COLUMN_VALUE_DATE procedure - Return a DATE column value into a variable

The COLUMN_VALUE_DATE procedure defines a variable that will receive a DATE value from a cursor.

Syntax

Read syntax diagramSkip visual syntax diagramDBMS_SQL.COLUMN_VALUE_DATE( c,position,value ,column_error,actual_length)

Parameters

c
An input argument of type INTEGER that specifies the cursor ID of the cursor that is returning data to the variable being defined.
position
An input argument of type INTEGER that specifies the position of the returned data within the cursor. The first value in the cursor is position 1.
value
An output argument of type DATE that specifies the variable receiving the data returned by the cursor in a prior fetch call.
column_error
An output argument of type INTEGER that returns the SQLCODE, if any, associated with the column.
actual_length
An output argument of type INTEGER that returns the actual length of the data, prior to any truncation.

Authorization

EXECUTE privilege on the DBMS_SQL module.