Delete statement with variable

   
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE session (
  2    department       CHAR(3),
  3    course           NUMBER(3),
  4    description      VARCHAR2(2000),
  5    max_lecturer     NUMBER(3),
  6    current_lecturer NUMBER(3),
  7    num_credits      NUMBER(1),
  8    room_id          NUMBER(5)
  9    );

Table created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id)
  2              VALUES ('HIS', 101, 'History 101', 30, 11, 4, 20000);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id)
  2              VALUES ('HIS', 301, 'History 301', 30, 0, 4, 20004);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id)
  2              VALUES ('CS', 101, 'Computer Science 101', 50, 0, 4, 20001);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id)
  2              VALUES ('ECN', 203, 'Economics 203', 15, 0, 3, 20002);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id)
  2              VALUES ('CS', 102, 'Computer Science 102', 35, 3, 4, 20003);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id)
  2              VALUES ('MUS', 410, 'Music 410', 5, 4, 3, 20005);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id)
  2              VALUES ('ECN', 101, 'Economics 101', 50, 0, 4, 20007);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id)
  2              VALUES ('NUT', 307, 'Nutrition 307', 20, 2, 4, 20008);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id)
  2              VALUES ('MUS', 100, 'Music 100', 100, 0, 3, NULL);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL> select * from session;

DEP   COURSE
--- --------
DESCRIPTION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS  ROOM_ID
------------ ---------------- ----------- --------
HIS   101.00
History 101
       30.00            11.00        4.00 ########

HIS   301.00
History 301
       30.00              .00        4.00 ########

DEP   COURSE
--- --------
DESCRIPTION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS  ROOM_ID
------------ ---------------- ----------- --------

CS    101.00
Computer Science 101
       50.00              .00        4.00 ########

ECN   203.00
Economics 203

DEP   COURSE
--- --------
DESCRIPTION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS  ROOM_ID
------------ ---------------- ----------- --------
       15.00              .00        3.00 ########

CS    102.00
Computer Science 102
       35.00             3.00        4.00 ########

MUS   410.00

DEP   COURSE
--- --------
DESCRIPTION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS  ROOM_ID
------------ ---------------- ----------- --------
Music 410
        5.00             4.00        3.00 ########

ECN   101.00
Economics 101
       50.00              .00        4.00 ########


DEP   COURSE
--- --------
DESCRIPTION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS  ROOM_ID
------------ ---------------- ----------- --------
NUT   307.00
Nutrition 307
       20.00             2.00        4.00 ########

MUS   100.00
Music 100
      100.00              .00        3.00

DEP   COURSE
--- --------
DESCRIPTION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS  ROOM_ID
------------ ---------------- ----------- --------


9 rows selected.

SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2   Department  CHAR(3);
  3  BEGIN
  4    Department := 'CS';
  5    DELETE FROM session
  6      WHERE department = Department;
  7  END;
  8  /

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

SQL>
SQL> select * from session;

no rows selected

SQL>
SQL> drop table session;

Table dropped.

SQL>
SQL>
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