Put insert statement into its own block
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SQL> CREATE TABLE lecturer (
2 id NUMBER(5) PRIMARY KEY,
3 first_name VARCHAR2(20),
4 last_name VARCHAR2(20),
5 major VARCHAR2(30),
6 current_credits NUMBER(3)
7 );
Table created.
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SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10001, 'Scott', 'Lawson','Computer Science', 11);
1 row created.
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SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major, current_credits)
2 VALUES (10002, 'Mar', 'Wells','History', 4);
1 row created.
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SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10003, 'Jone', 'Bliss','Computer Science', 8);
1 row created.
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SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10004, 'Man', 'Kyte','Economics', 8);
1 row created.
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SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10005, 'Pat', 'Poll','History', 4);
1 row created.
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SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10006, 'Tim', 'Viper','History', 4);
1 row created.
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SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10007, 'Barbara', 'Blues','Economics', 7);
1 row created.
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SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10008, 'David', 'Large','Music', 4);
1 row created.
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SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10009, 'Chris', 'Elegant','Nutrition', 8);
1 row created.
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SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10010, 'Rose', 'Bond','Music', 7);
1 row created.
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SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10011, 'Rita', 'Johnson','Nutrition', 8);
1 row created.
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SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10012, 'Sharon', 'Clear','Computer Science', 3);
1 row created.
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SQL> select * from lecturer;
ID FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME MAJOR CURRENT_CREDITS
-------- -------------------- -------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------
######## Scott Lawson Computer Science 11.00
######## Mar Wells History 4.00
######## Jone Bliss Computer Science 8.00
######## Man Kyte Economics 8.00
######## Pat Poll History 4.00
######## Tim Viper History 4.00
######## Barbara Blues Economics 7.00
######## David Large Music 4.00
######## Chris Elegant Nutrition 8.00
######## Rose Bond Music 7.00
######## Rita Johnson Nutrition 8.00
ID FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME MAJOR CURRENT_CREDITS
-------- -------------------- -------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------
######## Sharon Clear Computer Science 3.00
12 rows selected.
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SQL> CREATE TABLE myLogTable (
2 code NUMBER,
3 message VARCHAR2(200),
4 info VARCHAR2(100)
5 );
Table created.
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SQL> DECLARE
2 myLecturerID NUMBER(5) := 10000;
3 myFirstName VARCHAR2(20);
4
5 BEGIN
6 SELECT first_name
7 INTO myFirstName
8 FROM lecturer
9 WHERE id = myLecturerID;
10 BEGIN
11 INSERT INTO myLogTable (info)
12 VALUES ('Hello from a nested block!');
13 END;
14 EXCEPTION
15 WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
16 BEGIN
17 INSERT INTO myLogTable (info)
18 VALUES ('Student 10,000 does not exist!');
19 EXCEPTION
20 WHEN OTHERS THEN
21 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Error inserting into myLogTable!');
22 END;
23 END;
24 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
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SQL> select * from lecturer;
ID FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME MAJOR CURRENT_CREDITS
-------- -------------------- -------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------
######## Scott Lawson Computer Science 11.00
######## Mar Wells History 4.00
######## Jone Bliss Computer Science 8.00
######## Man Kyte Economics 8.00
######## Pat Poll History 4.00
######## Tim Viper History 4.00
######## Barbara Blues Economics 7.00
######## David Large Music 4.00
######## Chris Elegant Nutrition 8.00
######## Rose Bond Music 7.00
######## Rita Johnson Nutrition 8.00
ID FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME MAJOR CURRENT_CREDITS
-------- -------------------- -------------------- ------------------------------ ---------------
######## Sharon Clear Computer Science 3.00
12 rows selected.
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SQL> select * from myLogTable;
CODE MESSAGE
-------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------
INFO
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Student 10,000 does not exist!
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SQL> drop table lecturer;
Table dropped.
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SQL> drop table myLogTable;
Table dropped.
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| 1. | The INSERT statement can be used in a PL/SQL program | ||
| 2. | Sequences can also be accessed directly from an INSERT statement in a PL/SQL program | ||
| 3. | INSERT statements with variable |