MacLochlainns Weblog

DECLARE
  TYPE collection IS TABLE OF VARCHAR2(20);
  fellowship COLLECTION := collection('Frodo','Gandalf','Aragorn');
BEGIN
  -- Increasing iterator values.
  FOR i IN REVERSE 1..fellowship.COUNT LOOP
    DBMS_OUTPUT.put('Iterator ['||i||'] ');
    DBMS_OUTPUT.put('Value ['||fellowship(i)||']');
    DBMS_OUTPUT.new_line();
  END LOOP;
END;
/

DECLARE
  CURRENT VARCHAR2(8);
  element VARCHAR2(20);
  TYPE collection IS TABLE OF VARCHAR2(20)
    INDEX BY VARCHAR2(8);
  fellowship COLLECTION;
BEGIN
  -- Assign character indexed values.
  fellowship('Hobbit') := 'Frodo';
  fellowship('Wizard') := 'Gandalf';
  fellowship('Human')  := 'Aragorn';
  -- Increasing iterator values.
  FOR i IN 1..fellowship.COUNT LOOP
    IF i = 1 THEN -- Set starting point and assign value.
      CURRENT := fellowship.LAST;
      element := fellowship(CURRENT);
    ELSE -- Change value until you read the first element.
      IF fellowship.PRIOR(CURRENT) IS NOT NULL THEN
        CURRENT := fellowship.PRIOR(CURRENT);
        element := fellowship(CURRENT);
      ELSE -- Exit when all elements read.
        EXIT;
      END IF;
    END IF;
    DBMS_OUTPUT.put('Iterator ['||i||'] ');
    DBMS_OUTPUT.put('Index ['||current||'] ');
    DBMS_OUTPUT.put('Value ['||element||']');
    DBMS_OUTPUT.new_line();
  END LOOP;
END;
/

DECLARE
  TYPE collection IS TABLE OF VARCHAR2(20) INDEX BY VARCHAR2(8);
  fellowship COLLECTION;
  CURRENT    VARCHAR2(20);
BEGIN
  -- Assign character indexed values.
  fellowship('Hobbit') := 'Frodo';
  fellowship('Wizard') := 'Gandalf';
  fellowship('Human')  := 'Aragorn';
  -- Increasing iterator values.
  IF fellowship.COUNT > 0 THEN
    CURRENT := fellowship.LAST;
    WHILE CURRENT IS NOT NULL LOOP
      DBMS_OUTPUT.put('Iterator ['||current||'] ');
      DBMS_OUTPUT.put('Value ['||fellowship(CURRENT)||'] ');
      DBMS_OUTPUT.new_line();
      CURRENT := fellowship.PRIOR(CURRENT);
    END LOOP;
  END IF;
END;
/

<?php
  // Return successful attempt to connect to the database.
  if ($c = @oci_connect("plsql","plsql","orcl"))
  {
    // Declare input variables.
    (isset($_GET['table'])) ? $table = (int) $_GET['table'] : $table = 'ITEM';
    (isset($_GET['column'])) ? $column = (int) $_GET['column'] : $column = 'ITEM_TYPE';
 
    // Declare a PL/SQL execution command.
    $stmt = "BEGIN
              :return_cursor := get_common_cursor(:table,:column);
            END;";
 
    // Strip special characters to avoid ORA-06550 and PLS-00103 errors.
    $stmt = strip_special_characters($stmt);
 
    // Parse a query through the connection.
    $s = oci_parse($c,$stmt);
 
    // Declare a return cursor for the connection.
    $rc = oci_new_cursor($c);
 
    // Bind PHP variables to the OCI input or in mode variables.
    oci_bind_by_name($s,':table',$table);
    oci_bind_by_name($s,':column',$column);
 
    // Bind PHP variables to the OCI output or in/out mode variable.
    oci_bind_by_name($s,':return_cursor',$rc,-1,OCI_B_CURSOR);
 
    // Execute the PL/SQL statement &amp; reference cursor.
    oci_execute($s);
    oci_execute($rc);
 
    // Print the table header with known labels.
    print '<table border="1" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="0">';
 
    // Set dynamic labels control variable true.
    $label = true;
 
    // Read the contents of the reference cursor.
    while($row = oci_fetch_assoc($rc))
    {
      // Declare header and data variables.
      $header = "";
      $data = "";
 
      // Read the reference cursor into a table.
      foreach ($row as $name => $column)
      {
        // Capture labels for the first row.
        if ($label)
        {
          $header .= '<td class="e">'.$name.'</td>';
          $data .= '<td class="v">'.$column.'</td>';
        }
        else
          $data .= '<td class=v>'.$column.'</td>';
      }
 
      // Print the header row once.
      if ($label)
      {
        print '<tr>'.$header.'</tr>';
        $label = !$label;
      }
 
      // Print the data rows.
      print '<tr>'.$data.'</tr>';
    }
 
    // Print the HTML table close.
    print '</table>';
 
    // Disconnect from database.
    oci_close($c);
  }
  else
  {
    // Assign the OCI error and format double and single quotes.
    $errorMessage = oci_error();
    print htmlentities($errorMessage['message'])."<br />";
  }
 
  // Strip special characters, like carriage or line returns and tabs.
  function strip_special_characters($str)
  {
    $out = "";
    for ($i = 0;$i &lt; strlen($str);$i++)
      if ((ord($str[$i]) != 9) && (ord($str[$i]) != 10) &&
          (ord($str[$i]) != 13))
        $out .= $str[$i];
 
  // Return character only strings.
  return $out; }
?>

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE insert_item
( asin VARCHAR2
, item_type VARCHAR2
, item_title VARCHAR2
, item_subtitle VARCHAR2 := ''
, rating VARCHAR2
, agency VARCHAR2
, release_date DATE ) IS
 
  -- Local variable for a dynamic SQL statement.
  stmt VARCHAR2(2000);
 
BEGIN
 
  -- Create a dynamic statement with bind variables.
  stmt := 'INSERT INTO item '
  || '( item_id'
  || ', item_barcode'
  || ', item_type'
  || ', item_title'
  || ', item_subtitle'
  || ', item_desc'
  || ', item_blob'
  || ', item_photo'
  || ', item_rating'
  || ', item_rating_agency'
  || ', item_release_date' 
  || ', created_by'
  || ', creation_date'
  || ', last_updated_by'
  || ', last_update_date ) '
  || 'VALUES '
  || '( item_s1.nextval'
  || ',''ASIN''||CHR(58)||:asin'
  || ',(SELECT common_lookup_id'
  || ' FROM common_lookup'
  || ' WHERE common_lookup_type = :item_type)'
  || ', :item_title'
  || ', :item_subtitle'
  || ', empty_clob()'
  || ', NULL, NULL'
  || ', :rating'
  || ', :agency'
  || ', :release_date'
  || ', 3, SYSDATE, 3, SYSDATE)';
 
  -- Print debug statement.
  dbms_output.put_line(stmt);
 
  -- Execute dynamic statement with bind variables.
  EXECUTE IMMEDIATE stmt
  USING asin, item_type, item_title, item_subtitle, rating, agency, release_date;
END insert_item;
/

BEGIN
  insert_item('B00005JPO1'
             ,'DVD_WIDE_SCREEN'
             ,'Indiana Jones and the Crystal Skull'
             ,'2-Disc Special Edition'
             ,'PG-13'
             ,'MPAA'
             ,'14-OCT-08');
END;
/