trying to parse a string to a table in Oracle












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I'm trying to send a string like this to Oracle Stored Procedure:
this is an ugly way, but I couldn't find any other way.




1,2,3;4,5,6;7,8,9




or




1,2,3,4;5,6,7,8




and I want to parse it to a specific table and return it so I can use it with the join or merge functions
in a way that the ',' is the column separator and the ';' is the row separator.



assuming that the string is in the correct syntax



my code right now:



Procedure SplitStringToTable
(
p_stringToSplitToRows in varchar2,
p_stringToSplitToColumns in varchar2,
p_rowDelimeter in varchar2,
p_columnDelimeter in varchar2,
p_columnAmount in number,
cur_out out CurType

)
IS

selectArgument varchar(20);
i number;
type t_temp is table of TEMPHELP%rowtype; -- this is a table with one column
myTemp t_temp;

BEGIN
select * bulk collect into myTemp from
(
select * from
(
select regexp_substr(p_stringToSplitToRows, '[^'+p_rowDelimeter+']+',1,level) as a from dual
connect by regexp_substr(p_stringToSplitToRows, '[^'+p_rowDelimeter+']+',1,level) is not null
)
)
selectArgument :='';
i:=1;
loop
--ERROR HERE
selectArgument:= selectArgument+' '+regexp_substr(myTemp , '[^'+p_columnDelimeter +']+',1,i);
--ERROR HERE/
if i=p_columnAmount then
selectArgument:= selectArgument;
else
selectArgument:=selectArgument+',';
end if;
if (i>p_columnAmount) then
exit;
else
i:=i+1;
end if;
end loop;


open cur_out for
select selectArgument
from
(
select regexp_substr(p_stringToSplitToRows, '[^'+p_rowDelimeter+']+',1,level) as a from dual
connect by regexp_substr(p_stringToSplitToRows, '[^'+p_rowDelimeter+']+',1,level) is not null
)
END;


I've tested the regexp with this string: '1,2,3;4,5,6;7,8,9' , and this way it worked:



select regexp_substr(A, '[^,]+',1,1),regexp_substr(A, '[^,]+',1,2),regexp_substr(A, '[^,]+',1,3)
from
(
select regexp_substr('1,2,3;4,5,6;7,8,9', '[^;]+',1,level) as A from dual
connect by regexp_substr('1,2,3;4,5,6;7,8,9', '[^;]+',1,level) is not null
)


the problem I get now is




wrong number or types of arguments in call to 'REGEXP_SUBSTR'




I'm not sure that this thing is even possible,



the main purpose is a way to send a DataTable from C# to an Oracle Stored Procedure.



If anybody can suggest a better way to do so. I would be glad
or just help me fix my code










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  • The error says everything, just check the position or error.
    – Reniuz
    Nov 20 at 10:05










  • A search on "oracle split delimited string" here or on the web didn't work? Strange. E.g. lalitkumarb.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/…
    – dnoeth
    Nov 20 at 10:18










  • That's not how you pass parameters to a procedure. Pas an refcursor or array stackoverflow.com/questions/40279185/…
    – Kaushik Nayak
    Nov 20 at 10:28










  • dnoeth, this is a single split, if you would read all the question you would see i already use this in my code. i'm trying to get a table
    – Dor Lugasi
    Nov 20 at 11:12










  • Reniuz, thanks for the suggestion. Ive posted the question AFTER i checked the error
    – Dor Lugasi
    Nov 20 at 11:13
















0














I'm trying to send a string like this to Oracle Stored Procedure:
this is an ugly way, but I couldn't find any other way.




1,2,3;4,5,6;7,8,9




or




1,2,3,4;5,6,7,8




and I want to parse it to a specific table and return it so I can use it with the join or merge functions
in a way that the ',' is the column separator and the ';' is the row separator.



assuming that the string is in the correct syntax



my code right now:



Procedure SplitStringToTable
(
p_stringToSplitToRows in varchar2,
p_stringToSplitToColumns in varchar2,
p_rowDelimeter in varchar2,
p_columnDelimeter in varchar2,
p_columnAmount in number,
cur_out out CurType

)
IS

selectArgument varchar(20);
i number;
type t_temp is table of TEMPHELP%rowtype; -- this is a table with one column
myTemp t_temp;

BEGIN
select * bulk collect into myTemp from
(
select * from
(
select regexp_substr(p_stringToSplitToRows, '[^'+p_rowDelimeter+']+',1,level) as a from dual
connect by regexp_substr(p_stringToSplitToRows, '[^'+p_rowDelimeter+']+',1,level) is not null
)
)
selectArgument :='';
i:=1;
loop
--ERROR HERE
selectArgument:= selectArgument+' '+regexp_substr(myTemp , '[^'+p_columnDelimeter +']+',1,i);
--ERROR HERE/
if i=p_columnAmount then
selectArgument:= selectArgument;
else
selectArgument:=selectArgument+',';
end if;
if (i>p_columnAmount) then
exit;
else
i:=i+1;
end if;
end loop;


open cur_out for
select selectArgument
from
(
select regexp_substr(p_stringToSplitToRows, '[^'+p_rowDelimeter+']+',1,level) as a from dual
connect by regexp_substr(p_stringToSplitToRows, '[^'+p_rowDelimeter+']+',1,level) is not null
)
END;


