Comments on: Adding IN parameter http://awads.net/wp/2005/08/10/adding-in-parameter/ News, views, tips and tricks on Oracle and other fun stuff Wed, 09 May 2012 16:54:41 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Robert Vollman http://awads.net/wp/2005/08/10/adding-in-parameter/comment-page-1/#comment-93 Robert Vollman Thu, 11 Aug 2005 16:38:19 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/?p=107#comment-93 <p>Great Feuerstein link, thanks!</p> Great Feuerstein link, thanks!

]]> By: Eddie Awad http://awads.net/wp/2005/08/10/adding-in-parameter/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Eddie Awad Thu, 11 Aug 2005 06:22:54 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/?p=107#comment-92 <p>Rob, the link should be fixed now.</p> Rob, the link should be fixed now.

]]> By: Rob Baillie http://awads.net/wp/2005/08/10/adding-in-parameter/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Rob Baillie Thu, 11 Aug 2005 05:53:28 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/?p=107#comment-91 <p>Sorry Eddie,</p> <p>The permalink address for that entry has changed (so much for the perma part of that name!).</p> <p>It's now: http://robertbaillie.blogspot.com/2005/08/named-notation-parameters-in-easy-to.html</p> Sorry Eddie,

The permalink address for that entry has changed (so much for the perma part of that name!).

It’s now: http://robertbaillie.blogspot.com/2005/08/named-notation-parameters-in-easy-to.html

]]> By: Eddie Awad http://awads.net/wp/2005/08/10/adding-in-parameter/comment-page-1/#comment-90 Eddie Awad Wed, 10 Aug 2005 21:16:30 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/?p=107#comment-90 <p><em>Don’t need to move it to the end. You can specify your arguments in your procedure calls</em></p> <p>What if you cannot or do not want to change how you call the procedure. At work, I have one procedure that is called by 20 others. I do not have access to the other 20 calling procedures and they do not use named notation in their calls. Now I want to add a new IN parameter to the called procedure. What shall I do? That's what I'm trying to solve here.</p> <p><em>What do you mean by that?</em></p> <p>Sorry, I was not clear. I meant I always avoid standalone procedures and functions. I always create my procedures and functions inside packages. <a href="http://www.oracle.com/technology/oramag/oracle/05-may/o35plsql.html">Here</a> is a good article by Steven Feuerstein about this subject.</p> Don’t need to move it to the end. You can specify your arguments in your procedure calls

What if you cannot or do not want to change how you call the procedure. At work, I have one procedure that is called by 20 others. I do not have access to the other 20 calling procedures and they do not use named notation in their calls. Now I want to add a new IN parameter to the called procedure. What shall I do? That’s what I’m trying to solve here.

What do you mean by that?

Sorry, I was not clear. I meant I always avoid standalone procedures and functions. I always create my procedures and functions inside packages. Here is a good article by Steven Feuerstein about this subject.

]]> By: Robert Vollman http://awads.net/wp/2005/08/10/adding-in-parameter/comment-page-1/#comment-89 Robert Vollman Wed, 10 Aug 2005 20:52:08 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/?p=107#comment-89 <p>Don't need to move it to the end. You can specify your arguments in your procedure calls. That is a good habit to get into anyway.</p> <p>scott@Robert> create or replace procedure test_proc 2 (param1_in in number, param2_in in number := 1, param2_out out varchar2) 3 as 4 begin 5 param2_out := 'done'; 6 end; 7 /</p> <p>scott@Robert> declare 2 value_out varchar2(20); 3 begin 4 test_proc (param1_in => 1, param2_out => value_out); 5 dbms_output.put_line(value_out); 6 end; 7 / done</p> <p>"Normally, I do not create procedures. I always use packages."</p> <p>What do you mean by that? You create packages with stored procedures inside them?</p> Don’t need to move it to the end. You can specify your arguments in your procedure calls. That is a good habit to get into anyway.

scott@Robert> create or replace procedure test_proc 2 (param1_in in number, param2_in in number := 1, param2_out out varchar2) 3 as 4 begin 5 param2_out := ‘done’; 6 end; 7 /

scott@Robert> declare 2 value_out varchar2(20); 3 begin 4 test_proc (param1_in => 1, param2_out => value_out); 5 dbms_output.put_line(value_out); 6 end; 7 / done

“Normally, I do not create procedures. I always use packages.”

What do you mean by that? You create packages with stored procedures inside them?

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