CALL v17

Name

CALL — Invoke a procedure.

Synopsis

CALL <procedure_name> '('[<argument_list>]')'

Description

Use the CALL statement to invoke a procedure. To use the CALL statement, you must have EXECUTE privileges on the procedure that the CALL statement invokes.

Parameters

procedure_name

The (optionally schema-qualified) procedure name.

argument_list

Specifies a comma-separated list of arguments required by the procedure. Each member of argument_list corresponds to a formal argument expected by the procedure. Each formal argument can be an IN parameter, an OUT parameter, or an INOUT parameter.

!!!! Note You must specify an OUT parameter in the CALL statement when calling a package function. The OUT parameter acts as an INOUT parameter during package overloading.

Examples

The CALL statement can take several forms, depending on the arguments required by the procedure:

CALL update_balance();
CALL update_balance(1,2,3);