oracle pl/sql results into one string

Question

I'm trying to create a simple stored procedure that stores queried result into one string.

v_string1 varchar2(100);

Select column1
From dual;

Will return

column 1
--------
aaaa
bbbb
cccc

I want to store "aaaa, bbbb, cccc' into v_string1. And all I can think of is a Cursor... Is there a better way to handle this?

possible duplicate of alternative to listagg in Oracle?

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2012-06-08 19:04:25 +00:00
Commented Jun 8, 2012 at 19:04 — DCookie
– DCookie, Commented Jun 8, 2012 at 19:04

Kyra · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-08 19:02:43Z

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Using SQL Fiddle:

select LISTAGG(name, ',') WITHIN GROUP (ORDER BY 1) AS names
from temp_table

answered Jun 8, 2012 at 19:02

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Gerrat Over a year ago

Coolio...I've never seen that function before +1!

Kyra Over a year ago

Thanks. I hadn't either until I googled it. Glad it helped and it caused me to learn something new too :D

Mike Meyers · Accepted Answer · 2012-06-08 23:58:55Z

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Another option using pure SQL that will work before Oracle 11G, although is still limited to 4000 characters for the string.

Select ltrim(max(names), ', ') as names
From (
  Select sys_connect_by_path(name, ' ,') as names
  From (
    Select name, row_number() over (order by name) as rown
    From temp_table
  )
  Start with rown = 1
  Connect by rown = prior rown + 1
)

answered Jun 8, 2012 at 23:58

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