ref_cursor's

From: Vordos, Suzy <Suzy.Vordos_at_qwest.com>
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2003 12:34:44 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.005D0403.20030917123444@fatcity.com>

I've RTFM'd looking for advantages/disadvantages of ref_cursors vs. out parameters. We have a developer who insists on using out parameters instead of ref_cursors. He hasn't coded PL/SQL since Oracle7. The application program that calls the PL/SQL package is written in C#.

I'm at a loss for words. I'm not a PL/SQL expert, but it seems that ref_cursors have the advantage of not needing to define PL/SQL variables, and that it's easier to pass a result set back to the calling program. I also assume that ref_cursors have better performance.

Can someone clarify this? Maybe I'm confused.

Thanks,
Suzy
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