INTERP Function

The INTERP function executes one or more OLAP DML commands and returns the session log in which the commands are executed. It is typically used in applications when the 4K limit on output for the EXECUTE procedure may be too restrictive.

Input to the INTERP function is limited to 4K. For larger input values, refer to the INTERPCLOB function of this package.

This function does not return the output of the DML commands when you have redirected the output by using the OLAP DML OUTFILE command.

You can use the INTERP function as an argument to the PRINTLOG procedure in this package to view the session log. See the example.

Note:

You cannot execute this function from within the OLAP Worksheet. You must execute if in a SQL tool such as SQL*Plus.

Syntax

INTERP ( 
          olap-commands     IN   VARCHAR2)
     RETURN CLOB;

Parameters

Table B-24 INTERP Function Parameters

Parameter	Description
`olap-commands`	One or more OLAP DML commands separated by semi-colons. See "Guidelines for Using Quotation Marks in OLAP DML Commands".

Returns

The log file for the Oracle OLAP session in which the OLAP DML commands were executed.

Example

The following sample SQL*Plus session attaches the GLOBAL analytic workspace and lists the members of UNITS_CUBE.

SET serverout ON
EXECUTE dbms_aw.printlog(dbms_aw.interp('AW ATTACH global; REPORT units_cube'));

UNITS_CUBE
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TIME
CUSTOMER
PRODUCT
CHANNEL