOB);
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create or replace PACKAGE BODY EMP_PKG AS
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temp_TAB_e_name OUT TAB_NAME,
temp_TAB_e_job OUT TAB_JOB) IS
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inputVariable="outputVariable"/>
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