Using variables in sql session

HI
i want to use lv_file value to spool the file how can i use it
set define off
set serveroutput on size 100000;
variable lv_file varchar2(200)
begin
:lv_file := 'amt_test_config'||to_char(sysdate,'HH24:MI:SS')||'.err';
end;
prompt &&lv_file
spool &&lv_file
thanx
kb

one workaround could be something like this:
I changed the date format because windows doesn't accept colon in file name.
SQL> undefine file_nm
SQL> col file_nm new_value file_nm
SQL> select 'amt_test_config'||to_char(sysdate,'HH24_MI_SS')||'.err' file_nm from dual;
FILE_NM
amt_test_config11_58_48.err
SQL> prompt &&file_nm;
amt_test_config11_58_48.err
SQL> host dir amt_test_config11_58_48.err
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is F881-DE11
Directory of C:\
File Not Found
SQL> spool &&file_nm
SQL> rem NEW FILE CREATED
SQL> spool off;
SQL> host dir amt_test_config11_58_48.err
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is F881-DE11
Directory of C:\
2007/08/31 11:59 AM                44 amt_test_config11_58_48.err
               1 File(s)             44 bytes
               0 Dir(s) 22,329,233,408 bytes free
SQL> host type amt_test_config11_58_48.err
SQL> rem NEW FILE CREATED
SQL> spool off;
SQL> undefine file_nm
SQL> col file_nm new_value file_nm
SQL> select 'amt_test_config'||to_char(sysdate,'HH24_MI_SS')||'.err' file_nm from dual;
FILE_NM
amt_test_config11_58_48.err
SQL> prompt &&file_nm;
amt_test_config11_58_48.err
SQL> host dir amt_test_config11_58_48.err
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is F881-DE11
Directory of C:\
File Not Found
SQL> spool &&file_nm
SQL> rem NEW FILE CREATED
SQL> spool off;
SQL> host dir amt_test_config11_58_48.err
Volume in drive C has no label.
Volume Serial Number is F881-DE11
Directory of C:\
2007/08/31 11:59 AM                44 amt_test_config11_58_48.err
               1 File(s)             44 bytes
               0 Dir(s) 22,329,233,408 bytes free
SQL> host type amt_test_config11_58_48.err
SQL> rem NEW FILE CREATED
SQL> spool off;

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My requirement is when user logins to the portal , and when he clicks on role R1 for the first time, a login page should come (so that we can do revalidation), and when he enters his password again in that login page , then only workset W1, W2 and W3 should be visible/accessible to him and after successful revalidation, if he clicks again on role R1, in that particular portal session, than that login page should not come.
for this, i thought i will set a variable in portal session, whenever user successfully revalidated himself, and if after successful revalidation he clicks again on role R1, i will check in doinit method of webdynpro whether variable is set or not (which i already set on successful revalidation), and if it is set then i will do Donavigation else i will present login page to the user.
Can anyone tells me how to set a variable in portal session using web dynpro java.
thanks
Arush

Hi,
Try this:
WDScopeUtil.put(WDScopeType.CLIENTSESSION_SCOPE, key, value)
WDScopeUtil.get(WDScopeType.CLIENTSESSION_SCOPE, key)
Ex:
WDScopeUtil.put(WDScopeType.CLIENTSESSION_SCOPE,"Key1","Value1");
String value1=WDScopeUtil.get(WDScopeType.CLIENTSESSION_SCOPE,"Key1").toString();
/people/william.cui/blog/2007/02/12/sharing-session-context-between-parent-and-external-windows-running-on-same-host
Regards,
Charan

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Thanks in advance.
Regards,
Cecil

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That's it.
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Geri

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Hi there,
I am not an expert with PL/SQL and I can not figure out how to use variable column names in my function.
My function is:
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION RESET_TRIGGERS(aTrigger VARCHAR2) RETURN NUMBER IS
TEMP_ID NUMBER;
TEMP_USER_ID NUMBER;
BEGIN
SELECT 'LIMS.'||'$aTrigger'||'.NEXTVAL' INTO TEMP_ID FROM DUAL;
SELECT 'LIMS.'||'$aTrigger'||'_USER.NEXTVAL' INTO TEMP_USER_ID FROM DUAL;
IF TEMP_ID > TEMP_USER_ID THEN
LOOP
SELECT LIMS.SQ_U_FINALRESULT_USER.NEXTVAL INTO TEMP_USER_ID FROM DUAL;
EXIT WHEN TEMP_USER_ID = TEMP_ID;
END LOOP;
ELSE
WHILE TEMP_ID < TEMP_USER_ID LOOP
SELECT LIMS.SQ_U_FINALRESULT.NEXTVAL INTO TEMP_ID FROM DUAL;
END LOOP;
END IF;
COMMIT;
RETURN (TEMP_ID);
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eg ifaTrigger = 'SQ_U_FINALRESULT'
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Cheers

A very strange function indeed.
But here is what I think he meant to do:
SQL> create procedure reset_sequences
2 ( p_sequence_name in varchar2
3 , p_nextval          out number
4 )
5 is
6    l_nextval1 number;
7    l_nextval2 number
8    ;
9    procedure reset_sequence_value
10    ( p_sequence_name in varchar2
11    , p_current_value in number
12    , p_new_value     in number
13    )
14    is
15      l_dummy number;
16    begin
17      execute immediate 'alter sequence ' || p_sequence_name || ' increment by ' || to_char(p_new_value-p_current_value);
18      execute immediate 'select ' || p_sequence_name || '.nextval from dual' into l_dummy;
19      execute immediate 'alter sequence ' || p_sequence_name || ' increment by 1';
20    end reset_sequence_value
21    ;
22 begin
23    execute immediate
24      'select ' || p_sequence_name || '.nextval,' || p_sequence_name || '_user.nextval from dual'
25    into l_nextval1, l_nextval2
26    ;
27    if l_nextval1 < l_nextval2
28    then
29      reset_sequence_value(p_sequence_name,l_nextval1,l_nextval2);
30    end if
31    ;
32    if l_nextval1 > l_nextval2
33    then
34      reset_sequence_value(p_sequence_name || '_user',l_nextval2,l_nextval1);
35    end if
36    ;
37    p_nextval := greatest(l_nextval1,l_nextval2)
38    ;
39 end reset_sequences;
40 /
Procedure is aangemaakt.
SQL> show err
Er zijn geen fouten.
SQL> create sequence testseq start with 5 increment by 1
2 /
Reeks is aangemaakt.
SQL> create sequence testseq_user start with 2 increment by 1
2 /
Reeks is aangemaakt.
SQL> declare
2    l_new_value number;
3 begin
4    reset_sequences('testseq',l_new_value);
5    dbms_output.put_line(l_new_value);
6 end;
7 /
5
PL/SQL-procedure is geslaagd.
SQL> select testseq.currval from dual
2 /
                               CURRVAL
                                     5
1 rij is geselecteerd.
SQL> select testseq_user.currval from dual
2 /
                               CURRVAL
                                     5
1 rij is geselecteerd.Regards,
Rob.

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List of Unapproved Adjustments
Bind Variable 'ENDING_DATE" not declared
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define p_conversion = '&5'
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variable ending_date date;
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set termout off
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set linesize 180
set heading on
set feedback off
set wrap off
set space 1
set heading on
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dbms_application_info.set_client_info('&p_org_id');
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prompt
prompt Report Date and Time:
prompt ----------------------
select to_char(sysdate,'DD-MON-YYYY HH24:MI:SS')
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prompt
prompt List of Unapproved Adjustments
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f.user_name created_by
from apps.ar_adjustments a,
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b.trx_number ;

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