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Create Fucntion returning Table in pl/sql

TEMP table: Node Curr_Cnt Prev_Cnt Diff First 20 40 20 Second 30 70 40 CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION NEW_FUNCTION RETURNS table IS c_rec TEMP%ROWTYPE; TYPE c_tab IS TABLE OF c_rec%TYPE INDEX BY ...
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Function to return a specific thing from a procedure that are in the same package [closed]

I have a procedure that calculates the minimum and the maximum number of 2 numbers and I need to write a function that will return the minimum number from the procedure and another function that will ...
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Return updated rows from a stored function

Im trying to select some rows from a Table in ORACLE and at the same time update the selected rows state. I found a way to do so with a stored function and Cursors but I cant manage to return the rows ...
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Can I return a function in PL/SQL?

I am trying to return a function in PL/SQL. Can I do so? FUNCTION my_func () RETURN VARCHAR2 AS BEGIN RETURN 'any other function' END;
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Is having RefCursor as an OUT parameter of a Postgresql function, allowed?

I know the following is possible. i.e I can have a ref cursor as a return value in Postgresql. CREATE FUNCTION employeefunc(int) RETURNS refcursor AS ' DECLARE ref refcursor; BEGIN OPEN ref FOR ...
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How to call a function in a cursor, which is a part of another procedure in oracle

I have a stored procedure like this create or replace procedure A is procedure a1 is ...... end; procedure a2 is cursor c1 as select a,b,(select f1(x,y) var_temp from dual)data from ...
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ORACLE PL/SQL: Calling stored procedure function with multiple parameters (DML query)

New PL/SQL person here. I have a (successfully compiled) PL/SQL function block that manipulates a table in my database by adding a new term to it: create or replace FUNCTION add_new_term (...
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Is there any way to keep a track of rows inserted by a oracle function in database

I have a procedure to update the balance from start date to end date and also I want to keep a track of number of records being inserted . I am using dbms_output.put_line to get the number of ...
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How to call a stored function from a stored procedure and store the return value

When I do this in my stored procedure: create procedure Proc1( startdate IN TIMESTAMP, ENDDATE IN TIMESTAMP ) declare test_result number --line 55 test_result:=...
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Oracle stored function - pass table name as parameter

I'm trying to create a stored function in Oracle that will count the table rows..i want to make the table name dynamic, so i passed it as a parameter, the stored function code looks like this create ...
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pl/sql stored function ora-01002 fetch out of sequence SIMPLE

Sorry if this has been asked before but I couldn't find it searching through the site. I have written the following stored function for an oracle DB with the variable names changes to be easier to ...
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PLSQL call procedure from function

I have a function which is called from a select query, below is the function which works perfect. I want to call the procedure below if boolean = 1 that inserts values into the login table: create or ...
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Oracle PL/SQL > Stored Procedure Hanging Indefinitely [closed]

I'm in the business side of the house and do not have full DBA privileges to our Oracle 11g database. I have the privileges necessary to build and run stored procedures and I have one that is hanging ...
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Functions vs procedures in Oracle

What is the main difference between functions and procedures in Oracle? Why must I use procedures if I can do everything with functions? If I cannot call procedure in sql statement, ok, I'll write a ...
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ORACLE PL/SQL Variable Function Scope - Need Explanation

I just tripped over an answer to a problem I was having with a PL/SQL variable not being recognized by a function and I was hoping someone could explain to me why my solution worked and what is ...
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