hi, some time ago i had the same question and the same problems, here's is my working solution for calling a ORACLE SP :
<!-- search for businessunit's --> <esql:execute-query> <esql:call needs-query="true>">{ call CONTACTS.searchBusinessUnit(<esql:parameter direction="in" type="String"><xsp:expr>pattern</xsp:expr></esql:parameter>,<esql:parameter direction="out" type="CLOB"/>) }</esql:call> <esql:call-results> <businessunit-search> <esql:get-xml column="2" from-call="yes"/> </businessunit-search> </esql:call-results> </esql:execute-query> annother strange effect , take care the your call statement starts on the same line like your "esql:call" element. hth, Frank --------------------------------------------------------------------- Please check that your question has not already been answered in the FAQ before posting. <http://xml.apache.org/cocoon/faq/index.html> To unsubscribe, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>