How to use Array/Table Parameter to Oracle (ODP.NET 10g) via ADO.NET/C#?

Question

This answer to this question is fine, but I\'m looking for ADO.NET code to be able to send an array or table to an Oracle procedure and then use that table in the procedure.

Answer 1

This works for ODP.NET (odac):

Your Oracle package will be setup like:

CREATE OR REPLACE package SOME_PACKAGE as
  ...
  type t_number_tab is table of number index by pls_integer;
  ...
  procedure ins_test(i_id_tab in t_number_tab, o_inserted out number);

end SOME_PACKAGE;


CREATE OR REPLACE package body SOME_PACKAGE as

    procedure ins_test(i_id_tab in t_number_tab, o_inserted out number) is
    begin
        -- inserts all records to test table based on incoming table of ids
        forall i in i_id_tab.first .. i_id_tab.last
            insert into TEST_TAB
            (id, val1, val2)
            select id,val1,val2
            from main_tab
            where id = i_id_tab(i);

        o_inserted := SQL%ROWCOUNT;

        commit;
    exception
        when others then
            rollback;
            raise;
    end ins_test;
...
end SOME_PACKAGE;

Then your C# code would look like:

string connStr = "User Id=xxx;Password=xxxx;Data Source=xxxxx;";
OracleConnection _conn = new OracleConnection(connStr);
_conn.Open();

OracleCommand cmd = _conn.CreateCommand();
cmd.CommandText = "some_package.ins_test";
cmd.CommandType = CommandType.StoredProcedure;

OracleParameter p1 = new OracleParameter();
OracleParameter p2 = new OracleParameter();

p1.OracleDbType = OracleDbType.Decimal;
p1.Direction = ParameterDirection.Input;
p2.OracleDbType = OracleDbType.Decimal;
p2.Direction = ParameterDirection.Output;

p1.CollectionType = OracleCollectionType.PLSQLAssociativeArray;
p1.Value = new int[3] { 1, 2, 3 };
p1.Size = 3;

cmd.Parameters.Add(p1);
cmd.Parameters.Add(p2);

cmd.ExecuteNonQuery();