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Question : Is it possible to return using OUT :

Both : A variable & A cursor, from my code below ??

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I saw a similar question for SqlDB but after a really long search found no solution for OracleDB.

In PLSQL :

CREATE OR REPLACE
PROCEDURE SPGETRESULTANDSETFLAG
(
 pFilter VARCHAR2,
 pMaxRowCount VARCHAR2,
 pTableID RAW,
 myFlag OUT NUMBER,
 myCursor OUT types.cursorType
)
AS
BEGIN
 Declare
  CountQuery VARCHAR(20000) := '';
  DataQuery VARCHAR(20000) := '';
  ResultingRows NUMBER := -1;
 Begin
  myFlag := -1;

  CountQuery := 'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ' 
                || F_GET_TABLENAME_FROM_ID(PTABLEID => pTableID)
                || ' WHERE ' || pFilter;
  EXECUTE IMMEDIATE CountQuery INTO ResultingRows;


  --Get the Return Value
  if( pMaxRowCount > ResultingRows ) then myFlag := 1; end if;


  DataQuery := 'SELECT * FROM '
                || F_GET_TABLENAME_FROM_ID(PTABLEID => pTableID) 
                || ' WHERE ' || pFilter; 
  --Get the Return Cursor
  Open myCursor for DataQuery;

 End;
END SPGETRESULTANDSETFLAG;

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In Code Behind..

Database db = DBSingleton.GetInstance();
using (DbCommand command = db.GetStoredProcCommand(spName))
{
    //The three Add In Parameters... & then the Add out Parameter as below
    db.AddOutParameter(command, "myFlag", System.Data.DbType.Int32, LocVariable );
    using ( IDataReader reader = db.ExecuteReader(command))
    {
         //Loop through cursor values & store them in code behind class-obj(s)
    }
}

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I Thought this was not possible as how do I read both the value & the cursor, because..

if only flag param out then i would use db.ExecuteNonQuery(..)
& if only cursor out then i would use db.ExecuteReader(..)

Answer 1

Thank you for the answers

I was really desperate to get a working result & somehow came across a solution & after reading a bit found out why it worked :

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Oracle Stored Procedure as is with no change.

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Code Behind – Changed as follows :

Database db = DBSingleton.GetInstance();
using (DbCommand command = db.GetStoredProcCommand(spName))
{
    //The three Add In Parameters... & then the Add out Parameter as below
    db.AddOutParameter(command, "myFlag", System.Data.DbType.Int32, LocVariable );
    using ( IDataReader reader = db.ExecuteReader(command))
    {
         //Loop through cursor values & store them in code behind class-obj(s)
         //The reader must be closed before trying to get the "OUT parameter"
         reader.Close();

         //Only after reader is closed will any parameter result be assigned
         //So now we can get the parameter value.
         //if reader was not closed then OUT parameter value will remain null
         //Getting the parameter must be done within this code block
         //I could not get it to work outside this code block
         <Type> result = (typecast)command.Parameters["OUT_parameter_name"];
    }
}
//I USED THIS APPROACH TO RETURN MULTIPLE PARAMETERS ALONG WITH THE CURSOR READ