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checking SQL%ROWCOUNT value in oracle 10 g (10.2.0)

Asked by: mahjag

when i was upgrading from 8i to 10g one of the packages had the code..

if SQL%ROWCOUNT = 0 then
    v_txt := v_program||': '||':  Tables Not Created. Check!!!!;

    RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR(-20000,v_txt,TRUE);

END IF;

This failed while running in 10g database, I tried this
v_ins_row_count := SQL%ROWCOUNT;

IF v_ins_row_count = 0 THEN

    v_txt := v_program||': '||': Tables Not Created. Check!!!!';
    RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR(-20000,v_txt,TRUE);

END IF;

This worked!! Do you guys know why, I dont want to change the code but looks like the current code always had sql%rowcount value as zero and it went to exception but the modified code did not..

Have you guys experienced this in 10g?

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Answers

 

by: sujit_kumarPosted on 2007-07-20 at 13:52:26ID: 19535121

have you tried "if SQL%ROWCOUNT <= 0 then"?

 

by: nav_kum_vPosted on 2007-07-21 at 10:41:30ID: 19540053

looks very strange to me because that should work and i have not heard or went thru any links saying it would not work in 10g...

it would be better if you post your full code and the errors/exceptions you are getting.

 

by: mahjagPosted on 2007-07-24 at 12:50:08ID: 19559390

I tried SQL%ROWCOUNT < =0 and still see the same error..

I have insert statement

insert into mytableA
(col1,col2..)
(select col1,col2. from mytableB
)

if SQL%ROWCOUNT = 0 then
    v_txt := v_program||': '||':  Tables Not Created. Check!!!!;

    RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR(-20000,v_txt,TRUE);

END IF;

that is all the code involved in this error.. let me know..

 

by: nav_kum_vPosted on 2007-07-25 at 11:02:10ID: 19568129

begin
insert into temp_table select * from testing1 ;
dbms_output.put_line('count:'||sql%rowcount);

if SQL%ROWCOUNT = 0 then
dbms_output.put_line('in exception');
    RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR(-20000,'error defined by me',TRUE);

END IF;
end;
/

output is ( i have oracle express edition 10g ) :

count:3    ---> this shows me the number of records as 3 and no exception is raised
Statement processed.
0.03 secondsDBMS Output
 
i modified your code to the above because there is no ; after the insert 'insert into mytableA
(col1,col2..)
(select col1,col2. from mytableB
)' and this line i removed because it gave me error saying variable is not defined.

Let me know if you need any other help.

Thanks

 

by: mahjagPosted on 2007-07-31 at 13:05:01ID: 19603731

I just tried the same and it always worked if it is written as a test procedure with insert statement and sql%rowcount has a value, but inside a package same insert statement when you do sql%rowcount after the commit statement did not work ( meaning it gave zero as value)
not sure how this can be reproduced..

 

by: angelIIIPosted on 2007-07-31 at 13:07:27ID: 19603748

>when you do sql%rowcount after the commit statement did not work
which is "normal". the sql%rowcount needs to be first after the statement

 

by: mahjagPosted on 2007-07-31 at 13:14:21ID: 19603808

the same code was working fine in 8i not sure why this is not normal for 10g

8i code

insert statement
commit
if sql%rowcount = 0 then
--error statement
end if;
 
the same code when ported to 10g errored eventhough insert statement worked and the rows inserted to table is greater than zero..
I dont understand how it can work in 8i and not in 10g

 

by: nav_kum_vPosted on 2007-07-31 at 22:38:28ID: 19606493

the sql%rowcount should be after the insert statement.

you can either put the commit just below the end if of sql%rowcount if condition or as you have done, we can have a variabel and then use that variable.

i am not sure how it worked in 8i code... Ideally it should not and it will not...but i cannot test it because i do not have 8i database with me.

Thanks

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