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Retrieve any column from any table#

Functionality:#

This function retrieves a column value from a table

Parameters:#

TABLE_NAME	Either the full table name (e.g. P2K_HR_IDENTITIES) or the table alias (e.g. EID)
COLUMN_NAME	The column name from that table that you wish to retrieve
REFERENCE_ID	The ID of the record that you are seeking the data for

Returns: #

Varchar2 (regardless of the type of data being requested)

Errors: #

• *bad table name* When there is no table found in IMTD with the name, or alias provided
• *bad column name* When there is no column name found in IMCD with that name, for the table provided.
• *error: invalid column length* When the column is a BLOB, or has a maximum length in excess of 4,000 characters
• *error: ORA-xxx is issued when any other error occurs.

Example: #

P2K_PU.GC('EID','FIRST_NAME',~) - Using Identity ID as the third parameter (~)

Will return the First Name the employee from P2K_HR_IDENTITIES, identified by the ID in the third parameter

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