Question

EDIT ~ I have answered my own question below in the EDIT section, not answering because i feel wrong if i get points for answering my own post =/

I am trying to find a way to pass parameters to this procedure via a URL

    create or replace procedure extinput(KEY in varchar2 := 'KEY',NAME in varchar2 := 'NAME') is
    l_apex_url varchar2(4000);

    begin
    htp.p('Hello extinput');
    htp.p(KEY);
    --htp.p('NAME');
    htp.p(NAME);
    --l_apex_url:= 'http://myhost:myport/pls/apex/extinput;
    --l_apex_url:= 'google.com'; 
    --owa_util.redirect_url(l_apex_url);

    end extinput;

If i plug the URL:

    http://horizon.lcc.edu:7777/pls/apex/extinput

into my browser then the page dispays:

    Hello extinput KEY NAME

Which is fine for confirming that i can call the procedure via a url, but now im working on passing some variables to its parameters.

I want to know if I will have to put the values in the URL [GET] (really would rather not) or if there is a way to reteive the [POST] data from a form on an external server like so:

    <form Method="POST" action="http://horizon.lcc.edu:7777/pls/apex/extinput" name="form1">
        <P><b>This form has three parameters, which matches the number of parameters the procedure view_http_post_fixed has.</b>
        <table><tr><td>Session Id:</td>
                       <td><input type="text" name="SESSION_ID" value="9582274473829998340">        </td>
            </tr>
            <tr><td>Key:</td>
                <td><input type="text" name="KEY" id="KEY" value="1109"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr><td>Name:</td>
                <td> <input type="text" name="NAME" id="NAME" value="Jeff Eberhard"></td>
            </tr></table>
    <input value="Submit" type="submit">
    </form>

Any help or “point’s in the right direction” will be GREATLY appreciated =)

$$ EDIT $$

Ok so i have successfully gotten passed post data in my pl sql procedure

    create or replace procedure extinput(KEY in varchar2 := 'KEY',NAME in varchar2 := 'NAME') 
    is
        l_apex_url varchar2(4000);
    begin
        htp.p('Hello extinput');

        htp.p(KEY);
        htp.p(NAME);

        insert into post_table (col2, col3 ) values(KEY, NAME);
    end extinput;

Coming to this conclusion makes me feel like i made this question more complicated then it needed to be. Sorry if that is so, but atleast this problem is now solved.

Errors were being thrown because i was sending 3 parameters but only coded two into the procedure. So either remove an input from the form, or add a third parameter area. here is the finalized form:

    <form Method="POST" action="http://horizon.lcc.edu:7777/pls/apex/extinput" name="form1">
        <P><b>This form has three parameters, which matches the number of parameters the procedure view_http_post_fixed has.</b>
        <table>
            <tr><td>Key:</td>
                <td><input type="text" name="KEY" id="KEY" value="1109"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr><td>Name:</td>
                <td> <input type="text" name="NAME" id="NAME" value="Jeff Eberhard"></td>
            </tr></table>
    <input value="Submit" type="submit">
    </form>

Answer 1

Ok so i have successfully gotten passed post data in my pl sql procedure

    create or replace procedure extinput(KEY in varchar2 := 'KEY',NAME in varchar2 := 'NAME') 
    is
        l_apex_url varchar2(4000);
    begin
        htp.p('Hello extinput');

        htp.p(KEY);
        htp.p(NAME);

        insert into post_table (col2, col3 ) values(KEY, NAME);
    end extinput;

Coming to this conclusion makes me feel like i made this question more complicated then it needed to be. Sorry if that is so, but atleast this problem is now solved.

Errors were being thrown because i was sending 3 parameters but only coded two into the procedure. So either remove an input from the form, or add a third parameter area. here is the finalized form:

    <form Method="POST" action="http://horizon.lcc.edu:7777/pls/apex/extinput" name="form1">
        <P><b>This form has three parameters, which matches the number of parameters the procedure view_http_post_fixed has.</b>
        <table>
            <tr><td>Key:</td>
                <td><input type="text" name="KEY" id="KEY" value="1109"></td>
            </tr>
            <tr><td>Name:</td>
                <td> <input type="text" name="NAME" id="NAME" value="Jeff Eberhard"></td>
            </tr></table>
    <input value="Submit" type="submit">
    </form>