I've tested the regexp with this string: '1,2,3;4,5,6;7,8,9' , and this way it worked:



select regexp_substr(A, '[^,]+',1,1),regexp_substr(A, '[^,]+',1,2),regexp_substr(A, '[^,]+',1,3)
from
(
select regexp_substr('1,2,3;4,5,6;7,8,9', '[^;]+',1,level) as A from dual
connect by regexp_substr('1,2,3;4,5,6;7,8,9', '[^;]+',1,level) is not null
)


the problem I get now is




wrong number or types of arguments in call to 'REGEXP_SUBSTR'




I'm not sure that this thing is even possible,



the main purpose is a way to send a DataTable from C# to an Oracle Stored Procedure.



If anybody can suggest a better way to do so. I would be glad
or just help me fix my code










share|improve this question






















  • The error says everything, just check the position or error.
    – Reniuz
    Nov 20 at 10:05










  • A search on "oracle split delimited string" here or on the web didn't work? Strange. E.g. lalitkumarb.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/…
    – dnoeth
    Nov 20 at 10:18










  • That's not how you pass parameters to a procedure. Pas an refcursor or array stackoverflow.com/questions/40279185/…
    – Kaushik Nayak
    Nov 20 at 10:28










  • dnoeth, this is a single split, if you would read all the question you would see i already use this in my code. i'm trying to get a table
    – Dor Lugasi
    Nov 20 at 11:12










  • Reniuz, thanks for the suggestion. Ive posted the question AFTER i checked the error
    – Dor Lugasi
    Nov 20 at 11:13














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0







I'm trying to send a string like this to Oracle Stored Procedure:
this is an ugly way, but I couldn't find any other way.




1,2,3;4,5,6;7,8,9




or




1,2,3,4;5,6,7,8




and I want to parse it to a specific table and return it so I can use it with the join or merge functions
in a way that the ',' is the column separator and the ';' is the row separator.



assuming that the string is in the correct syntax



my code right now:



Procedure SplitStringToTable
(
p_stringToSplitToRows in varchar2,
p_stringToSplitToColumns in varchar2,
p_rowDelimeter in varchar2,
p_columnDelimeter in varchar2,
p_columnAmount in number,
cur_out out CurType

)
IS

selectArgument varchar(20);
i number;
type t_temp is table of TEMPHELP%rowtype; -- this is a table with one column
myTemp t_temp;

BEGIN
select * bulk collect into myTemp from
(
select * from
(
select regexp_substr(p_stringToSplitToRows, '[^'+p_rowDelimeter+']+',1,level) as a from dual
connect by regexp_substr(p_stringToSplitToRows, '[^'+p_rowDelimeter+']+',1,level) is not null
)
)
selectArgument :='';
i:=1;
loop
--ERROR HERE
selectArgument:= selectArgument+' '+regexp_substr(myTemp , '[^'+p_columnDelimeter +']+',1,i);
--ERROR HERE/
if i=p_columnAmount then
selectArgument:= selectArgument;
else
selectArgument:=selectArgument+',';
end if;
if (i>p_columnAmount) then
exit;
else
i:=i+1;
end if;
end loop;


open cur_out for
select selectArgument
from
(
select regexp_substr(p_stringToSplitToRows, '[^'+p_rowDelimeter+']+',1,level) as a from dual
connect by regexp_substr(p_stringToSplitToRows, '[^'+p_rowDelimeter+']+',1,level) is not null
)
END;


I've tested the regexp with this string: '1,2,3;4,5,6;7,8,9' , and this way it worked:



select regexp_substr(A, '[^,]+',1,1),regexp_substr(A, '[^,]+',1,2),regexp_substr(A, '[^,]+',1,3)
from
(
select regexp_substr('1,2,3;4,5,6;7,8,9', '[^;]+',1,level) as A from dual
connect by regexp_substr('1,2,3;4,5,6;7,8,9', '[^;]+',1,level) is not null
)


the problem I get now is




wrong number or types of arguments in call to 'REGEXP_SUBSTR'




I'm not sure that this thing is even possible,



the main purpose is a way to send a DataTable from C# to an Oracle Stored Procedure.



If anybody can suggest a better way to do so. I would be glad
or just help me fix my code










share|improve this question













I'm trying to send a string like this to Oracle Stored Procedure:
this is an ugly way, but I couldn't find any other way.




