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SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL primary key,
  3    First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  4    Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  5    Start_Date         DATE,
  6    End_Date           DATE,
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)
 10  )
 11  /

Table created.

SQL>
SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2               values ('01','Jason',    'Martin',  to_date('19960725','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('20060725','YYYYMMDD'), 12, 'Toronto',  'Programmer')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values('02','Alison',   'Mathews', to_date('19760321','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19860221','YYYYMMDD'), 66, 'Vancouver','Tester')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values('03','James',    'Smith',   to_date('19781212','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19900315','YYYYMMDD'), 25, 'Vancouver','Tester')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values('04','Celia',    'Rice',    to_date('19821024','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19990421','YYYYMMDD'), 37, 'Vancouver','Manager')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)
  2                values('05','Robert',   'Black',   to_date('19840115','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19980808','YYYYMMDD'), 23, 'Vancouver','Tester')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values('06','Linda',    'Green',   to_date('19870730','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19960104','YYYYMMDD'), 43,'New York',  'Tester')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values('07','David',    'Larry',   to_date('19901231','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19980212','YYYYMMDD'), 78,'New York',  'Manager')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL> insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)
  2                values('08','James',    'Cat',     to_date('19960917','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('20020415','YYYYMMDD'), 12,'Vancouver', 'Tester')
  3  /

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- display data in the table
SQL> select * from Employee
  2  /


ID   FIRST_NAME           LAST_NAME            START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION
---- -------------------- -------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------
01   Jason                Martin               25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06         12 Toronto    Programmer
02   Alison               Mathews              21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86         66 Vancouver  Tester
03   James                Smith                12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90         25 Vancouver  Tester
04   Celia                Rice                 24-OCT-82 21-APR-99         37 Vancouver  Manager
05   Robert               Black                15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98         23 Vancouver  Tester
06   Linda                Green                30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96         43 New York   Tester
07   David                Larry                31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98         78 New York   Manager
08   James                Cat                  17-SEP-96 15-APR-02         12 Vancouver  Tester

8 rows selected.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2     v_salary EMPLOYEE.salary%TYPE;
  3     v_id EMPLOYEE.id%TYPE := '07';
  4  BEGIN
  5     SELECT salary
  6     INTO v_salary
  7     FROM EMPLOYEE
  8     WHERE id = v_id;
  9
 10     DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Starting salary: '||v_salary);
 11
 12     IF v_salary < 40
 13     THEN
 14        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('less than 40');
 15     ELSIF v_salary BETWEEN 40 AND 50
 16     THEN
 17        v_salary := v_salary - (v_salary * .10);
 18
 19        UPDATE EMPLOYEE
 20        SET salary = v_salary
 21        WHERE id = v_id;
 22     ELSIF v_salary > 50
 23     THEN
 24        v_salary := v_salary - (v_salary * .10);
 25
 26        UPDATE EMPLOYEE
 27        SET salary = v_salary
 28        WHERE id = v_id;
 29     END IF;
 30
 31     DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Ending salary: '||v_salary);
 32
 33     ROLLBACK;
 34  EXCEPTION
 35     WHEN OTHERS
 36     THEN
 37        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(SQLERRM);
 38        ROLLBACK;
 39  END;
 40  /
Starting salary: 78
Ending salary: 70.2

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /

Table dropped.








21.29.Column Type
21.29.1.Column type variable
21.29.2.Select value into Define column type variable