Example 1: Using parameters for statement and cursor names The following example shows two procedures from the online sample program SQL$MULTI_STMT_DYN.SQLADA. These procedures show the use of parameters for statement and cursor names. . . . -- This procedure prepares a statement for dynamic execution from the string -- passed to it. This procedure can prepare any number of statements -- because the statement is passed to it as the parameter, cur_procid. procedure PREPARE_SQL is CUR_CURSOR : string(1..31) := (others => ' '); CUR_PROCID : integer := 0; CUR_STMT : string(1..1024) := (others => ' '); begin -- Allocate separate SQLDAs for parameter markers (sqlda_in) and select list -- items (sqlda_out). Assign the value of the constant MAXPARMS (set in the -- declarations section) to the SQLN field of both SQLDA structures. SQLN -- specifies to SQL the maximum size of the SQLDA. sqlda_in := new sqlda_record; sqlda_in.sqln := maxparms; sqlda_out := new sqlda_record; sqlda_out.sqln := maxparms; -- Assign the SQL statement that was constructed in the procedure -- CONSTRUCT_SQL to the variable cur_stmt. cur_stmt := sql_stmt; -- Use the PREPARE...SELECT LIST statement to prepare the dynamic statement -- and write information about any select list items in it to sqlda_out. -- It prepares a statement for dynamic execution from the string passed to -- it. It also writes information about the number and data type of any -- select list items in the statement to an SQLDA (specifically, the -- sqlda_out SQLDA specified). -- -- Note that the PREPARE statement could have prepared the statement without -- writing to an SQLDA. Instead, a separate DESCRIBE...SELECT LIST statement -- would have written information about any select list items to an SQLDA. EXEC SQL PREPARE :cur_procid SELECT LIST INTO :sqlda_out FROM :cur_stmt; case sqlca.sqlcode is when sql_success => null; when others => raise syntax_error; end case; -- Use the DESCRIBE...MARKERS statement to write information about any -- parameter markers in the dynamic statement to sqlda_in. This statement -- writes information to an SQLDA (specifically, the sqlda_in SQLDA -- specified) about the number and data type of any parameter markers in -- the prepared dynamic statement. Note that SELECT statements may also -- have parameter markers. EXEC SQL DESCRIBE :cur_procid MARKERS INTO sqlda_in; case sqlca.sqlcode is when sql_success => null; when others => raise syntax_error; end case; -- If the operation is "Read," create a unique name for the cursor name -- so that the program can pass the cursor name to the dynamic DECLARE -- CURSOR statement. if cur_op(1) = 'R' then cur_cursor(1) := 'C'; cur_cursor(2..name_strlng) := cur_name(1..name_strlng - 1); -- Declare the dynamic cursor. EXEC SQL DECLARE :cur_cursor CURSOR FOR :cur_procid; case sqlca.sqlcode is when sql_success => null; when others => raise syntax_error; end case; end if; number_of_procs := number_of_procs + 1; sqlda_in_array(number_of_procs) := sqlda_in; sqlda_out_array(number_of_procs) := sqlda_out; procedure_names(number_of_procs) := cur_name; procedure_ids(number_of_procs) := cur_procid; if cur_op(1) = 'R' then cursor_names(number_of_procs) := cur_cursor; end if; exception when syntax_error => sql_get_error_text(get_error_buffer,get_error_length); put_line(get_error_buffer(1..integer(get_error_length))); put("Press RETURN to continue. "); get_line(terminal,release_screen,last); new_line; end PREPARE_SQL; . . . begin -- procedure body DISPLAY_DATA -- Before displaying any data, allocate buffers to hold the data -- returned by SQL. -- allocate_buffers; -- Allocate and assign SQLDAs for the requested SQL procedure. -- sqlda_in := new sqlda_record; sqlda_in := sqlda_in_array(stmt_index); sqlda_out := new sqlda_record; sqlda_out := sqlda_out_array(stmt_index); cur_cursor := cursor_names(stmt_index); -- Open the previously declared cursor. The statement specifies -- an SQLDA (specifically, sqlda_in) as the source of addresses for any -- parameter markers in the cursor's SELECT statement. -- EXEC SQL OPEN :cur_cursor USING DESCRIPTOR sqlda_in; case sqlca.sqlcode is when sql_success => null; when others => raise unexpected_error; end case; -- Fetch the first row from the result table. This statement fetches a -- row from the opened cursor and writes it to the addresses specified -- in an SQLDA (specifically, sqlda_out). -- EXEC SQL FETCH :cur_cursor USING DESCRIPTOR sqlda_out; case sqlca.sqlcode is -- Check to see if the result table has any rows. when sql_success => null; when stream_eof => put_line("No records found."); new_line; when others => raise unexpected_error; end case; -- Set up a loop to display the first row, then fetch and display second -- and subsequent rows. rowcount := 0; while sqlca.sqlcode = 0 loop rowcount := rowcount + 1; -- Execute the DISPLAY_ROW procedure. display_row; -- To only display 5 rows, exit the loop if the loop counter -- equals MAXROW (coded as 5 in this program). if rowcount = maxrows then exit; end if; -- Fetch another row, exit the loop if no more rows. EXEC SQL FETCH :cur_cursor USING DESCRIPTOR sqlda_out; case sqlca.sqlcode is when sql_success => null; when stream_eof => exit; when others => raise unexpected_error; end case; end loop; -- Close the cursor. EXEC SQL CLOSE :cur_cursor; case sqlca.sqlcode is when sql_success => null; when others => raise unexpected_error; end case; exception when unexpected_error => sql_get_error_text(get_error_buffer,get_error_length); EXEC SQL ROLLBACK; put_line("This condition was not expected."); put_line(get_error_buffer(1..integer(get_error_length))); put("Press RETURN to continue. "); get_line(terminal,release_screen,last); -- Stop and let the user look before returning. skip; put_line("Press RETURN to proceed. "); get_line(terminal,release_screen,last); end DISPLAY_DATA;