RE: Returning a COMPLETE record set from a stored procedure

Ok, then the question is, can I pass a REF CURSOR to a C program? That's my problem. I know I can do it with ref cursors lets say within a package but what if I want to pass a complete recordset to a C program?

We have a programmer writing a program in C, wants us to write stored procs that return record sets to his calling program.

Makes sense. I can do it in Visual Basic just by executing code into a recordset, but straight PL/SQL and C I am unsure about.

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> From: root_at_fatcity.com_at_SUNGARD On Behalf Of "Jamadagni, Rajendra" <Rajendra.Jamadagni_at_espn.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 17, 2002 3:43 PM
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> Subject: RE: Returning a COMPLETE record set from a stored procedure
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> You could return a REF cursor and then fetch from that ref cursor in your program. This situation is ideal compared to passing (around) collections.
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