Using table function with merge

Question

I wanna use table function on a table type in a merger statement inside a procedure .
1 create or replace procedure fnd_proc as
2          cursor fnd_c is
                    select * from fnd_columns;
3          type test_t is table of fnd_columns%rowtype;
4          fnd_t test_t;
5 begin
6          merge into sample s using (select * from table  (fnd_pkg1.get_records(cursor(select * from fnd_columns)))) f
7          on (s.application_id = f.application_id)
8          when matched then
9                  update set last_update_date=sysdate
10          when not matched then
11                 insert(APPLICATION_ID,TABLE_ID,COLUMN_ID) values(f.APPLICATION_ID,f.TABLE_ID,f.COLUMN_ID);
12 end;
create or replace package fnd_pkg1 as
     type fnd_type is table of fnd_columns%rowtype;
     function get_records(p_cursor IN  SYS_REFCURSOR) return fnd_type;
end;
create or replace package body fnd_pkg1 as
        function get_records(p_cursor IN  SYS_REFCURSOR) return fnd_type is
                fnd_data fnd_type;
        begin
                fetch p_cursor bulk collect into fnd_data;
                return fnd_data;
        end;
end;
/When i compile the procedure fnd_proc I get the following error
LINE/COL ERROR
6/11 PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored
6/52 PL/SQL: ORA-22905: cannot access rows from a non-nested table
item
6/67 PLS-00642: local collection types not allowed in SQL statements
Let me know what has to be done

Answer 1

michaels>  CREATE TABLE fnd_columns (application_id ,table_id ,column_id ,last_update_date )
AS SELECT object_id,data_object_id,ROWNUM,created FROM all_objects
Table created.
michaels>  CREATE TABLE SAMPLE (application_id INTEGER,table_id INTEGER,column_id INTEGER,last_update_date DATE)
Table created.
michaels>  CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE fnd_obj AS OBJECT (
   application_id     INTEGER,
   table_id           INTEGER,
   column_id          INTEGER,
   last_update_date   DATE
Type created.
michaels>  CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE fnd_type AS TABLE OF fnd_obj
Type created.
michaels>  CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE fnd_pkg1
AS
   FUNCTION get_records (p_cursor IN sys_refcursor)
      RETURN fnd_type;
   PROCEDURE fnd_proc;
END fnd_pkg1;
Package created.
michaels>  CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY fnd_pkg1
AS
   FUNCTION get_records (p_cursor IN sys_refcursor)
      RETURN fnd_type
   IS
      fnd_data   fnd_type;
   BEGIN
      FETCH p_cursor
      BULK COLLECT INTO fnd_data;
      RETURN fnd_data;
   END get_records;
   PROCEDURE fnd_proc
   AS
      CURSOR fnd_c
      IS
         SELECT *
           FROM fnd_columns;
      TYPE test_t IS TABLE OF fnd_columns%ROWTYPE;
      fnd_t   test_t;
   BEGIN
      MERGE INTO SAMPLE s
         USING (SELECT *
                  FROM TABLE
                          (fnd_pkg1.get_records
                                     (CURSOR (SELECT fnd_obj (application_id,
                                                              table_id,
                                                              column_id,
                                                              last_update_date
                                                FROM fnd_columns
                          )) f
         ON (s.application_id = f.application_id)
         WHEN MATCHED THEN
            UPDATE
               SET last_update_date = SYSDATE
         WHEN NOT MATCHED THEN
            INSERT (application_id, table_id, column_id)
            VALUES (f.application_id, f.table_id, f.column_id);
   END fnd_proc;
END fnd_pkg1;
Package body created.
michaels>  BEGIN
   fnd_pkg1.fnd_proc;
END;
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
michaels>  SELECT COUNT (*)
  FROM SAMPLE
  COUNT(*)
     47469Now I'd like to see the stats and the ferrari too ;-)