XMLAGG - Problem using Order By (version 10.1.0.2.0)

Question

Hi.
Below is a function I am having a problem compiling when I include the order by parameter on the XMLAGG. If I remove the order by, it compiles fine. I can run the Select statement in SQL Plus (without it being a part of the function) and it works fine. However, as a part of a function it will not work. I am using Oracle 10g 10.1.0.2.0.
Any Ideas?
CREATE OR REPLACE
FUNCTION XML_LEVELPRODUCTS(FULLORDERNO_IN VARCHAR2 DEFAULT NULL)
RETURN XMLPKG.xml_type
AS
XML xmlpkg.xml_type;
BEGIN
OPEN XML FOR
SELECT
XMLELEMENT("ORDERLINE",
XMLELEMENT("ORDERNO",S.ORDERNO),
XMLELEMENT("PRODUCT_TOTAL",F.PRODUCTDOLLARS),
XMLELEMENT("POSTAGE",F.POSTAGE_HANDLING),
XMLELEMENT("SALES_TAX",F.SALES_TAX),
XMLELEMENT("TOTAL",F.ORDER_TOTAL),
XMLELEMENT("SHIP_METHOD",(select RTRIM(DESCSHORT) from SHIPMETHODS where CODIVSM = COMPANY || DIVISION || SHIPMETHOD AND ROWNUM < 2)),
XMLELEMENT("SHIP_DATE",TO_CHAR(TO_DATE(SHIPDATE,'YYYYMMDD'), 'MONTH DD, YYYY')),
(SELECT
XMLELEMENT("SHIP_ADDRESS",
XMLELEMENT("CUSTOMER_ID",CUSTOMER.CUSTEDP),
XMLELEMENT("CUST_NUM",CUSTNO),
XMLELEMENT("COMPANY_NAME",RTRIM(NAMEX)),
XMLELEMENT("LAST",RTRIM(LNAME)),
XMLELEMENT("MI",RTRIM(MI)),
XMLELEMENT("FIRST",RTRIM(FNAME)),
XMLELEMENT("FULL_NAME",buildFullName(FNAME,MI,LNAME)),
XMLELEMENT("PREFIX",CASE SUBSTR(M.CTLDATA,1,1)
WHEN 'P' THEN RTRIM(SUBSTR(M.CTLDATA,9,40))
ELSE ''
END),
XMLELEMENT("SUFFIX",CASE SUBSTR(M.CTLDATA,1,1)
WHEN 'S' THEN RTRIM(SUBSTR(M.CTLDATA,9,40))
ELSE ''
END),
XMLELEMENT("STREET",RTRIM(STREET)),
XMLELEMENT("REF1",RTRIM(REF1)),
XMLELEMENT("REF2",RTRIM(REF2)),
XMLELEMENT("CITY",RTRIM(CITY)),
XMLELEMENT("STATE",RTRIM(STATE)),
XMLELEMENT("ZIP",RTRIM(ZIP)),
XMLELEMENT("COUNTRY",(select RTRIM(COUNTRYNAME) from COUNTRIES WHERE COUNTRY= COUNTRYCODE)),
XMLELEMENT("DAYPHONE",RTRIM(formatPhone(DAYPHONE))),
XMLELEMENT("NIGHTPHONE",RTRIM(formatPhone(NIGHTPHONE))),
XMLELEMENT("FAX",RTRIM(formatPhone(FAXPHONE)))
FROM CUSTOMERS CUSTOMER
LEFT outer join CUSTOMERPHONE p on p.CUSTEDP = CUSTOMER.CUSTEDP
LEFT OUTER JOIN CUSTOMERADDL A on A.CUSTEDP = CUSTOMER.CUSTEDP
LEFT OUTER JOIN CTLMAST M ON M.CTLID = '0000TITLE' || CUSTOMER.TITLE
WHERE S.SHIPCUSTNO = CUSTOMER.CUSTEDP
(SELECT XMLAGG(
XMLELEMENT("PRODUCT",
XMLELEMENT("SLOTID",SLOTID),
XMLELEMENT("FULLORDERNO",FULLORDERNO),
XMLELEMENT("EDPNO",EDPNO),
XMLELEMENT("ITEMNO",ITEMNO),
XMLELEMENT("DESCRIPTION",DESCRIPTION),
XMLELEMENT("LINENUM",LINENUM),
XMLELEMENT("QTY",QTY),
XMLELEMENT("PRICE",PRICE),
XMLELEMENT("PRODUCT_TYPE",PRODUCT_TYPE),
XMLELEMENT("STATUS",STATUS),
XMLELEMENT("SHIP_METHOD",(select DESCLONG from SHIPMETHODS where CODIVSM = COMPANY || DIVISION || SHIPMETHOD AND ROWNUM < 2)),
XMLELEMENT("SHIP_DATE",SHIPDATE),
(SELECT
XMLAGG(XMLELEMENT("SERIALNUMS",
XMLELEMENT("SERIALNUM", SUBSTR(AC.ACTIONCD,1,30))
FROM ORDERACTIONS AC
WHERE AC.MESSAGECD = 'SER-NO' AND
AC.FULLORDERNO = P.FULLORDERNO
) ORDER BY P.LINENUM
FROM CM_ORDER_PRODUCTS P
where P.FULLORDERNO = S.FULLORDERNO
FROM CM_ORDER_LEVELS S
LEFT OUTER JOIN CM_SHIP_FINANCIALS F on S.FULLORDERNO = F.FULLORDERNO
where S.FULLORDERNO = FULLORDERNO_IN;
RETURN XML;
END;
The compile error is 'PLS-00306: wrong number or types of arguments in call to 'XMLAGG'.

Answer 1

Here an answer from askTom:
Hi Tom,
I am not sure if I can ask this question in this thread or whether you are aware
of the following problem (as you are very fond of SQL*plus... ;) ).
I was happily usig toad 7.6 to work with oracle 9i. But now an upgrade to 10g
has caused toad fail to connect. Error "OCI version 10.1.0.2.0 is not
supported". But if I install 9i client and try to connect, then it works fine.
Is there any workaround?
Thanks and regards
Praveen
Followup:
you'd have to ask the makers of toad if they have a 10g client version or not.
Basically what is happening is that you have a 9i compiled piece of client
software (toad).
it uses, it depends on the 9i client software.
in order to use the 10g client software -- you'd need a new binary from the
makers of toad.
SQLPlus would be the same -- the 9i sqlplus needs the 9i client, the 10g sqlplus
needs the 10g client and so on.
As it is -- you are OK right now, you have installed the software needed by toad
and a 9i client connecting to a 10g database is "ok, supported and normal"