Re: supplying dblink name to package at runtime

The way I solved this problem is to create a useable "dummy" DB_LINK so that compiling the code will succeed.

The only minor gotcha is that what will result if/when a bogus dblink is passed into the code for real at run time.

HTH & YMMV HAND!

                                                                                                                                 
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Hi,

I'm trying to incorporate a procedure in a package that needs to run using a
dblink name supplied at runtime. The dblink is used in the dml inside the procedure, but when I compile the package I get "ORA-00942 table or view does not exist" for all the sql referencing the dblink.

Here is a code snippet:

PROCEDURE CREATE_WC_OVER_DBLINK (
             DBLINK VARCHAR2) v_dblink VARCHAR2(100) := dblink;

BEGIN INSERT INTO mm_product_temp (rec, rec_old, name, is_disabled, is_workingcopy)
(SELECT mm_product_seq.nextval, rec, name, is_disabled, is_workingcopy
FROM mm_product_at_v_dblink
WHERE last_update IS null);

.....

END;
/

The ORA-00942 shows up for the line with the INSERT statement.

Looking for ideas as to how to do this. I saw a MetaLink forum posting indicating that the way to do this is to create a refcursor, then use a function to return the supplied sql to the refcursor, then open the refcursor, etc. etc.

Is this the only way to do it?

thanks

bill

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