187 DBMS_WARNING
The DBMS_WARNING package provides a way to manipulate the behavior of PL/SQL warning messages, in particular by reading and changing the setting of the PLSQL_WARNINGS initialization parameter to control what kinds of warnings are suppressed, displayed, or treated as errors. This package provides the interface to query, modify and delete current system or session settings.
This chapter contains the following topics:
187.1 DBMS_WARNING Security Model
Note that for all the following interfaces, if value of the scope parameter is SYSTEM, then the user must have ALTER SYSTEM privilege.
187.2 Summary of DBMS_WARNING Subprograms
This table lists the DBMS_WARNING subprograms and briefly describes them.
Table 187-1 DBMS_WARNING Package Subprograms
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Modifies the current |
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Modifies the current |
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Returns the category name, given the message number |
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Returns the specific warning category in the session |
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Returns the specific warning number in the session |
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Returns the entire warning string for the current session |
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Replaces previous settings with the new value |
187.2.1 ADD_WARNING_SETTING_CAT Procedure
You can modify the current session's or system's warning settings with the value supplied in this procedure. The value will be added to the existing parameter setting if the value for the warning_category or warning_value has not been set, or override the existing value.
The effect of calling this function is same as adding the qualifier (ENABLE/DISABLE/ERROR) on the category specified to the end of the current session or system setting.
Syntax
DBMS_WARNING.ADD_WARNING_SETTING_CAT ( warning_category IN VARCHAR2, warning_value IN VARCHAR2, scope IN VARCHAR2);
Parameters
Table 187-2 ADD_WARNING_SETTING_CAT Procedure Parameters
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Name of the category. Allowed values are |
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Value for the category. Allowed values are |
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Specifies if the changes are being performed in the session context or the system context. Allowed values are |
187.2.2 ADD_WARNING_SETTING_NUM Procedure
You can modify the current session or system warning settings with the value supplied in this procedure. If the value was already set, you will override the existing value.
The effect of calling this function is same as adding the qualifier (ENABLE / DISABLE/ ERROR) on the category specified to the end of the current session or system setting.
Syntax
DBMS_WARNING.ADD_WARNING_SETTING_NUM ( warning_number IN NUMBER, warning_value IN VARCHAR2, scope IN VARCHAR2);
Parameters
Table 187-3 ADD_WARNING_SETTING_NUM Procedure Parameters
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The warning number. Allowed values are all valid warning numbers. |
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Value for the category. Allowed values are |
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Specifies if the changes are being performed in the session context or the system context. Allowed values are |
Example 187-1 Enabling the Deprecation Warnings
DEPRECATE pragma warnings using the DBMS_WARNING package for the session.
BEGIN
DBMS_WARNING.ADD_WARNING_SETTING_NUM (6019,
'ENABLE',
'SESSION');
DBMS_WARNING.ADD_WARNING_SETTING_NUM (6020,
'ENABLE',
'SESSION');
DBMS_WARNING.ADD_WARNING_SETTING_NUM (6021,
'ENABLE',
'SESSION');
DBMS_WARNING.ADD_WARNING_SETTING_NUM (6022,
'ENABLE',
'SESSION');
END;
187.2.3 GET_CATEGORY Function
This function returns the category name, given the message number.
Syntax
DBMS_WARNING.GET_CATEGORY ( warning_number IN pls_integer) RETURN VARCHAR2;
Parameters
Table 187-4 GET_CATEGORY Function Parameters
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The warning message number. |
187.2.4 GET_WARNING_SETTING_CAT Function
This function returns the specific warning category setting for the current session.
Syntax
DBMS_WARNING.GET_WARNING_SETTING_CAT ( warning_category IN VARCHAR2) RETURN warning_value;
Parameters
Table 187-5 GET_WARNING_SETTING_CAT Function Parameters
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Name of the category. Allowed values are all valid category names ( |
187.2.5 GET_WARNING_SETTING_NUM Function
This function returns the specific warning number setting for the current session.
Syntax
DBMS_WARNING.GET_WARNING_SETTING_NUM ( warning_number IN NUMBER) RETURN warning_value;
Parameters
Table 187-6 GET_WARNING_SETTING_NUM Function Parameters
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Warning number. Allowed values are all valid warning numbers. |
187.2.6 GET_WARNING_SETTING_STRING Function
This function returns the entire warning string for the current session.
Syntax
DBMS_WARNING.GET_WARNING_SETTING_STRING RETURN VARCHAR2;
Usage Notes
Use this function when you do not have SELECT or READ privilege on v$parameter or v$paramater2 fixed tables, or if you want to parse the warning string yourself and then modify and set the new value using SET_WARNING_SETTING_STRING.
187.2.7 SET_WARNING_SETTING_STRING Procedure
This procedure replaces previous settings with the new value.
The warning string may contain mix of category and warning numbers using the same syntax as used on the right hand side of '=' when issuing an ALTER SESSION or SYSTEM SET PLSQL_WARNINGS command. This will have same effect as ALTER SESSION or ALTER SYSTEM command.
Syntax
DBMS_WARNING.SET_WARNING_SETTING_STRING ( warning_value IN VARCHAR2, scope IN VARCHAR2);
Parameters
Table 187-7 SET_WARNING_SETTING_STRING Procedure Parameters
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The new string that will constitute the new value. |
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This will specify if the changes are being done in the session context, or system context. Allowed values are |