Varchar input issue on function

I tried that earlier but I am not able to get the final result .. only getting null values :


Here is the code which I am using under JSON function :

 FUNCTION get_json_fnc(ip_rfc   IN VARCHAR2
                             ,ip_uname IN VARCHAR2) RETURN CLOB AS
        
                lhtmloutput   xmltype;
                lxsl          LONG;
                lxmldata      xmltype;
                lcontext      dbms_xmlgen.ctxhandle;
                l_ret_clob    CLOB;
                l_header_clob CLOB;
                l_header_data VARCHAR2(100);
                l_ip_rfc      SYS_REFCURSOR;
                l_exec_comm   VARCHAR2(250);
        begin
               l_exec_comm := 'SELECT ' || ip_rfc || ' from dual';
        
                EXECUTE IMMEDIATE l_exec_comm
                        INTO l_ip_rfc;
        
                l_header_clob := '
....
...

.end;

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The problem is here :

l_exec_comm := 'SELECT ' || ip_rfc || ' from dual';

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As I am trying to execute it inside the JSON function ..

>> only getting null values :

The you have a bug somewhere in your code.

If I understand the basics of what you are trying to do, the code below works for me.

create or replace function myfunc(p_in in varchar2) return sys_refcursor
is
	mycur sys_refcursor;
begin
	open mycur for 'select ''' || p_in || ''' from dual';
	return mycur;
end;
/

show errors


declare
	mycur sys_refcursor;
	mysql varchar2(100) := 'myfunc(''Hello'')';
	myresult varchar2(100);
begin
	execute immediate 'select ' || mysql || ' from dual' into mycur;
	fetch mycur into myresult;
	dbms_output.put_line('Got: ' || myresult);
end;
/

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When I pass any number input by changing the inner function i.e. get_data then my json conversion and data works fine .. then only issue is with varchar2 datatype ..

What is different between what you are tying to do and my test case?

What I was trying to say is when I change the datatype to number every thing works fine .

Here is my code :

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE BODY my_data IS

        FUNCTION get_cap_data (ip_user_id in number)RETURN SYS_REFCURSOR AS
                l_cursor SYS_REFCURSOR;
        BEGIN
                OPEN l_cursor FOR
                       select CAP_SATUS                            
,VISIT_STATUS                         
,CITY                                 
,FACILITY_ID                          
,FACILITY_NAME from sr_test where user_id= ip_user_id;
                RETURN l_cursor;
        END;

       FUNCTION make_json_fnc(ip_rfc in VARCHAR2 , ip_user in number ) RETURN CLOB AS

        lhtmloutput   xmltype;
        lxsl          LONG;
        lxmldata      xmltype;
        lcontext      dbms_xmlgen.ctxhandle;
        l_ret_clob    CLOB;
       -- desc_cur      NUMBER;
        --l_descr_tab   dbms_sql.desc_tab2;
        --l_num_cols    NUMBER;
        l_header_clob CLOB;
        l_header_data    VARCHAR2(100);
        l_ip_rfc      SYS_REFCURSOR;
        l_exec_comm   VARCHAR2(250);
BEGIN
        l_exec_comm := 'SELECT ' || ip_rfc || ' from dual';

        EXECUTE IMMEDIATE l_exec_comm
                INTO l_ip_rfc;

      l_header_clob := '
  {
      "metadata": {
                "USER_EMAIL":"';
      l_header_data:=get_email_address(ip_user)||'"
      },';
      l_header_clob:= l_header_clob||l_header_data;
       -- desc_cur      := dbms_sql.to_cursor_number(l_ip_rfc);

       


        /*l_header_clob := rtrim(l_header_clob
                              ,',') || '],"data":';*/
        


        EXECUTE IMMEDIATE l_exec_comm
                INTO l_ip_rfc;
        lcontext := dbms_xmlgen.newcontext(l_ip_rfc);
        dbms_xmlgen.setnullhandling(lcontext
                                   ,1);
        lxmldata := dbms_xmlgen.getxmltype(lcontext
                                          ,dbms_xmlgen.none);
        CLOSE l_ip_rfc;
        -- this is a XSL for JSON
        lxsl := '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<xsl:stylesheet version="1.0"
    xmlns:xsl="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Transform">
    <xsl:output method="html"/>
    
    <xsl:key name="cap" match="*" use="CAP_SATUS"/>
    
    <xsl:template match="/">
        <xsl:apply-templates select="ROWSET"/>
    </xsl:template>
    
    <xsl:template match="/ROWSET">
        <xsl:for-each select="*[generate-id() = generate-id(key(&apos;cap&apos;, CAP_SATUS )[1])]">
            <xsl:if test="not(position() = 1)">
                <xsl:text>,</xsl:text>
            </xsl:if>
            
            " <xsl:value-of select="CAP_SATUS"/>" :[
            <xsl:apply-templates select="key(&apos;cap&apos;, CAP_SATUS )" mode="grouped-cap"/>
            ]
        </xsl:for-each>
        }
    </xsl:template>
    
    <xsl:template match="*" mode="grouped-cap">
        <xsl:if test="not(position() = 1)">
            <xsl:text>,</xsl:text>
        </xsl:if>
        {
        <xsl:apply-templates select="*" mode="inner"/>
        }
    </xsl:template>

    <xsl:template match="*" mode="inner">
        <xsl:if test="not(position() = 1)">
            <xsl:text>,</xsl:text>
            <xsl:text>&#10;</xsl:text>
        </xsl:if>
        <xsl:text>"</xsl:text>
        <xsl:value-of select="name()"/>
        <xsl:text>":"</xsl:text>
        <xsl:value-of select="text()"/>
        <xsl:text>"</xsl:text>
    </xsl:template>
    
</xsl:stylesheet>';

        lhtmloutput := lxmldata.transform(xmltype(lxsl));
        l_ret_clob  := lhtmloutput.getclobval();
        l_ret_clob  := REPLACE(l_ret_clob
                              ,'_x0020_'
                              ,' ');
        dbms_lob.writeappend(l_header_clob
                            ,length(l_ret_clob)
                            ,l_ret_clob);
        RETURN l_header_clob;
       -- RETURN l_ret_clob;
EXCEPTION
        WHEN OTHERS THEN
                dbms_output.put_line(SQLERRM);
                dbms_output.put_line(dbms_utility.format_error_backtrace);
                RETURN NULL;
END ;

END my_data;

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Now if I run my above code like  below:

select my_data.make_json_fnc('my_data.get_cap_data(2436282)', 2436282)  from dual;


I get my data properly ...

The issue I am getting when I change my get_cap_data input param to varchar2 .....

May I am missing something my JSON code ......

Because if I run independently my get_cap_data with varchar2 datatype as input param then I see my data but the time I call the JSON function ... I get null ..

>>What I was trying to say is when I change the datatype to number every thing works fine .

I understood that.

Since I cannot create your packages to test on my side because I don't have your tables or data, I set up a test case back in http:#a39600946 that I believe mirrors what you are trying to do.

It has a function that returns a ref cursor that accepts a varchar2 as input.  I then have a pl/sql block that successfully executes that function in what I believe is the exact same way you are trying.

I need to know how my sample test case differs from what you are trying to do since the test case works and you say your code doesn't.

If the code is basically the same, then you have a data problem or an implicit data conversion problem.

Issue was with a small spelling mistake ... I was using  CAP_SATUS in place of CAP_STATUS .

And while selecting from my table I was pulling the correct one but in XSLT transformation I made a spelling mistake which made me to post this question :-) ...