SQL stmt concatenate(sp*) - sql

I’m dong some SQL work this week and I normally write Java.
I need to add some if's into my SQL like so, but don’t want to do any string concatenation.
This should be an easy one: I just don’t know the SQL syntax
I want to make all those "AND" statements "if" conditions for params I’m passing in
Would I have to do something like this:
IF p_sac IS NOT NULL
THEN
stmt := stmt || ' AND nsns.sac = ''' || p_sac || '''';
END IF;
IF p_value1 IS NOT NULL
THEN
stmt := stmt || ' AND UPPER(value1s.value1) LIKE ''' || UPPER(p_value1) || ''' ';
END IF;
Or is there an alternative to this above?
Basically I've got this:
FUNCTION summarize_item_search_data (p_obj_code IN VARCHAR2, p_value1 IN VARCHAR2,
p_sac IN NUMBER, p_job_type_id IN NUMBER,
p_value4 IN NUMBER)
RETURN sys_refcurvalue2
IS
result_cur sys_refcurvalue2;
BEGIN
OPEN result_cur FOR
SELECT DISTINCT jp.id, jp.row_top.mwslin AS mwslin, jp.obj_code, jp.jobload_year, jp.row_top.fiscal_year AS fiscal_year,
nsns.sac, value1s.value1, nsns.nsn,
DECODE( jp.row_top.nsn_id, NULL, jp.row_top.nomenclature ,nsns.nomenclature) AS nomenclature, jp.row_top.value4 AS value4
FROM scabs sch, jobs JP, master_nsn nsns, master_value1 value1s, TABLE(value1s.group_id) (+) ntab,
groups pgds
WHERE jp.row_top.nsn_id = nsns.id(+) AND nsns.value1_id = value1s.id(+)
-- stmt := stmt || ' AND ''' || p_year || ''' = ntab.fiscal_year(+)';
AND ntab.group_id = pgds.id(+)
AND nsns.sac = p_sac
AND UPPER(value1s.value1) LIKE UPPER(p_value1)
AND UPPER(jp.obj_code) = UPPER(p_obj_code)
AND jp.row_top.value4 <= p_value4
AND jp.row_top.job_type_id =p_job_type_id
RETURN result_cur;
END summarize_item_search_data;

Just put it all into your WHERE clause as conditions:
WHERE
(p_sac IS NULL OR nsns.sac = p_sac) AND
....
If performance suffers greatly then you might want to look into using dynamic SQL, but I would start with the approach above.

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Oracle APEX 4.2 Custom search in classic report

I am using Oracle APEX 4.2. I want to implement a search function in my classic report. I have a working code that retrieve data and the search function works perfectly. But when I want to use an order by clause inside that code I get "no data found" how can I implement an order by clause into this code so my report will be sorted correctly and the search function will still work correctly.
Here is the working code below that allows you to search the classic report:
declare
a_query varchar2(5000);
this_strin varchar2(50);
begin
a_query := 'select flight_nmbr, sequence_nmbr'||
'from flights '||
'where sequence_nmbr >= 0'||
'and data_version_name = '''||
:P3_DATA_VERSION || '''';
if :P3_SEARCH_NUMBER is not null then
if instr(:P3_SEARCH_NUMBER, '%') > 0 then
this_strin := :P3_SEARCH_NUMBER;
else
this_strin := '%'||:P3_SEARCH_NUMBER||'%';
end if;
a_query := a_query||chr(10)||
' and flight_nmbr like '''|| upper(this_strin) ||'''';
end if;
return a_query;
end;
Here is same piece of code that does says "no data found" when I add the order by clause to the query:
declare
a_query varchar2(5000);
this_strin varchar2(50);
begin
a_query := 'select flight_nmbr, sequence_nmbr'||
'from flights '||
'where sequence_nmbr >= 0'||
'and data_version_name = '''||
'order by sequence_nmbr 1'|| ------------------Order by clause
:P3_DATA_VERSION || '''';
if :P3_SEARCH_NUMBER is not null then
if instr(:P3_SEARCH_NUMBER, '%') > 0 then
this_strin := :P3_SEARCH_NUMBER;
else
this_strin := '%'||:P3_SEARCH_NUMBER||'%';
end if;
a_query := a_query||chr(10)||
' and flight_nmbr like '''|| upper(this_strin) ||'''';
end if;
return a_query;
end;
Obviously, your problem is here:
begin
a_query := 'select flight_nmbr, sequence_nmbr'||
'from flights '||
'where sequence_nmbr >= 0'||
'and data_version_name = '''|| -- double qoute!!!
'order by sequence_nmbr 1'|| ------------------Order by clause
:P3_DATA_VERSION || '''';
Due to that redundant double quote, your resulting query looks like this:
select flight_nmbr, sequence_nmbr
from flights
where sequence_nmbr >= 0
and data_version_name = 'order by sequence_nmbr 1<value of P3_DATA_VERSION item>';
As soon as the table has no value order by sequence_nmbr 1 in the column data_version_name, the query returns no rows.
The second problem you will encounter when you'll fix this one is here:
if :P3_SEARCH_NUMBER is not null then
When this statement will be true, you will get a query where the condition and flight_nmbr like ... stands after the ORDER BY clause.
By the way, I would recommend you write a simple query for the report. Generating SQL dynamically leads to such errors and costs you a performance decrease also.
Not related to your question, but - why don't you switch to interactive report? It offers much more than a classic report, don't you think?
As of your problem: if you look at query that fails, its SELECT looks like this (I've removed single quotes):
and data_version_name = ||
order by sequence_nmbr 1 || ------------------Order by clause
:P3_DATA_VERSION ||
and flight_nmbr like upper(this_strin)
Either you didn't post actual code, or this is generally wrong - I hope you see what is wrong here. ORDER BY should be the last clause. Besides, what's that "1" doing at the end of the ORDER BY?
I'd suggest you to first display contents of the A_QUERY, check whether it works OK (in SQL*Plus, TOAD, SQL Developer or any other tool you use), and - once you're satisfied with it - let it work in Apex.

