select

# File activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/oracle_adapter.rb, line 492
        def select(sql, name = nil)
          cursor = execute(sql, name)
          cols = cursor.get_col_names.map { |x| oracle_downcase(x) }
          rows = []

          while row = cursor.fetch
            hash = Hash.new

            cols.each_with_index do |col, i|
              hash[col] =
                case row[i]
                when OCI8::LOB
                  name == 'Writable Large Object' ? row[i]: row[i].read
                when OraDate
                  (row[i].hour == 0 and row[i].minute == 0 and row[i].second == 0) ?
                  row[i].to_date : row[i].to_time
                else row[i]
                end unless col == 'raw_rnum_'
            end

            rows << hash
          end

          rows
        ensure
          cursor.close if cursor
        end