Re: Prompt and accept a value inside a procedure

In short, no. Perhaps with Java (i'm not sure), but definitely not with PL.SQL. There are a couple of things you can do depending on what you're trying to accomplish.

Prompt for input in sqlplus before executing your pl/sql. If you're running a stored procedure, pass the input as an argument. If you're running anonymous pl/sql, embed the substitution variable in the pl/sql where you need it.

If you need to prompt after executing some logic, don't use pl/sql. Use a shell script to do what you want and issue sql commands against the database via sqlplus. You can read results from a sql command into shell variables like this.

#!/bin/ksh
print -n "Enter table name:"
read tn
sqlplus -s<<! | read cnt
user/password
set feedback off pages 0 trimspool on
select count(*) from $tn;
!
print "Count is $cnt"

• Original Message ----- To: "Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L" <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 9:50 AM

> Hi All,
>
> Is there a way to prompt a user and accept input from the user inside a
> procedure. I cannot get the prompt/accept to work
> inside a procedure. It works it sql*plus.
>
> Thanks
> Rick
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