USE OF CURSORS IN ECPG

Started by Maurizioabout 25 years ago6 messages
#1Maurizio
maurizio@dreamtech-it.com

Hi,
I'm just starded using ecpg and I have some problem with cursors.

I wrote this lines

exec sql begin declare section;
char query[500];
int CodImpianto;
int Cod1;
int Cod2;
char Descr[100];
exec sql end declare section;
strcpy(query, "select ............");

exec sql connect db;

sub1()
{
exec sql prepare stmtunimpianto from :query;
exec sql declare CUR_UNIMPIANTO cursor for stmtunimpianto;
.
.
.

exec sql open CUR_UNIMPIANTO using :CodImpianto;
exec sql fetch CUR_UNIMPIANTO into :CodImpianto, :Descr;
.
.

exec sql close CUR_UNIMPIANTO;
exec sql execute StmtUpdImpianti using :Cod1, :Descr, :Cod2;
exec sql commit;
}

I call this routine a lot of time.
If I rem the commit all works fine but if I execute the commit the cursor was deleted and I receive some errors.

At open cursor : sqlca.sqlcode = -230 Invalid statement namei in line ......
at fetch : NOTICE : PerformPortalFetch: portal "cur_unimpianto" not found

Please could anyone help me ?

thanks

regards
Maurizio Cauci
DREAMTECH di Cauci Maurizio
Via Ronchetti, 2 - 21013 Gallarate (VA)
www.dreamtech-it.com

#2Michael Meskes
meskes@postgresql.org
In reply to: Maurizio (#1)
Re: USE OF CURSORS IN ECPG

On Tue, Nov 07, 2000 at 05:52:00PM +0100, Maurizio wrote:

I'm just starded using ecpg and I have some problem with cursors.
...
exec sql prepare stmtunimpianto from :query;
.
.
exec sql commit;
...
If I rem the commit all works fine but if I execute the commit the cursor was deleted and I receive some errors.

At open cursor : sqlca.sqlcode = -230 Invalid statement namei in line ......
at fetch : NOTICE : PerformPortalFetch: portal "cur_unimpianto" not found

No surprise here as ending a transaction forces a deallocation of all
prepared statements. AFAIK that's what the standard says.

Michael

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#3Maurizio
maurizio.c@libero.it
In reply to: Maurizio (#1)
Re: [INTERFACES] USE OF CURSORS IN ECPG

But, how can I do ?
I have to recall the same routine many times. I tried to prepare and declare
the cursor inside the routine but when I compile with ecpg I receive the
error Cursor already defined.

Maurizio

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Meskes" <meskes@postgresql.org>
To: "Maurizio" <maurizio@dreamtech-it.com>
Cc: <pgsql-interfaces@postgresql.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2000 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: [INTERFACES] USE OF CURSORS IN ECPG

On Tue, Nov 07, 2000 at 05:52:00PM +0100, Maurizio wrote:

I'm just starded using ecpg and I have some problem with cursors.
...
exec sql prepare stmtunimpianto from :query;
.
.
exec sql commit;
...
If I rem the commit all works fine but if I execute the commit the

cursor was deleted and I receive some errors.

At open cursor : sqlca.sqlcode = -230 Invalid statement namei in line

......

at fetch : NOTICE : PerformPortalFetch: portal

"cur_unimpianto" not found

Show quoted text

No surprise here as ending a transaction forces a deallocation of all
prepared statements. AFAIK that's what the standard says.

Michael

--
Michael Meskes
Michael@Fam-Meskes.De
Go SF 49ers! Go Rhein Fire!
Use Debian GNU/Linux! Use PostgreSQL!

#4Christof Petig
christof.petig@wtal.de
In reply to: Maurizio (#1)
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Re: Re: [INTERFACES] USE OF CURSORS IN ECPG

Maurizio wrote:

But, how can I do ?
I have to recall the same routine many times. I tried to prepare and declare
the cursor inside the routine but when I compile with ecpg I receive the
error Cursor already defined.

you should drop the cursor (exec sql close name;)
But there is trouble ahead (believe me - see below)

Maurizioan

------------
(Oh, I misunderstood, if you get into trouble with transactions (waiting for
you ;-() you might consider the following lines)
------------
You certainly should disable autocommit!
exec sql set autocommit to off;
otherwise you have no control over when a transaction starts and whether this
succeded.
Then at the start of your SubProgram do
bool my_transaction;
exec sql begin work;
my_transaction=!sqlca.sqlcode;

at the end:
if (my_transaction) exec sql commit work;

This should give you an idea on how to accomplish it. If not feel free to ask
me.

But (sigh) you need my NOTICE to sqlca patch applied. It's not in 7.0 but in
7.1! I don't know any other way (I'll attach the patch)

Christof

PS: You might consider applying the patch for (update where not_found) -> 100
and the cache which doubles ecpg's speed.

Attachments:

Pgsql_Ecpg_Notice.diff.gzapplication/x-gzip; name=Pgsql_Ecpg_Notice.diff.gzDownload
Pgsql_Ecpg_Notice2.diff.gzapplication/x-gzip; name=Pgsql_Ecpg_Notice2.diff.gzDownload
Pgsql_Ecpg_Update_100.diff.gzapplication/x-gzip; name=Pgsql_Ecpg_Update_100.diff.gzDownload
Pgsql_Ecpg_Type_Cache.diff.gzapplication/x-gzip; name=Pgsql_Ecpg_Type_Cache.diff.gzDownload
#5Zeugswetter Andreas SB
ZeugswetterA@wien.spardat.at
In reply to: Christof Petig (#4)
AW: Re: [INTERFACES] USE OF CURSORS IN ECPG

PS: You might consider applying the patch for (update where > not_found) -> 100

No, this is not allowed. sqlcode is supposed to be 0 in above case.
You need to explicitly check for the number of rows updated in your
program if needed.

Andreas

#6Christof Petig
christof.petig@wtal.de
In reply to: Zeugswetter Andreas SB (#5)
Re: AW: Re: [INTERFACES] USE OF CURSORS IN ECPG

Zeugswetter Andreas SB wrote:

PS: You might consider applying the patch for (update where > not_found) -> 100

No, this is not allowed. sqlcode is supposed to be 0 in above case.
You need to explicitly check for the number of rows updated in your
program if needed.

Andreas

According to my reading of the SQL standard this is the only compliant behaviour. Do
you know better?

Christof