Oracle | PBRPH

Oracle PBRPH Version 26ai

General Information

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Purpose DBMS_DEBUG and PROBE Support

AUTHID DEFINER

Dependencies

DBMS_DEBUG	DBMS_STANDARD	PLITBLM
DBMS_DEBUG_VC2COLL	PBREAK	UTL_RAW
DBMS_PIPE	PBUTL

Documented No

First Available Not known

Security Model Owned by SYS with no privileges granted

Source {ORACLE_HOME}/rdbms/admin/prvtpb.plb

Subprograms

ATTACH	GET_PENDING_REQUEST	PRINT_INTO_TABLE
CONTINUE	GET_SCALAR	PRINT_SOURCE
DISPLAY_FRAME	LISTEN	PROCESS_REQUEST
EXECUTE	PING	SET_BREAK_LINE
GET_CURRENT_INFO	PRINT_BACKTRACE	SET_VALUE
GET_DEBUG_FLAGS	PRINT_BREAKPOINTS	SHUTDOWN
GET_INDEXES	PRINT_FRAME_SOURCE	TARGET_PROGRAM_RUNNING
GET_MORE_SOURCE

ATTACH

Undocumented pbrph.attach(debugid IN VARCHAR2);

exec pbrph.attach('PBRPH_DEBUG_ID');

      

      PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

CONTINUE

Undocumented pbrph.continue( run_info OUT sys.dbms_debug.runtime_info, execution_flags IN BINARY_INTEGER, info_requested IN BINARY_INTEGER, status OUT BINARY_INTEGER);

TBD

DISPLAY_FRAME

Undocumented pbrph.display_frame( msg IN VARCHAR2, retval IN OUT BINARY_INTEGER, tidl_buf IN OUT RAW, tidl_version OUT BINARY_INTEGER);

TBD

EXECUTE

Undocumented pbrph.execute( what IN VARCHAR2, frame# IN BINARY_INTEGER, bind_results IN BINARY_INTEGER, results IN OUT sys.dbms_debug_vc2coll, errm IN OUT VARCHAR2);

TBD

GET_CURRENT_INFO

Undocumented pbrph.get_current_info( info_requested IN BINARY_INTEGER, run_info OUT sys.dbms_debug.runtime_info) RETURN BINARY_INTEGER;

TBD

GET_DEBUG_FLAGS

Undocumented pbrph.get_debug_flags(debug_flags OUT BINARY_INTEGER) RETURN BINARY_INTEGER;

TBD

GET_INDEXES

Undocumented pbrph.get_indexes( varname IN VARCHAR2, frame# IN BINARY_INTEGER, handle IN sys.dbms_debug.program_info, entries OUT sys.dbms_debug.index_table) RETURN BINARY_INTEGER;

TBD

GET_MORE_SOURCE

Undocumented pbrph.get_more_source( buf IN OUT VARCHAR2, buflen IN BINARY_INTEGER, piece IN BINARY_INTEGER);

TBD

GET_PENDING_REQUEST

Undocumented pbrph.get_pending_request( nth_request IN OUT VARCHAR2, nth IN BINARY_INTEGER);

TBD

GET_SCALAR

Undocumented

Overload 1 pbrph.get_scalar( varname IN VARCHAR2, frame_number IN BINARY_INTEGER, value OUT VARCHAR2, format IN VARCHAR2) RETURN BINARY_INTEGER;

TBD

Overload 2 pbrph.get_scalar( varname IN VARCHAR2, handle IN sys.dbms_debug.program_info, value OUT VARCHAR2, format IN VARCHAR2) RETURN BINARY_INTEGER;

TBD

LISTEN

Undocumented pbrph.listen( run_info OUT sys.dbms_debug.runtime_info, info_requested IN BINARY_INTEGER, status OUT BINARY_INTEGER);

TBD

PING

Undocumented pbrph.ping;

DECLARE

       retval INTEGER;

      BEGIN

        retval := dbms_pipe.create_pipe('UWPIPE');

        dbms_output.put_line(retval);

      END;

      /

      0

      

      PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

      

      exec pbrph.attach('PBRPH_DEBUG_ID');

      

      
      PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

      

      exec pbrph.ping;

      

      -- hangs

PRINT_BACKTRACE

Undocumented

Overload 1 pbrph.print_backTrace(listing IN OUT VARCHAR2);

TBD

Overload 2 pbrph.print_backTrace(backtrace OUT sys.dbms_debug.backtrace_table);

TBD

PRINT_BREAKPOINTS

Undocumented pbrph.print_breakPoints(listing IN OUT VARCHAR2);

TBD

Overload 2 pbrph.print_breakPoints( code_bpts OUT sys.dbms_debug.breakpoint_table, oer_bpts OUT sys.dbms_debug.oer_table);

TBD

PRINT_FRAME_SOURCE

Undocumented pbrph.print_frame_source( low IN BINARY_INTEGER, high IN BINARY_INTEGER, source IN OUT sys.dbms_debug.vc2_table, frame_num IN BINARY_INTEGER);

TBD

PRINT_INTO_TABLE

Undocumented pbrph.print_into_table( req IN VARCHAR2, backtrace OUT sys.dbms_debug.backtrace_table);

TBD

PRINT_SOURCE

Undocumented

Overload 1 pbrph.print_source( low IN BINARY_INTEGER, high IN BINARY_INTEGER, source IN OUT sys.dbms_debug.vc2_table);

TBD

Overload 2 pbrph.print_source( low IN BINARY_INTEGER, high IN BINARY_INTEGER, window IN BINARY_INTEGER, pflags IN BINARY_INTEGER, buf IN OUT VARCHAR2, buflen IN BINARY_INTEGER, pieces OUT BINARY_INTEGER);

TBD

PROCESS_REQUEST

Undocumented pbrph.process_request( request IN VARCHAR2, result OUT BINARY_INTEGER) RETURN BINARY_INTEGER;

TBD

SET_BREAK_LINE

Undocumented pbrph.set_break_line( program IN sys.dbms_debug.program_info, line# IN BINARY_INTEGER, breakpoint# OUT BINARY_INTEGER) RETURN BINARY_INTEGER;

TBD

SET_VALUE

Undocumented

Overload 1 pbrph.set_value( frame_number IN BINARY_INTEGER, statement IN VARCHAR2) RETURN BINARY_INTEGER;

TBD

Overload 2 pbrph.set_value( handle IN sys.dbms_debug.program_info, statement IN VARCHAR2) RETURN BINARY_INTEGER;

TBD

SHUTDOWN

Undocumented pbrph.shutdown;

exec pbrph.shutdown;

          
      *

      ORA-23321: Pipename may not be null

      
      

      DECLARE

       retVal INTEGER;

      BEGIN

        retVal := dbms_pipe.create_pipe('UWPIPE');

        dbms_output.put_line(retval);

      END;

      /

      0

      

      PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

      

      exec pbrph.attach('PBRPH_DEBUG_ID');

      

      
      PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

      

      exec pbrph.shutdown;

      

      
      PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

TARGET_PROGRAM_RUNNING

Undocumented pbrph.target_program_running RETURN BOOLEAN;

BEGIN

        IF pbrph.target_program_running THEN

          dbms_output.put_line('T');

        ELSE

          dbms_output.put_line('F');

        END IF;

      END;

      /

      F

      

      PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.