RE: procedure/function error

[Naveen Nahata]

you need to accept the return value of the function in a variable. the correct way to do is

 

SQL> var a varchar2(1000)

sql> execute :a := emp_sel('gali')

SQL> print a

 

OR

 

SQL>declare

SQL>a varchar2(1000);

SQL>begin

SQL>a := emp_sel('gali');

SQL>DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(a);

SQL>end;

SQL>/

 

Regards

Naveen

-----Original Message-----
From: purushottam krishna hegde [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, June 06, 2003 5:05 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
Subject: procedure/function error

hi all,

this is purushottam hegde from Bangalore(IND)

i am relatively new to oracle and so to this group.

iam having a problem with function...

it goes like this.

 

 

 

SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION EMP_SEL(ename IN Varchar2) return varchar2 is
  2  resex varchar2(3);
  3  Begin
  4  SELECT sex into resex from emp where name=ename;
  5  return(resex);
  6  END;
  7  /

Function created.

 

SQL> EXECUTE EMP_SEL('gali');
BEGIN EMP_SEL('gali'); END;

      *
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-06550: line 1, column 7:
PLS-00221: 'EMP_SEL' is not a procedure or is undefined
ORA-06550: line 1, column 7:
PL/SQL: Statement ignored

 

 

 

pl help me in this regard

 

thanking all of u

 

purushottam hegde

 

 

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