9-6 Oracle Fusion Middleware PLSQL Web Toolkit Reference
9.6 owa_util.dateType data type
The owa_util.todate function
converts an item of this type to the type DATE, which is understood and properly handled as data by the database. The procedure
owa_ util.choose_date procedure
enables the user to select the desired date. Table 9–5
describes the properties of the owa_util.dateType data type.
9.7 owa_util.get_cgi_env function
This function returns the value of the specified CGI environment variable. Although the WRB is not operated through CGI, many WRB cartridges, including the PLSQL
Gateway, can make use of CGI environment variables.
Table 9–6 describes the properties of the owa_util.get_cgi_env function.
Table 9–4 owa_util.choose_date procedure
Properties Definitions
Syntax: owa_util.choose_date
p_name in
varchar2, p_date
in date
DEFAULT SYSDATE; Parameters:
p_name - the name of the form elements. p_date - the initial date that is selected when the HTML page is displayed.
Generates: SELECT NAME=p_name SIZE=1
OPTION value=011 ...
OPTION value=3131 SELECT
- SELECT NAME=p_name SIZE=1
OPTION value=01JAN
... OPTION value=12DEC
SELECT -
SELECT NAME=p_name SIZE=1 OPTION value=19921992
... OPTION value=20022002
SELECT
Table 9–5 owa_util.dateType data type
Properties Definitions
Syntax: type dateType is table of varchar210 index by binary_integer;
Returns: Not applicable.
The owa_util Package 9-7
9.8 owa_util.get_owa_service_path function
This function returns the full virtual path of the PLSQL Gateway that is handling the request.
Table 9–7 describes the properties of the owa_util.get_owa_service_path function.
9.9 owa_util.get_procedure function
This function returns the name of the procedure that is being invoked by the PLSQL Gateway.
Table 9–8 describes the properties of the owa_util.get_procedure function.
9.10 owa_util.http_header_close procedure
This procedure generates a newline character to close the HTTP header. Use this procedure if you have not closed the header by using the bclose_header parameter in
calls such as owa_util.mime_header procedure
, owa_util.redirect_url procedure
, or owa_util.status_line procedure
. The HTTP header must be closed before any htp.print or htp.prn calls.
Table 9–9 describes the properties of the owa_util.http_header_close procedure.
Table 9–6 owa_util.get_cgi_env function
Properties Definitions
Syntax: owa_util.get_cgi_envparam_name in varchar2 return varchar2;
Parameters: param_name - the name of the CGI environment variable. It is case-insensitive. Get
the values of all CGI environment variables except for QUERY_STRING because the PLSQL Gateway parses the value of QUERY_STRING to determine the
parameters to pass to the stored procedure.
Returns: The value of the specified CGI environment variable. If the variable is not defined,
the function returns NULL.
Table 9–7 owa_util.get_owa_service_path function
Properties Definitions
Syntax: owa_util.get_owa_service_path return varchar2;
Parameters: None.
Returns: A virtual path of the PLSQL Gateway that is handling the request.
Table 9–8 owa_util.get_procedure function
Properties Definitions
Syntax: owa_util.get_procedure return varchar2;
Parameters: None.
Returns: The name of a procedure, including the package name if the procedure is defined
in a package.
9-8 Oracle Fusion Middleware PLSQL Web Toolkit Reference
9.11 owa_util.ident_arr data type
