DOCUMENT:Q149882  22-FEB-2000  [foxpro]
TITLE   :HOWTO: Execute a Stored Procedure on an Oracle Server
PRODUCT :Microsoft FoxPro
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:2.5,3.0,3.0b,5.0,6.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbcode kbinterop kbODBC kbvfp300 kbvfp300b kbvfp500 kbvfp600 kbDSupport kbMDAC250

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, versions 3.0, 3.0b, 5.0, 6.0 
 - Microsoft Data Access Components version 2.5 
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SUMMARY
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This article describes how to use SQL pass-through technology to execute a
stored procedure on an Oracle server. Oracle does not use the standard SQL
EXECUTE command to execute stored procedures.

MORE INFORMATION
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This example executes a stored procedure called SP_MYPROC. It is assumed that
you have a valid ODBC datasource configured for the Oracle server. This example
assumes that you have created a valid datasource called "ORADSN." This article
does not cover the steps necessary to create a valid datasource. This article
shows the proper syntax necessary to call a stored procedure called "SP_MYPROC,"
which has no parameters, using Visual FoxPro. For information on creating stored
procedures in Oracle see your Oracle documentation:

   *************************************
   ** Description of variables used  **
   * h = handle
   * ORADSN = datasource name
   * USERID   = user id
   * PWD        = password
   **************************************

      h=SQLConnect("ORADSN","USERID","PWD")   && Establish a connection

      IF h > 0

         WAIT WINDOW "Connection Successful" NOWAIT
         =SQLExec(h,"{Call SP_MYPROC}")       && Execute the stored procedure
         =SQLDisconnect(h)                    && Terminate the connection

      ELSE

         WAIT WINDOW "Connection Failed"

      ENDIF

NOTE: The 32-bit Visigenic Oracle ODBC driver that ships with Visual FoxPro 3.0b
and many other 32-bit Microsoft products does not support the execution of
stored procedures.

NOTE: As of Dec-09-1998, Visigenic was acquired by INPRISE, Inc.

For information about how to contact INPRISE, click the appropriate article
number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   Q65416 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, A-K

   Q60781 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, L-P

   Q60782 Hardware and Software Third-Party Vendor Contact List, Q-Z

Additional query words: ODBC

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Version           : WINDOWS:2.5,3.0,3.0b,5.0,6.0
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