How to raise a friendly message in pl/sql

Hi guys,

One of ours programmers want to raise a friendly message in a procedure.

for example:
create or replace produre my_date
v_date date;
begin
select sysdate
into v_date
from dual;

if v_date < '01-jan-05'
then message('We are still in 2004');
end if;
end;
/

What should we use for raising this kind of message to the user in the application?

Thanks in advance,
Nir

What do u mean raise a friendly msg,,,

do u want to output to the screen or raise kind of an exception.

Sri

Hi Sri,

I need it as output to the screen.

Thanks in advance,
Nir

dbms_output.put_line('We are still in 2004');

Srini

Hi,

Is dbms_output.put_line can be caught by a gui,and pause the program?

Nir

i dont think so...which gui r u using........

Ok,

I've picked more accurate details.
It's an upgrade program which should be run from a bat file in Windows NT.
The program check someting in the database and after it finds it,it has to get out to the OS level and print the message there for the field engineer which install the program.
i need something instead of the RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR,becuase i don't want to get out from the installation program.

this is the code:

DECLARE
l_ConfigPartition VARCHAR2(255);
l_GlobalCount1 number;
l_GlobalCount2 number;
l_GlobalCount3 number;
BEGIN
BEGIN
Select VALUE
INTO l_ConfigPartition
from LC_CONFIG where ID = 3542;
END;
IF (l_ConfigPartition = '1') THEN

-- IF THERE ARE GLOBAL CASE TYPES
begin
Select count(PERMISSIONS)
into l_GlobalCount1
from CM_CASE_TYPES
where PERMISSIONS = 0;

end;

IF (l_GlobalCount1>0) THEN
RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR (-20001, 'The system is configured to use Partitioning but there are some
Cases/Filters/Phonebook groups defined as Global. Please contact Customer Support.');

END IF;

-- IF THERE ARE GLOBAL FILTERS
begin
Select count(PERMISSION_TYPE)
into l_GlobalCount2
from FILTERS
where PERMISSION_TYPE = 0;

end;

IF (l_GlobalCount2>0) THEN
RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR (-20002, 'The system is configured to use Partitioning but there are some
Cases/Filters/Phonebook groups defined as Global. Please contact Customer Support.');

END IF;

-- IF THERE ARE GLOBAL PHONEBOOK GROUPS
begin
Select count(PERMISSION)
into l_GlobalCount3
from NOI_GROUPS
where PERMISSION = 0;

end;
IF (l_GlobalCount3>0) THEN
RAISE_APPLICATION_ERROR (-20003, 'The system is configured to use Partitioning but there are some
Cases/Filters/Phonebook groups defined as Global. Please contact Customer Support.');

END IF;
END IF;
END;
/

Thanks in advance,
Nir

Cant u set a out parameter flag for all the 3 conditions

globalcount1,gc2 and gc3

and access that flag outside of the program.

Am i right here ? :)

Srini

Thanks!

How can i access those parameters out of the program?
can you give me an example?

Thanks in advance,
Nir

Well if its normal VB or any other front end, u can put this in a procedure with the out parameters,,and access those out parameters while calling in the front end.

but in ur case being a anonymous pl/sql block and running from a DOS batch program, i m not very clear about this.

sorry if i m not of much help.

Srini

Thanks anyway!!

Nir