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Returning into clause for an INSERT from a SELECT statement

Hi,
I have the attached insert which creates a new audit_template. How do I get the NEW AUDIT_TEMPLATE_ID?

I tried putting:
returning AUDIT_TEMPLATE_ID into lNewTemplateID ;

get this error:
ORA-06550: line 21, column 4:
PL/SQL: ORA-00933: SQL command not properly ended
ORA-06550: line 5, column 1:
PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored1. DECLARE
2. lNewTemplateID NUMBER;
3. pCloneTemplateId NUMBER:=205;
4. BEGIN

without the
returning AUDIT_TEMPLATE_ID into lNewTemplateID ;
it inserts great!

DECLARE
    lNewTemplateID NUMBER;
     pCloneTemplateId NUMBER:=205;
BEGIN
INSERT INTO AUDIT_TEMPLATE (
   TITLE, LINE_OF_BUSINESS, 
   ACTIVE, RESPONSE_TYPE_1, 
   RESPONSE_TYPE_2, RESPONSE_TYPE_3, FILE_NBR_DISP, 
   CLIENT_DISP, CLAIMANT_DISP, OFFICE_DISP, 
   EXAMINER_DISP, SUPERVISOR_DISP, NURSE_DISP, 
   NURSE_SUPERV_DISP, TEMPL_CLIENT,cloned_from) 
select 
   TITLE||' (Copy)', LINE_OF_BUSINESS, 
   ACTIVE, RESPONSE_TYPE_1, 
   RESPONSE_TYPE_2, RESPONSE_TYPE_3, FILE_NBR_DISP, 
   CLIENT_DISP, CLAIMANT_DISP, OFFICE_DISP, 
   EXAMINER_DISP, SUPERVISOR_DISP, NURSE_DISP, 
   NURSE_SUPERV_DISP, TEMPL_CLIENT,AUDIT_TEMPLATE_ID 
   from AUDIT_TEMPLATE 
   where AUDIT_TEMPLATE_ID = pCloneTemplateId
returning AUDIT_TEMPLATE_ID into lNewTemplateID ;
 
htp.prn('Old ID['|| pCloneTemplateId||']');
htp.prn('New ID['|| lNewTemplateID||']');
END;

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Shaju Kumbalath

You can't use RETURNING in combination with a subquery on an insert, only with a VALUES clause

GGuzdziol

You cannot use returning clause if you use insert into ... select .... You can use it only for insert into ... values ....

See this:

SQL> create table bla (id number, value number);
 
Table created.
 
SQL> var x number;
SQL> insert into bla values (1, 2) returning id into :x;
 
1 row created.
 
SQL> insert into bla select 1, 2 from dual returning id into :x;
insert into bla select 1, 2 from dual returning id into :x
                                                *
ERROR at line 1:
ORA-00933: SQL command not properly ended

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BILL Carlisle

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What is a solution for getting it?

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