1,2,3;4,5,6;7,8,9




or




1,2,3,4;5,6,7,8




and I want to parse it to a specific table and return it so I can use it with the join or merge functions
in a way that the ',' is the column separator and the ';' is the row separator.



assuming that the string is in the correct syntax



my code right now:



Procedure SplitStringToTable
(
p_stringToSplitToRows in varchar2,
p_stringToSplitToColumns in varchar2,
p_rowDelimeter in varchar2,
p_columnDelimeter in varchar2,
p_columnAmount in number,
cur_out out CurType

)
IS

selectArgument varchar(20);
i number;
type t_temp is table of TEMPHELP%rowtype; -- this is a table with one column
myTemp t_temp;

BEGIN
select * bulk collect into myTemp from
(
select * from
(
select regexp_substr(p_stringToSplitToRows, '[^'+p_rowDelimeter+']+',1,level) as a from dual
connect by regexp_substr(p_stringToSplitToRows, '[^'+p_rowDelimeter+']+',1,level) is not null
)
)
selectArgument :='';
i:=1;
loop
--ERROR HERE
selectArgument:= selectArgument+' '+regexp_substr(myTemp , '[^'+p_columnDelimeter +']+',1,i);
--ERROR HERE/
if i=p_columnAmount then
selectArgument:= selectArgument;
else
selectArgument:=selectArgument+',';
end if;
if (i>p_columnAmount) then
exit;
else
i:=i+1;
end if;
end loop;


open cur_out for
select selectArgument
from
(
select regexp_substr(p_stringToSplitToRows, '[^'+p_rowDelimeter+']+',1,level) as a from dual
connect by regexp_substr(p_stringToSplitToRows, '[^'+p_rowDelimeter+']+',1,level) is not null
)
END;


I've tested the regexp with this string: '1,2,3;4,5,6;7,8,9' , and this way it worked:



select regexp_substr(A, '[^,]+',1,1),regexp_substr(A, '[^,]+',1,2),regexp_substr(A, '[^,]+',1,3)
from
(
select regexp_substr('1,2,3;4,5,6;7,8,9', '[^;]+',1,level) as A from dual
connect by regexp_substr('1,2,3;4,5,6;7,8,9', '[^;]+',1,level) is not null
)


the problem I get now is




wrong number or types of arguments in call to 'REGEXP_SUBSTR'




I'm not sure that this thing is even possible,



the main purpose is a way to send a DataTable from C# to an Oracle Stored Procedure.



If anybody can suggest a better way to do so. I would be glad
or just help me fix my code







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  • The error says everything, just check the position or error.
    – Reniuz
    Nov 20 at 10:05










  • A search on "oracle split delimited string" here or on the web didn't work? Strange. E.g. lalitkumarb.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/…
    – dnoeth
    Nov 20 at 10:18










  • That's not how you pass parameters to a procedure. Pas an refcursor or array stackoverflow.com/questions/40279185/…
    – Kaushik Nayak
    Nov 20 at 10:28










  • dnoeth, this is a single split, if you would read all the question you would see i already use this in my code. i'm trying to get a table
    – Dor Lugasi
    Nov 20 at 11:12










  • Reniuz, thanks for the suggestion. Ive posted the question AFTER i checked the error
    – Dor Lugasi
    Nov 20 at 11:13


















  • The error says everything, just check the position or error.
    – Reniuz
    Nov 20 at 10:05










  • A search on "oracle split delimited string" here or on the web didn't work? Strange. E.g. lalitkumarb.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/…
    – dnoeth
    Nov 20 at 10:18










  • That's not how you pass parameters to a procedure. Pas an refcursor or array stackoverflow.com/questions/40279185/…
    – Kaushik Nayak
    Nov 20 at 10:28










  • dnoeth, this is a single split, if you would read all the question you would see i already use this in my code. i'm trying to get a table
    – Dor Lugasi
    Nov 20 at 11:12










  • Reniuz, thanks for the suggestion. Ive posted the question AFTER i checked the error
    – Dor Lugasi
    Nov 20 at 11:13
















The error says everything, just check the position or error.
– Reniuz
Nov 20 at 10:05




The error says everything, just check the position or error.
– Reniuz
Nov 20 at 10:05












A search on "oracle split delimited string" here or on the web didn't work? Strange. E.g. lalitkumarb.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/…
– dnoeth
Nov 20 at 10:18




A search on "oracle split delimited string" here or on the web didn't work? Strange. E.g. lalitkumarb.wordpress.com/2014/12/02/…
– dnoeth
Nov 20 at 10:18












That's not how you pass parameters to a procedure. Pas an refcursor or array stackoverflow.com/questions/40279185/…
– Kaushik Nayak
Nov 20 at 10:28




That's not how you pass parameters to a procedure. Pas an refcursor or array stackoverflow.com/questions/40279185/…
– Kaushik Nayak
Nov 20 at 10:28












dnoeth, this is a single split, if you would read all the question you would see i already use this in my code. i'm trying to get a table
– Dor Lugasi
Nov 20 at 11:12




dnoeth, this is a single split, if you would read all the question you would see i already use this in my code. i'm trying to get a table
– Dor Lugasi
Nov 20 at 11:12












Reniuz, thanks for the suggestion. Ive posted the question AFTER i checked the error
– Dor Lugasi
Nov 20 at 11:13




Reniuz, thanks for the suggestion. Ive posted the question AFTER i checked the error
– Dor Lugasi
Nov 20 at 11:13

















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