Use quotation in insert statement in PL/SQL
SQL>
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.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10001, 'Scott', 'Lawson','Computer Science', 11);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major, current_credits)
2 VALUES (10002, 'Mar', 'Wells','History', 4);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10003, 'Jone', 'Bliss','Computer Science', 8);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10004, 'Man', 'Kyte','Economics', 8);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10005, 'Pat', 'Poll','History', 4);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10006, 'Tim', 'Viper','History', 4);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10007, 'Barbara', 'Blues','Economics', 7);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10008, 'David', 'Large','Music', 4);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10009, 'Chris', 'Elegant','Nutrition', 8);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10010, 'Rose', 'Bond','Music', 7);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10011, 'Rita', 'Johnson','Nutrition', 8);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO lecturer (id, first_name, last_name, major,current_credits)
2 VALUES (10012, 'Sharon', 'Clear','Computer Science', 3);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE MyTable (
2 num_col NUMBER,
3 char_col VARCHAR2(60)
4 );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
2 TYPE t_FirstNameTable IS TABLE OF lecturer.first_name%TYPE
3 INDEX BY BINARY_INTEGER;
4 FirstNames t_FirstNameTable;
5 BEGIN
6 FirstNames(1) := 'Scott';
7 FirstNames(3) := 'Joanne';
8
9 IF FirstNames.EXISTS(1) THEN
10 INSERT INTO MyTable (char_col) VALUES
11 ('Row 1 exists!');
12 ELSE
13 INSERT INTO MyTable (char_col) VALUES
14 ('Row 1 doesn''t exist!');
15 END IF;
16 IF FirstNames.EXISTS(2) THEN
17 INSERT INTO MyTable (char_col) VALUES
18 ('Row 2 exists!');
19 ELSE
20 INSERT INTO MyTable (char_col) VALUES
21 ('Row 2 does n''t exist!');
22 END IF;
23 END;
24 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> select * from MyTable;
NUM_COL CHAR_COL
---------- ------------------------------------------------------------
Row 1 exists!
Row 2 does n't exist!
SQL>
SQL> drop table lecturer;
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQL> drop table MyTable;
Table dropped.
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