Re: Calling functions...

In article <7qmh04$ugt$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>,   ropru_at_my-deja.com wrote:
> I would like to now if it's possible to call
function (or procedure)
> from another function or porocedure.
>
> Here is the code:
>
> CREATE OR REPLACE function doit
> (v_idnumber payment.idnumber%TYPE)
> RETURN NUMBER
> IS
> v_dexpect VARCHAR2(10);
> v_id NUMBER;
> v_examount NUMBER;
> BEGIN
> SELECT year, idnumber, expectamount
> INTO v_dexpect, v_id, v_examount
> FROM payment
> WHERE idnumber = v_idnumber;
> IF year LIKE '1999/2000' THEN
> foo(v_id, v_examount);
> END IF;
> RETURN 1;
> END doit;
> /
>
> where "foo" is another function. I got error
message that:
>
> "PLS-00221: 'FOO' is not a procedure or is
undefined"
>
> Foo was created earlier without compliation
errors.
>
> Thanks
>
> Roman
>
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HEllo,

IF 'FOO' is a function it should return a value and if so this value should be assigned to a variable of the return data type of 'FOO'. You don't have that. I guess that is what caused the error.

Take care,
Ashok

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