ASSIGNMENT STATEMENT
Description
The assignment statement sets the value of a data item to a valid value. (Oracle PL/SQL Language Reference ASSIGNMENT Statement)
assignment_statement_target := expression ;
assignment_statement_target =
{ collection_variable [ ( index ) ]
| cursor_variable
| :host_cursor_variable
| object[.attribute]
| out_parameter
| placeholder
| record_variable[.field]
| scalar_variable
}
LET <variable_name> <type> { DEFAULT | := } <expression> ;
LET <variable_name> { DEFAULT | := } <expression> ;
Sample Source Patterns
1. Scalar Variables
Oracle
CREATE TABLE TASSIGN (
COL1 NUMBER,
COL2 NUMBER,
COL3 VARCHAR(20),
COL4 VARCHAR(20)
);
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE PSCALAR
AS
var1 NUMBER := 40;
var2 NUMBER := 22.50;
var3 VARCHAR(20);
var4 BOOLEAN;
var5 NUMBER;
BEGIN
var1 := 1;
var2 := 2.1;
var2 := var2 + var2;
var3 := 'Hello World';
var4 := true;
var4 := var1 > 500;
IF var4 THEN
var5 := 0;
ELSE
var5 := 1;
END IF;
INSERT INTO TASSIGN VALUES(var1, var2, var3, var5);
END;
CALL PSCALAR();
SELECT * FROM TASSIGN;
Snowflake Scripting
CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE TASSIGN (
COL1 NUMBER(38, 18) /*** SSC-FDM-0006 - NUMBER TYPE COLUMN MAY NOT BEHAVE SIMILARLY IN SNOWFLAKE. ***/,
COL2 NUMBER(38, 18) /*** SSC-FDM-0006 - NUMBER TYPE COLUMN MAY NOT BEHAVE SIMILARLY IN SNOWFLAKE. ***/,
COL3 VARCHAR(20),
COL4 VARCHAR(20)
)
COMMENT = '{"origin":"sf_sc","name":"snowconvert","version":{"major":1, "minor":0},{"attributes":{"component":"oracle"}}'
;
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE PSCALAR ()
RETURNS VARCHAR
LANGUAGE SQL
COMMENT = '{"origin":"sf_sc","name":"snowconvert","version":{"major":1, "minor":0},{"attributes":{"component":"oracle"}}'
EXECUTE AS CALLER
AS
$$
DECLARE
var1 NUMBER(38, 18) := 40;
var2 NUMBER(38, 18) := 22.50;
var3 VARCHAR(20);
var4 BOOLEAN;
var5 NUMBER(38, 18);
BEGIN
var1 := 1;
var2 := 2.1;
var2 := :var2 + :var2;
var3 := 'Hello World';
var4 := true;
var4 := :var1 > 500;
IF (:var4) THEN
var5 := 0;
ELSE
var5 := 1;
END IF;
INSERT INTO TASSIGN
VALUES(:var1, :var2, :var3, :var5);
END;
$$;
CALL PSCALAR();
SELECT * FROM
TASSIGN;
Transformation for some data types needs to be updated, it may cause different results. For example, NUMBER to NUMBER rounds the value and the decimal point is lost. There is already a work item for this issue.
2. Out Parameter Assignment
To get more information about how the output parameters are being converted, please go to the following article Output Parameters.
3. Not Supported Assignments
Oracle
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE pinvalid(out_parameter IN OUT NUMBER)
AS
record_variable employees%ROWTYPE;
TYPE cursor_type IS REF CURSOR;
cursor1 cursor_type;
cursor2 SYS_REFCURSOR;
TYPE collection_type IS TABLE OF NUMBER INDEX BY VARCHAR(64);
collection_variable collection_type;
BEGIN
--Record Example
record_variable.last_name := 'Ortiz';
--Cursor Example
cursor1 := cursor2;
--Collection
collection_variable('Test') := 5;
--Out Parameter
out_parameter := 123;
END;
Snowflake Scripting
--** SSC-FDM-0007 - MISSING DEPENDENT OBJECT "employees" **
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE pinvalid (out_parameter NUMBER(38, 18))
RETURNS VARIANT
LANGUAGE SQL
COMMENT = '{"origin":"sf_sc","name":"snowconvert","version":{"major":1, "minor":0},{"attributes":{"component":"oracle"}}'
EXECUTE AS CALLER
AS
$$
DECLARE
record_variable OBJECT !!!RESOLVE EWI!!! /*** SSC-EWI-0036 - ROWTYPE DATA TYPE CONVERTED TO OBJECT ***/!!! := OBJECT_CONSTRUCT();
-- --** SSC-FDM-0024 - FUNCTIONALITY FOR 'PL REF CURSOR TYPE DEFINITION' IS NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY SNOWFLAKE SCRIPTING **
-- TYPE cursor_type IS REF CURSOR;
cursor1_res RESULTSET;
cursor2_res RESULTSET;
-- --** SSC-FDM-0024 - FUNCTIONALITY FOR 'PL COLLECTION TYPE DEFINITION' IS NOT CURRENTLY SUPPORTED BY SNOWFLAKE SCRIPTING **
-- TYPE collection_type IS TABLE OF NUMBER INDEX BY VARCHAR(64);
collection_variable VARIANT !!!RESOLVE EWI!!! /*** SSC-EWI-0062 - CUSTOM TYPE 'collection_type' USAGE CHANGED TO VARIANT ***/!!!;
BEGIN
--Record Example
record_variable := OBJECT_INSERT(record_variable, 'LAST_NAME', 'Ortiz', true);
--Cursor Example
!!!RESOLVE EWI!!! /*** SSC-EWI-OR0108 - THE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENT STATEMENT IS NOT SUPPORTED BY SNOWFLAKE SCRIPTING ***/!!!
cursor1 := :cursor2;
--Collection
!!!RESOLVE EWI!!! /*** SSC-EWI-OR0108 - THE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENT STATEMENT IS NOT SUPPORTED BY SNOWFLAKE SCRIPTING ***/!!!
collection_variable('Test') := 5;
--Out Parameter
out_parameter := 123;
RETURN out_parameter;
END;
$$;
Known Issues
1. Several Unsupported Assignment Statements
Currently, transformation for cursor, collection, record, and user-defined type variables are not supported by Snow Scripting. Therefore assignment statements using these variables are commented and marked as not supported. Changing these variables to Snowflake semi-structured data types could help as a workaround in some scenarios.
Related EWIs
SSC-FDM-0006: Number type column may not behave similarly in Snowflake.
SSC-EWI-0036: Data type converted to another data type.
SSC-FDM-0024: Functionality is not currently supported by Snowflake Scripting.
SSC-EWI-0062: Custom type usage changed to variant.
SSC-EWI-OR0108: The Following Assignment Statement is Not Supported by Snowflake Scripting.
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