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The REF CURSOR examples are comprised of the following three Microsoft Visual Basic examples that demonstrate using REF CURSORs.
Sample |
Description |
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This example executes a PL/SQL stored procedure that returns a REF CURSOR parameter, and reads the value as an OracleDataReader. |
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Retrieving Data from Multiple REF CURSORs Using an OracleDataReader |
This example executes a PL/SQL stored procedure that returns two REF CURSOR parameters, and reads the values using an OracleDataReader. |
This example executes a PL/SQL stored procedure that returns two REF CURSOR parameters, and fills a DataSet with the rows that are returned. |
To use these examples, you may need to create the Oracle tables, and you must create a PL/SQL package and package body.
Creating the Oracle Tables
These examples use tables that are defined in the Oracle Scott/Tiger schema. The Oracle Scott/Tiger schema is included with most Oracle installations. If this schema does not exist, you can use the SQL commands file in {OracleHome}\rdbms\admin\scott.sql to create the tables and indexes used by these examples.
Creating the Oracle Package and Package Body
These examples require the following PL/SQL package and package body on your server. Create the following Oracle package on the Oracle server.
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE CURSPKG AS
TYPE T_CURSOR IS REF CURSOR;
PROCEDURE OPEN_ONE_CURSOR (N_EMPNO IN NUMBER,
IO_CURSOR IN OUT T_CURSOR);
PROCEDURE OPEN_TWO_CURSORS (EMPCURSOR OUT T_CURSOR,
DEPTCURSOR OUT T_CURSOR);
END CURSPKG;
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Create the following Oracle package body on the Oracle server.
CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY CURSPKG AS
PROCEDURE OPEN_ONE_CURSOR (N_EMPNO IN NUMBER,
IO_CURSOR IN OUT T_CURSOR)
IS
V_CURSOR T_CURSOR;
BEGIN
IF N_EMPNO <> 0
THEN
OPEN V_CURSOR FOR
SELECT EMP.EMPNO, EMP.ENAME, DEPT.DEPTNO, DEPT.DNAME
FROM EMP, DEPT
WHERE EMP.DEPTNO = DEPT.DEPTNO
AND EMP.EMPNO = N_EMPNO;
ELSE
OPEN V_CURSOR FOR
SELECT EMP.EMPNO, EMP.ENAME, DEPT.DEPTNO, DEPT.DNAME
FROM EMP, DEPT
WHERE EMP.DEPTNO = DEPT.DEPTNO;
END IF;
IO_CURSOR := V_CURSOR;
END OPEN_ONE_CURSOR;
PROCEDURE OPEN_TWO_CURSORS (EMPCURSOR OUT T_CURSOR,
DEPTCURSOR OUT T_CURSOR)
IS
V_CURSOR1 T_CURSOR;
V_CURSOR2 T_CURSOR;
BEGIN
OPEN V_CURSOR1 FOR SELECT * FROM EMP;
OPEN V_CURSOR2 FOR SELECT * FROM DEPT;
EMPCURSOR := V_CURSOR1;
DEPTCURSOR := V_CURSOR2;
END OPEN_TWO_CURSORS;
END CURSPKG;
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