Create a stored procedure in a package oracle

I have created the following package in Oracle:

CREATE OR REPLACE PACKAGE PackageName AS 

TYPE general_item
IS
  RECORD
  (
    item_no item_t.item_no%TYPE ,
    item_type item_t.item_type%TYPE,
    item_state item_t.item_state%TYPE,
    item_name item_t.item_name%TYPE,
    prodname_no item_t.prodname_no%TYPE,
    prod_name item_t.prod_name%TYPE,
    prodname_no2 item_t.prodname_no2%TYPE,
    prod_name2 item_t.prod_name2%TYPE,
    prodtype_no item_t.prodtype_no%TYPE,
    prodtype_name item_t.prodtype_name%TYPE,
    designer_no item_t.designer_no%TYPE,
    designer_name item_t.designer_name%TYPE,
    req_assembly item_t.req_assembly%TYPE,
    unit_name item_t.unit_name%TYPE,
    valid_designer item_t.valid_designer%TYPE,
    sale_start_date item_t.sale_start_date%TYPE,
    sale_end_date item_t.sale_end_date%TYPE,
    short_material_text item_t.short_material_text%TYPE,
    imeas_ref_imp item_t.imeas_ref_imp%TYPE,
    imeas_ref_met item_t.imeas_ref_met%TYPE,
    valid_design_text item_t.valid_design_text%TYPE,
    pe_no item_t.pe_no%TYPE,
    hfb_no item_t.hfb_no%TYPE,
    hfb_name item_t.hfb_name%TYPE,
    pra_no item_t.pra_no%TYPE,
    pra_name item_t.pra_name%TYPE,
    pa_no item_t.pa_no%TYPE,
    pa_name item_t.pa_name%TYPE,
    rec_sales_price item_t.rec_sales_price%TYPE,
    currency_code item_t.currency_code%TYPE,
    base_item_no item_cty_spec_t.item_no%TYPE, --YB added 2014-05-01
    comclass_name item_comclass_t.comclass_name%TYPE); --YB added 2014-05-01


         PROCEDURE general_get_item(
        p_item_no   IN item_t.item_no%TYPE,
        p_item_type IN item_t.item_type%TYPE,
        p_item OUT general_item);


END PackageName; 

Here is my procedure that I’m trying to create:

create or replace PACKAGE BODY PackageName
AS
PROCEDURE general_get_item(
    p_item_no   IN item_t.item_no%TYPE,
    p_item_type IN item_t.item_type%TYPE,
    p_item OUT general_item)
IS
BEGIN
  OPEN p_item FOR SELECT it.item_no, it.item_type, it.item_state, it.item_name, it.prodname_no , it.prod_name, it.prodname_no2, it.prod_name2, it.prodtype_no, it.prodtype_name, it.designer_no, it.designer_name, it.req_assembly, it.unit_name, it.valid_designer, it.sale_start_date, it.sale_end_date, it.short_material_text, it.imeas_ref_imp, it.imeas_ref_met, it.valid_design_text, it.pe_no, it.hfb_no, it.hfb_name, it.pra_no, it.pra_name, it.pa_no, it.pa_name, it.rec_sales_price, it.currency_code, icst.item_no as base_item_no, ict.comclass_name 
  FROM item_t it, item_cty_spec_t icst, 
  (SELECT item_no, item_type, comclass_name FROM item_comclass_t 
  WHERE valid_from < SYSDATE AND valid_to >= SYSDATE) ict
  WHERE it.item_no = icst.item_no_cty_spec (+) AND it.item_type = icst.item_type_cty_spec (+)  
  AND it.item_no = ict.item_no (+) AND it.item_type = ict.item_type (+)
  AND it.item_no = p_item_no 
  AND it.item_type = p_item_type;
END general_get_item;
END PackageName; 

When I try to create the procedure, I get the following messages:

Error(8,3): PL/SQL: SQL Statement ignored Error(8,8): PLS-00456: item ‘P_ITEM’ is not a cursor

I’m new to this with packages and procedures in Oracle.

Answer

You cannot open a cursor on a TYPE RECORD. It has to be of CURSOR type. So, Just replace this whole statement –

TYPE general_item
IS
RECORD
  (
    item_no item_t.item_no%TYPE ,
    item_type item_t.item_type%TYPE,
    item_state i
    .....


    .....
    comclass_name item_comclass_t.comclass_name%TYPE);

WITH

TYPE general_item IS REF CURSOR;