samedi 11 juin 2016

Using bind variables with dynamic SELECT INTO clause in PL/SQL

I have a question regarding where bind variables can be used in a dynamic SQL statement in PL/SQL.

For example, I know that this is valid:

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION get_num_of_employees (p_loc VARCHAR2, p_job VARCHAR2) 
RETURN NUMBER
IS
  v_query_str VARCHAR2(1000);
  v_num_of_employees NUMBER;
BEGIN
  v_query_str := 'SELECT COUNT(*) FROM emp_' 
                 || p_loc
                 || ' WHERE job = :bind_job';                           
  EXECUTE IMMEDIATE v_query_str
    INTO v_num_of_employees
    USING p_job;
  RETURN v_num_of_employees;
END;
/

I was wondering if you could use a bind variables in a select statement like this

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION get_num_of_employees (p_loc VARCHAR2, p_job VARCHAR2) 
RETURN NUMBER
IS
  v_query_str VARCHAR2(1000);
  v_num_of_employees NUMBER;
BEGIN
  v_query_str := 'SELECT COUNT(*) INTO :into_bind FROM emp_' 
                 || p_loc
                 || ' WHERE job = :bind_job';                           
  EXECUTE IMMEDIATE v_query_str
    USING out v_num_of_employees, p_job;
  RETURN v_num_of_employees;
END;
/

Note I used a SELECT INTO statement as my dyamic string and used a bind variable in the INTO clause.

I am currently travelling right now and won't have access to my computer back at home for a few days, but this has been nagging me for a bit. Tried reading the PL/SQL reference but they don't have an example of a select like this.

Thanks

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