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Question

I have the following procedure, which does not compile correctly, because it refers to non existing objects (table does not exist)
Here is only a section of the code (i used generic names for tables and columns):
DECLARE
C INTEGER := 0;
BEGIN
SELECT COUNT(1) INTO C FROM USER_TABLES WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'MY_TABLE';
IF C > 0 THEN
DECLARE
CURSOR c_maps IS SELECT COLUM_NAME1, COLUM_NAME2 FROM MY_TABLE WHERE ACTIVE = 1;
BEGIN
FOR prec IN c_maps LOOP
some code...;
END LOOP;
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'some code..';
END;
END IF;
END;
/
I don't know how to write this statement dynamically, since the table "MY_TABLE" does not exist:
CURSOR c_maps IS SELECT COLUM_NAME1, COLUM_NAME2 FROM MY_TABLE WHERE ACTIVE =1;
I also tried to write it like:
CURSOR c_maps IS SELECT COLUM_NAME1, COLUM_NAME2 FROM (Select 'MY_TABLE' from dual) WHERE ACTIVE = 1;
However, than it refers to the column "ACTIVE" which also does not exist at compile time...It is possible to write the whole procedure inside "execute immediate" - block? I have tried different variants, however without success

Answer 1

You may need to open the cursor in a different way, so that the non existing table is only referred in dynamic SQL; for example:
declare
c integer := 0;
curs sys_refcursor;
v1 number;
v2 number;
begin
select count(1)
into c
from user_tables
where table_name = 'MY_TABLE';
if c > 0
then
open curs for 'select column_name1, column_name2 from my_table where active = 1';
loop
fetch curs into v1, v2;
exit when curs%NOTFOUND;
dbms_output.put_line(v1 || ' - ' || v2);
end loop;
else
dbms_output.put_line('The table does not exist');
end if;
end;
/