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Define and use reference cursor
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SQL> -- Define and use reference cursor
SQL>
SQL> create table myTable as select * from all_users;
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> variable myReferenceCursor refcursor;
SQL>
SQL> begin
2 open :myReferenceCursor for select * from myTable;
3 end;
4 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> delete from myTable;
14 rows deleted.
SQL>
SQL> commit;
Commit complete.
SQL>
SQL> print myReferenceCursor;
USERNAME USER_ID CREATED
------------------------------ ---------- ---------
BOB 36 30-AUG-06
FLOWS_020100 35 07-FEB-06
FLOWS_FILES 34 07-FEB-06
HR 33 07-FEB-06
MDSYS 32 07-FEB-06
ANONYMOUS 28 07-FEB-06
XDB 27 07-FEB-06
CTXSYS 25 07-FEB-06
DBSNMP 23 07-FEB-06
TSMSYS 20 07-FEB-06
DIP 18 07-FEB-06
USERNAME USER_ID CREATED
------------------------------ ---------- ---------
OUTLN 11 07-FEB-06
SYSTEM 5 07-FEB-06
SYS 0 07-FEB-06
14 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table myTable;
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQL>
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