Not properly closed sql command

I have this code:
def_where:=def_where||' TO_CHAR(date_of_input,''MM'') like '''||'to_char(date_of_input,''MM'')=nvl(:DSP_month,to_char(date_of_input,''MM''))'||'%' ||'to_char(date_of_input,''RRRR'')=nvl(:DSP_year,to_char(date_of_input,''RRRR''))'||'%''';
and i m getting error sql command not properly ended.
def_where suggest, that this is part of dynamically built query, condition of where clause. But produced string makes no sense, it should be something like:
declare
def_where varchar2(32767) := '';
begin
def_where := def_where
|| ' to_char(date_of_input, ''MM'') '
|| ' = nvl(:DSP_month, to_char(date_of_input, ''MM'')) and'
|| ' to_char(date_of_input, ''RRRR'') '
|| ' = nvl(:DSP_year, to_char(date_of_input, ''RRRR''))';
dbms_output.put_line(def_where);
end;
Look what you got from dbms_output, correct this syntax if needed. You could also rewrite your string to get this:
(extract(month from date_of_input) = :DSP_month or :DSP_month is null) and
(extract(year from date_of_input) = :DSP_year or :DSP_year is null)

Using Variables in Nested query for Execute Immediate

This might be a simple query for most of you.
I would like to use a variable in nested query while writing an execute immediate, but somehow it throws an error everytime on the variable in nested query.
create or replace PROCEDURE p_decrement_id(
in_table VARCHAR2,
in_seg_nme VARCHAR2)
AS
version VARCHAR2(5) := 'v1.0';
BEGIN
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'UPDATE '|| in_table || '
SET X_VERSION_ID = X_VERSION_ID - 1
where DATE_1 = (SELECT DATE_2 FROM CYCLE_DATES
WHERE SEG_NME = ' ||in_seg_nme||')';
COMMIT;
END p_decrement_id;
for execution I use:
set serveroutput on
call p_decrement_id('TEST_DECREMENT', 'TEST');
Also, I need to put a constant value within the query
i.e.
SELECT DATE_2 FROM CYCLE_DATES
WHERE SEG_NME = ' ||in_seg_nme||'
and indicator = 'Y'
Please guide.
Thank you all in advance
It's better to use USING to bind params to your query
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'UPDATE '|| in_table || '
SET X_VERSION_ID = X_VERSION_ID - 1
where DATE_1 = (SELECT DATE_2 FROM CYCLE_DATES
WHERE SEG_NME = :1 and indicator = ''Y'')' using in_seg_nme;
Without USING you may try this (as it's VARCHAR2 you need '):
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'UPDATE '|| in_table || '
SET X_VERSION_ID = X_VERSION_ID - 1
where DATE_1 = (SELECT DATE_2 FROM CYCLE_DATES
WHERE SEG_NME = ''' ||in_seg_nme||''' and indicator = ''Y'')';
(Two consequent apostrophies is an escape sequence for apostrophe)

