If too many records are returned for a SELECT - INTO statement the following error is returned : Select Into « PL SQL « Oracle PL / SQL






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If too many records are returned for a SELECT - INTO statement the following error is returned

    
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE books (
  2    isbn      CHAR(10) PRIMARY KEY,
  3    category  VARCHAR2(20),
  4    title     VARCHAR2(100),
  5    num_pages NUMBER,
  6    price     NUMBER,
  7    copyright NUMBER(4),
  8    emp1   NUMBER,
  9    emp2   NUMBER,
 10    emp3   NUMBER
 11  );

Table created.

SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO books (isbn, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright, emp1, emp2, emp3)
  2             VALUES ('1', 'Database', 'Oracle', 563, 39.99, 2009, 1, 2, 3);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO books (isbn, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright, emp1, emp2)
  2             VALUES ('2', 'Database', 'MySQL', 765, 44.99, 2009, 4, 5);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO books (isbn, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright, emp1, emp2, emp3)
  2             VALUES ('3', 'Database', 'SQL Server', 404, 39.99, 2001, 6, 7, 8);

1 row created.

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2     v_title BOOKS.TITLE%TYPE;
  3  BEGIN
  4
  5     SELECT title INTO v_title FROM books;
  6
  7     DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(v_title);
  8
  9  EXCEPTION
 10     WHEN OTHERS
 11     THEN
 12        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(sqlerrm);
 13  END;
 14  /
SQL>
SQL> SET ESCAPE OFF
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table books;

Table dropped.








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