Connecting to Your Database
Using Oracle

To use an Oracle stored procedure with a result set:

1. Set up the ISQL view of the Database painter to create the stored procedure.

2. Create the stored procedure with a result set as an IN OUT (reference) parameter.

3. Create DataWindow objects that use the stored procedure as a data source.

To change the default SQL terminator character in the Database painter:

1. Connect to your Oracle database in PowerBuilder as the System user.

   For instructions, see Defining the Oracle database interface.

2. Open the Database painter.

3. Select Design>Options from the menu bar.

   The Database Preferences dialog box displays. If necessary, click the General tab to display the General property page.

4. Type the character you want (for example, a backquote) in the SQL Terminator Character box.

5. Click Apply or OK.

   The SQL Terminator Character setting is applied to the current connection and all future connections (until you change it).

To create Oracle stored procedures with result sets:

1. Make sure your Oracle user account has the necessary database access and privileges to access Oracle objects (such as tables and procedures).

   Without the appropriate access and privileges, you will be unable to create Oracle stored procedures.

2. Assume the following table named tt exists in your Oracle database:

   a	b	c
   1	Newman	sysdate
   2	Everett	sysdate

   
   

3. Create an Oracle package that holds the result set type and stored procedure. The result type must match your table definition.

   For example, the following statement creates an Oracle package named spm that holds a result set type named rctl and a stored procedure named proc1. The tt%ROWTYPE attribute defines rctl to contain all of the columns in table tt. The procedure proc1 takes one parameter, a cursor variable named rc1 that is an IN OUT parameter of type rctl.

   CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE spm
      IS TYPE rctl IS REF CURSOR
      RETURN tt%ROWTYPE;
      PROCEDURE proc1(rc1 IN OUT rctl);END;`

4. Create the Oracle stored procedure separately from the package you defined.

   The following examples show how to create two stored procedures: spm_proc 1 (returns a single result set) and spm_proc2 (returns multiple result sets).

   The IN OUT specification means that PowerBuilder passes the cursor variable (rc1 or rc2) by reference to the Oracle procedure and expects the procedure to open the cursor. After the procedure call, PowerBuilder fetches the result set from the cursor and then closes the cursor.

   spm_proc1 example for DataWindow objects

   The following statements create spm_proc1 which returns one result set. You can use this procedure as the data source for a DataWindow object in PowerBuilder.

   CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE spm_proc1(rc1 IN OUT spm.rctl)
   AS
   BEGIN
      OPEN rc1 FOR SELECT * FROM tt;
   END;`

   spm_proc2 example for embedded SQL

   The following statements create spm_proc2 which returns two result sets. You can use this procedure only in embedded SQL.

   CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE spm_proc2 (rc1 IN OUT spm.rctl, rc2 IN OUT spm.rctl)
   AS
   BEGIN
      OPEN rc1 FOR SELECT * FROM tt ORDER BY 1;
      OPEN rc2 FOR SELECT * FROM tt ORDER BY 2;END;`

To create a DataWindow object using an Oracle stored procedure with a result set:

1. Select a presentation style on the DataWindow page of the New dialog box and click OK.

2. Select the Stored Procedure icon and click OK.

   The Select Stored Procedure wizard page displays, listing the stored procedures available in your database.

3. Select the stored procedure you want to use as a data source, and click Next.

4. Complete the wizard to define the DataWindow object.

   When you preview the DataWindow object or call Retrieve, PowerBuilder fetches the result set from the cursor in order to populate the DataWindow object. If you selected Retrieve on Preview on the Choose Data Source page in the wizard, the result set displays in the Preview view when the DataWindow opens.