Batch multiple select statements when calling Oracle from ADO.NET

Question

I want to batch multiple select statements to reduce round trips to the database. The code looks something like the pseudo code below. It works perfectly on SQL Server, but

Answer 1

You should write an anonymous pl/sql block that returns 3 ref cursors.

edit1: Here it is done in an anonymous pl/sql block with one cursor. It should work with three too. Oracle ref cursors don't lock data and they are the fastest way to return a result set from a pl/sql procedure or an anonymous pl/sql bloc.

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