Ref Cursor in 9i Function

The following function is valid in 8i, but when used in 9i, it gives me the following error:

"TYPES.REF_CURSOR' must be declared"

CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION getUsers
RETURN TYPES.ref_cursor
AS
crsUsers TYPES.ref_cursor;
BEGIN
OPEN crsUsers FOR
SELECT NVL(ID, -1) AS ID,
NVL((FirstName || ' ' || LastName), 'Null Value') AS Descript,
NVL(Status, -1) AS Status
FROM Users
ORDER BY Descript;
RETURN crsUsers;
END;
/

Could it possibly be a configuration (or lack thereof) problem?

Thanks very much in advance for any help!
Shannon

I can tell you that it doesnt work in 8i neither

ref_cursor is not a standard type, you have to create it previously

Code:

---

create or replace package types
is
type ref_cursor is ref cursor;
end;
/

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[Edited by pando on 07-25-2002 at 06:06 PM]

Pando,

My mistake. It worked, and thanks very much!

Shannon