Added get_date_tab to generate table of dates

demos/date_util_pkg_demo.sql

@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@
 select *
 from table(date_util_pkg.explode_month(2011, 2))
 
+-- generate a table of dates based on a "calendar string"
+-- for calendar string syntax, see http://docs.oracle.com/cd/B28359_01/appdev.111/b28419/d_sched.htm#i1009923
+-- a start and stop date can be specified, it not specified it defaults to a year from now
+
+select t.column_value
+from table(date_util_pkg.get_date_tab('FREQ=WEEKLY; BYDAY=MON,WED,FRI', trunc(sysdate), trunc(sysdate+90))) t

doc/changelog.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
 
+Version 1.7.1
+=============
+
+- Added sms_util_pkg
+- Minor enhancements to date_util_pkg
+- Minor enhancements to string_util_pkg
+
 Version 1.7.0
 =============
 - Split installation script into various modules (core, xml, amazon, microsoft, etc.)

ora/date_util_pkg.pkb

@@ -628,5 +628,51 @@ begin
 end explode_month;
 
 
+function get_date_tab (p_calendar_string in varchar2,
+                       p_from_date in date := null,
+                       p_to_date in date := null) return t_date_array pipelined
+as
+  l_from_date                    date := coalesce(p_from_date, sysdate);
+  l_to_date                      date := coalesce(p_to_date, add_months(l_from_date,12));
+  l_date_after                   date;
+  l_next_date                    date;
+begin
+
+  /*
+ 
+  Purpose:      get table of dates based on specified calendar string
+ 
+  Remarks:      see https://oraclesponge.wordpress.com/2010/08/18/generating-lists-of-dates-in-oracle-the-dbms_scheduler-way/
+                see http://www.kibeha.dk/2014/12/date-row-generator-with-dbmsscheduler.html
+ 
+  Who     Date        Description
+  ------  ----------  --------------------------------
+  MBR     24.09.2015  Created
+ 
+  */
+
+  l_date_after := l_from_date - 1;
+
+  loop
+
+    dbms_scheduler.evaluate_calendar_string (
+      calendar_string   => p_calendar_string,
+      start_date        => l_from_date,
+      return_date_after => l_date_after,
+      next_run_date     => l_next_date
+    );
+
+    exit when l_next_date > l_to_date;
+
+    pipe row (l_next_date);
+    
+    l_date_after := l_next_date;
+
+  end loop;
+
+  return;
+
+end get_date_tab;
+
 end date_util_pkg;
 /

ora/date_util_pkg.pks

@@ -103,5 +103,10 @@ as
   function explode_month (p_year in number,
                           p_month in number) return t_period_date_tab pipelined;
 
+  -- get table of dates based on specified calendar string
+  function get_date_tab (p_calendar_string in varchar2,
+                         p_from_date in date := null,
+                         p_to_date in date := null) return t_date_array pipelined;
+
 end date_util_pkg;
 /