OTL 4.0, Example 17
(otl_stream::describe_select() with a referenced cursor)

Example 17(otl_stream::describe_select() with a referenced cursor)

This example demonstrates the otl_stream::describe_select() with a referenced cursor.

Source Code

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

#include <stdio.h>

#define OTL_ORA8 // Compile OTL 4.0/OCI8
#include <otlv4.h> // include the OTL 4.0 header file

otl_connect db; // connect object

void insert()
// insert rows into table
{ 
 otl_stream o(50, // buffer size
              "insert into test_tab values(:f1<float>,:f2<char[31]>)", 
                 // SQL statement
              db // connect object
             );
 char tmp[32];

 for(int i=1;i<=100;++i){
  sprintf(tmp,"Name%d",i);
  o<<(float)i<<tmp;
 }
}

void select()
{ 
 otl_stream i(50, // buffer size
              "begin "
              "  open :cur1 for "
              "   select * from test_tab "
              "   where f1>=:f<int> and f1<=:f*2; "
              "end;", // SELECT statement via referenced cursor
              db, // connect object
              ":cur1" // referenced cursor placeholder name
             ); 
   // create select stream
 
 otl_column_desc* desc;
 int desc_len;

 i<<4; // Before the child SELECT statement can be described,
       // the PL/SQL master block needs to be executed.
       // Forcing the execution of the blcok by entering its input 
       // patameter.

 desc=i.describe_select(desc_len);

 for(int n=0;n<desc_len;++n){
  cout<<"========== COLUMN #"<<n+1<<" ==========="<<endl;
  cout<<"name="<<desc[n].name<<endl;
  cout<<"dbtype="<<desc[n].dbtype<<endl;
  cout<<"otl_var_dbtype="<<desc[n].otl_var_dbtype<<endl;
  cout<<"dbsize="<<desc[n].dbsize<<endl;
  cout<<"scale="<<desc[n].scale<<endl;
  cout<<"prec="<<desc[n].prec<<endl;
  cout<<"nullok="<<desc[n].nullok<<endl;
 }
 

}

int main()
{
 otl_connect::otl_initialize(); // initialize OCI environment
 try{

  db.rlogon("scott/tiger"); // connect to Oracle

  otl_cursor::direct_exec
   (
    db,
    "drop table test_tab",
    otl_exception::disabled // disable OTL exceptions
   ); // drop table

  otl_cursor::direct_exec
   (
    db,
    "create table test_tab(f1 number, f2 varchar2(30))"
    );  // create table

  insert(); // insert record into table
  select(); // select records from table

 }

 catch(otl_exception& p){ // intercept OTL exceptions
  cerr<<p.msg<<endl; // print out error message
  cerr<<p.stm_text<<endl; // print out SQL that caused the error
  cerr<<p.var_info<<endl; // print out the variable that caused the error
 }

 db.logoff(); // disconnect from Oracle

 return 0;

}

Output

========== COLUMN #1 ===========
name=F1
dbtype=2
otl_var_dbtype=2
dbsize=22
scale=0
prec=0
nullok=1
========== COLUMN #2 ===========
name=F2
dbtype=1
otl_var_dbtype=1
dbsize=30
scale=0
prec=0
nullok=1

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