ORA-00933 Error for to_char formatting PLSQL

I have the following codes:
IF nvl(p_value, 0) >= 0 THEN
l_currency_prefix := 'scc.currency_prefix_pos';
l_currency_suffix := 'scc.currency_suffix_pos';
ELSE
l_currency_prefix := 'scc.currency_prefix_neg';
l_currency_suffix := 'scc.currency_suffix_neg';
END IF;
l_query := 'SELECT nvl('||l_currency_prefix||', '')'
||'trim(to_char('||p_value||
',scc.currency_format
,'||'NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS=' || 'scc.decimal_group_separator'||'))'
||'nvl('||l_currency_suffix||', '')
FROM gss.gss_currency_locale scc
WHERE scc.country_code =' ||p_country_code||
'AND scc.currency_code ='|| p_currency_code||
'AND rownum=1';
and here is the dbms output for l_query:
SELECT nvl(scc.currency_prefix_pos, ')trim(to_char(10000,scc.currency_format
,NLS_NUMERIC_CHARACTERS=scc.decimal_group_separator))nvl(scc.currency_suffix_pos, ')
FROM gss.gss_currency_locale scc
WHERE scc.country_code =USAND scc.currency_code =USDAND rownum=1
However, it keep showing an ORA-00933 errors.
I debug these piece of code for few hours and could not find where is the errors.
Could some one please provide some advice on this?
Now some of the problems are obvious. You need something like this:
l_query := 'SELECT nvl('||l_currency_prefix||',
||'trim(to_char('||p_value||
',scc.currency_format || ')' ||
FROM gss.gss_currency_locale scc
WHERE scc.country_code = ''' ||p_country_code|| '''' ||
' AND scc.currency_code = '''|| p_currency_code|| '''' ||
' AND rownum=1';
(I'm not sure if that is 100 percent correct.)
Usually, when creating queries this way, I use replace() instead of direct substitution. Something like:
l_query := 'select nvl(#currency_prefix, trim(#p_value, #currency_format))
from . . . ';
l_query := replace(l_query, '#currency_prefix', l_currency_prefix);
l_query := replace(l_query, '#p_value', p_value);
. . .
I find that this approach makes it much easier to maintain the code and to see what it is doing.

Oracle RLS/VPD with for loop in policy function

This is a followup to an older question about Oracle's row level security feature originally discussed here
I needed to modify the because the original code would return more than one results if the user was attached to multiple projects. So now I need to have multiple where conditions (ie where project = project_1 or project = project_2) passed to the security policy for this to work. To do this I tried modifying the code by using a for loop and it is not working...
--create function
create or replace function
table_access_policy
(obj_schema varchar2, obj_name varchar2) return varchar2
is
v_project_temp varchar2(9000);
begin
v_project_temp:= 'declare v_project varchar2(9000);
begin
v_project:= ''project = '';
for c in (select admin.access_list.project from admin.access_list where upper(admin.access_list.user_id) = SYS_CONTEXT (''USERENV'', ''SESSION_USER''))
loop
v_project := v_project || c.project_sn || '' or project = '' ;
end loop;
v_project := rtrim(v_project, '' or project = '');
end;';
return v_project_temp;
end;
The function saves/runs without any errors, but the policy itself throws an error when it's called. Is there a better way to do this?
Instead of putting the PL/SQL in a string you should run it and build up the v_project string to return. Such as:
--create function
create or replace function
table_access_policy
(obj_schema varchar2, obj_name varchar2) return varchar2
is
v_project varchar2(9000);
begin
v_project:= 'project = ';
for c in (select admin.access_list.project from admin.access_list where upper(admin.access_list.user_id) = SYS_CONTEXT ('USERENV', 'SESSION_USER'))
loop
v_project := v_project ||''''|| c.project_sn ||''''|||| ' or project = ' ;
end loop;
v_project := rtrim(v_project, ' or project = ');
return v_project;
end;
Ultimately the value that appears in v_project will go straight after a where in an SQL statement such as:
select * from data;
will become
select * from date where <v_project>;
So only something that follows a where should go in v_project.