Converting SQL Server script to Oracle - sql-server

Question

I have a script that I created that works fine in SQL Server, but now I need to make it work in Oracle and I am having issues getting the script converted.
Here is my SQL Server Script:
-- run the commented out statement in another query analyzer window to stop the script
-- update ##stopsign set val = 1
set nocount on
--declare variables
declare #morework int
declare #archivecount int
declare #stopsign int
--if working tables exists clear them, if not create and initialize them
if (object_id('tempdb..##stopsign') is null)
create table ##stopsign (val int)
else
delete from ##stopsign
insert into ##stopsign values (0)
if (object_id('tempdb..#tempdins') is null)
create table #tempdins (tempdin varchar(255) not null, processed int null)
else
delete from #tempdins
--initialize #tempdins working table with all the records eligible to be unarchived
--edit the select statement if needed to change the records to be unarchived
insert into #tempdins(tempdin)
select tempdin
from document
where archivestatus = 'C'
and status = 'U'
option (MAXDOP 1)
--inialize variables with current values
select #archivecount = (select count(*) from unarchs)
select #stopsign = (select val from ##stopsign)
select #morework = 1
--while there is more to do, unarchs table has less then 1000 records, and the stopsign value is 0 loop
while (#morework >= 1 and #stopsign = 0)
begin
if #archivecount <1000
begin
-- number to be processed at once
-- change this value if you would like to dump more in to the unarchs table at once
set rowcount 100
update #tempdins
set processed = 0
where processed is null
--reset rowcount
set rowcount 0
--populate the unarchs table with valid values
--this will unarchive at the page (lowest) level
insert into unarchs (drawer,foldernumber,packageid,docid,pagenumber,unarchtype,unarchdate,unarchtime,userid,unarchdays)
select distinct drawer,foldernumber,packageid,docid,pagenumber,'Page','20061128','12:00:00','ADMIN',360
from document
where tempdin in (select tempdin
from #tempdins
where processed = 0)
--update with rowcount to see if finished
select #morework = ##rowcount
--set the tempdins to processed in working table
update #tempdins
set processed = 1
where processed = 0
--get new counts for variables for evaulation
select #archivecount = (select count(*) from unarchs)
select #stopsign = (select val from ##stopsign)
--wait a second so the CPU doesn't spin
waitfor delay '00:00:01'
end
else
begin
--get new counts for variables for evaulation
select #archivecount = (select count(*) from unarchs)
select #stopsign = (select val from ##stopsign)
--wait a second so the CPU doesn't spin
waitfor delay '00:00:01'
end
end
set nocount off
Here is what I have for ORACLE so far (writing in PL/SQL):
-- run the commented out statement in another query analyzer window to stop the script
-- update ##stopsign set val = 1
--if working tables exists clear them, if not create and initialize them
declare
v_sql LONG;
begin
v_sql:='CREATE GLOBAL TEMPORARY TABLE STOPSIGN;
(
VAL int
)';
execute immediate v_sql;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
IF SQLCODE = -955 THEN
NULL; -- suppresses ORA-00955 exception
ELSE
delete from STOPSIGN;
END IF;
END;
/
insert into STOPSIGN values (0);
--if working tables exists clear them, if not create and initialize them
declare
v_sql LONG;
begin
v_sql:='CREATE GLOBAL TEMPORARY TABLE TEMPDINS;
(
tempdin varch(255),
processed int null
)';
execute immediate v_sql;
EXCEPTION
WHEN OTHERS THEN
IF SQLCODE = -955 THEN
NULL; -- suppresses ORA-00955 exception
ELSE
delete from TEMPDINS;
END IF;
END;
/
--initialize #tempdins working table with all the records eligible to be unarchived
--edit the select statement if needed to change the records to be unarchived
insert into TEMPDINS(tempdin)
select * from (select tempdin
from document join packtype on packtype.packagetype=document.packagetype
and archivestatus = 'C' and ADRIVE is not null
and ADRIVE <> DRIVE ) where ROWNUM < 10;
--inialize variables with current values
Declare
archivecount int;
stopsign int;
morework int;
Begin
Select count(*) INTO archivecount from UNARCHS;
Select VAL into stopsign from STOPSIGN;
morework := 1;
END
--while there is more to do, unarchs table has less then 1000 records, and the stopsign value is 0 loop
WHILE morework > 0 and stopsign = 0
LOOP{
begin
if archivecount <1000
begin
-- number to be processed at once
-- change this value if you would like to dump more in to the unarchs table at once
set rowcount 100
update TEMPDINS
set processed = 0
where processed is null
}
--reset rowcount
set rowcount 0
--populate the unarchs table with valid values
--this will unarchive at the page (lowest) level
insert into UNARCHS (drawer,foldernumber,packageid,docid,pagenumber,unarchtype,unarchdate,unarchtime,userid,unarchdays)
select distinct drawer,foldernumber,packageid,docid,pagenumber,'Page','20061128','12:00:00','ADMIN',360
from DOCUMENT
where tempdin in (select tempdin
from TEMPDINS
where processed = 0)
--update with rowcount to see if finished
select morework = select NUM_ROWS into morework from user_tables where table_name = 'UNARCHS'
--set the tempdins to processed in working table
update TEMPDINS
set processed = 1
where processed = 0
--get new counts for variables for evaulation
select archivecount = (select count(*) from unarchs)
select stopsign = (select val from STOPSIGN)
--wait a second so the CPU doesn't spin
waitfor delay '00:00:01'
end
else
begin
--get new counts for variables for evaulation
select archivecount = (select count(*) from unarchs)
select stopsign = (select val from STOPSIGN)
--wait a second so the CPU doesn't spin
waitfor delay '00:00:01'
end
end
End
END IF
END LOOP
Any help would be appreciated. My company has no Oracle resources for me to go to and Google is getting tired of me.

Answer 1

I think you can get rid of everything and just do a single insert statement:
insert into unarchs (drawer,foldernumber,packageid,docid,pagenumber,unarchtype,unarchdate,unarchtime,userid,unarchdays)
select distinct drawer,foldernumber,packageid,docid,pagenumber,'Page','20061128','12:00:00','ADMIN',360
from DOCUMENT
where archivestatus = 'C'
And status = 'U';
I’m assuming you have a different process that updates the rows in the document table so this process doesn’t constantly pick up the same rows?