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SQL>
SQL> create table employee
  2          (
  3           empl_no                integer         primary key
  4          ,lastname               varchar2(20)    not null
  5          ,firstname              varchar2(15)    not null
  6          ,midinit                varchar2(1)
  7          ,street                 varchar2(30)
  8          ,city                   varchar2(20)
  9          ,state                  varchar2(2)
 10          ,zip                    varchar2(5)
 11          ,zip_4                  varchar2(4)
 12          ,area_code              varchar2(3)
 13          ,phone                  varchar2(8)
 14          ,company_name           varchar2(50));

Table created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into employee(empl_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
  2  values(1,'Jones','Joe','J','10 Ave','New York','NY','11111','1111','111', '111-1111','A Company');

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into employee(empl_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
  2  values(2,'Smith','Sue','J','20 Ave','New York','NY','22222','2222','222', '222-111','B Company');

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into employee(empl_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
  2  values(3,'Anderson','Peggy','J','500 St','New York','NY','33333','3333','333', '333-3333','C Company');

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into employee(empl_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
  2  values(4,'Andy','Jill', null,'930 St','New York','NY','44444','4444','212', '634-7733','D Company');

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into employee(empl_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
  2  values(5,'OK','Carl','L','19 Drive','New York','NY','55555','3234','212', '243-4243','E Company');

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into employee(empl_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
  2  values(6,'Peter','Jee','Q','38 Ave','New York','NY','66666','4598','212', '454-5443','F Inc');

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into employee(empl_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
  2  values(7,'Baker','Paul','V','738 St.','Queens','NY','77777','3842','718', '664-4333','G Inc');

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into employee(empl_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
  2  values(8,'Young','Steve','J','388 Ave','New York','NY','88888','3468','212', '456-4566','H Associates Inc');

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into employee(empl_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
  2  values(9,'Mona','Joe','T','9300 Ave','Kansas City','MO','99999','3658','415', '456-4563','J Inc');

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into employee(empl_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
  2  values(10,'Hackett','Karen','S','Kings Rd. Apt 833','Bellmore','NY','61202','3898','516', '767-5677','AA Inc');

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> insert into employee(empl_no,lastname,firstname,midinit,street,city,state,zip,zip_4,area_code,phone,company_name)
  2  values(11,'Bob','Jack','S','12 Giant Rd.','Newark','NJ','27377','3298','908', '123-7367','Z Associates');

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2     TYPE CustList IS TABLE OF NUMBER;
  3     custs CustList := CustList(3, 9);
  4  BEGIN
  5     FORALL i IN custs.FIRST..custs.LAST
  6        DELETE FROM employee WHERE empl_no = custs(i);
  7
  8  END;
  9  /

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL>
SQL> drop table employee;

Table dropped.

SQL>
SQL>








22.18.forall
22.18.1.The FORALL command builds a set of SQL statements and executes all of them at once.
22.18.2.Use for all to insert value to table collection of rowtype
22.18.3.Use VALUES OF
22.18.4.Use VALUES OF with undefined row
22.18.5.Forall in indices of
22.18.6.Use forall to loop through first element to last element in a table collection of number