RE: Get Package, Re-write, Re-compile...

Thanks, it appears one of the parameters in the call to dbms_parse inserts the blank lines, it can be set to false. The line limit is a bit of a bummer but this does appear to be working great!  

Thanks

From: Steve Jelfs [mailto:steve_at_trolltec.co.uk] Sent: Friday, November 19, 2004 3:42 PM
To: Post, Ethan; oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: RE: Get Package, Re-write, Re-compile...

ok - I do something very similar to this, I think, and it doesn't involve writing out files and using sql*plus. It goes something like:- (and I'm sure you'll be able to adapt it to your use.  

create or replace function run_statement (pCode in dbms_sql.varchar2s) return integer is
begin  

dbms_output.put_line('Opening Cursor');  

vCursor:=dbms_sql.open_cursor;  

dbms_sql.parse(vCursor,pCode, 1,pCode. count,true,dbms_sql.native);  

dbms_sql.close_cursor(vCursor);  

return 1 ;  

exception
etc etc  

end;  

Declare  

vCode dbms_sql.varchar2s;
vEmptyCode dbms_sql.varchar2s ;
vCount pls_integer:=0;
vCursor integer;
vRun pls_integer;
vCount pls_integer:=1;  

begin  

for i in (select text from all_source@ main_server where name=<procedure name>
and type='PROCEDURE'
and owner = <owner>) loop
vCount:= vCount+ 1;
vCode( vCount):=i.text;
end loop;  

vCode(1):='create or replace '||vCode(1);  

vRun:=run_statement( vCode);  

end;
/    

Works perfectly for me - I use it to replicate code changes down to some 100 salesforce laptops who have a local contacts database and diary which they access via the web. It does, however, insert an additional blank line between each line - never really got round to figuring out why or how to avoid it but it doesn't cause a problem. One caveat though is that each line of code can't exceed 256 characters.  

Cheers  

Steve  

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-----Original Message-----
From: "Post, Ethan" <Ethan.Post_at_ps.net>
To: <oracle-l_at_freelists.org>
Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2004 13:56:18 -0600
Subject: RE: Get Package, Re-write, Re-compile...

> OK, this one is going to AskTom as soon as his queue clears up. Would
> anyone actually want his job? We need to put Tom in for a Nobel prize
> or something, he exhibits an amazing amount of patience and effort
with
> ol AskTom.
>
> Will keep you posted.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org
> [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Post, Ethan
> Sent: Thursday, November 18, 2004 2:38 PM
> To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> Subject: Get Package, Re-write, Re-compile...
>
> Here is the situation, I have written a PL/SQL package that grabs
> source
> code for other packages from DBA_SOURCE, goes through each line,
> inserts
> instrumentation among other things, and then inserts that source into
a
> temporary table. This can all be accomplished using a simple call to
> the package. However, to recompile the new package I spool out the
new
> source to a file and run the file, this happens via SQL*Plus.=3D20
>
> Ideally I would like to recompile the new package using PL/SQL however
> I
> think DBMS_SQL has a limit of 32K and I think varchar2 limit is also
> 32K
> which I could use for execute immediate. Some of these packages are >
> 1MB in size. Besides writing some sort of java/c wrapper can anyone
> think of a way to do this?
>
> Thanks!
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