Use block name to reference a variable name
SQL>
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>
SQL> <<l_DeleteBlock>>
2 DECLARE
3 Department CHAR(3);
4 BEGIN
5 Department := 'CS';
6 DELETE FROM session
7 WHERE department = l_DeleteBlock.Department;
8 END;
9 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
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
------------ ---------------- ----------- --------
ECN 203.00
Economics 203
15.00 .00 3.00 ########
MUS 410.00
Music 410
DEP COURSE
--- --------
DESCRIPTION
-----------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS ROOM_ID
------------ ---------------- ----------- --------
5.00 4.00 3.00 ########
ECN 101.00
Economics 101
50.00 .00 4.00 ########
NUT 307.00
DEP COURSE
--- --------
DESCRIPTION
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------
MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS ROOM_ID
------------ ---------------- ----------- --------
Nutrition 307
20.00 2.00 4.00 ########
MUS 100.00
Music 100
100.00 .00 3.00
7 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL> drop table session;
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQL>
| 1. | Variable command: define a variable | ||
| 2. | Use VARIABLE command to define variable | ||
| 3. | Define variable and use it in SQL statement in PL/SQL |