Local Subprograms
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE MyTable (
2 num_col NUMBER,
3 char_col VARCHAR2(60)
4 );
Table created.
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> DECLARE
2 CURSOR myAllLecturer IS
3 SELECT first_name, last_name
4 FROM lecturer;
5
6 v_FormattedName VARCHAR2(50);
7
8 FUNCTION FormatName(p_FirstName IN VARCHAR2,
9 p_LastName IN VARCHAR2)
10 RETURN VARCHAR2 IS
11 BEGIN
12 RETURN p_FirstName || ' ' || p_LastName;
13 END FormatName;
14
15 BEGIN
16 FOR myLecturerRecord IN myAllLecturer LOOP
17 v_FormattedName :=
18 FormatName(myLecturerRecord.first_name,
19 myLecturerRecord.last_name);
20 INSERT INTO MyTable (char_col)
21 VALUES (v_FormattedName);
22 END LOOP;
23
24 COMMIT;
25 END;
26 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> select * from MyTable;
NUM_COL CHAR_COL
---------- ------------------------------------------------------------
Scott Lawson
Mar Wells
Jone Bliss
Man Kyte
Pat Poll
Tim Viper
Barbara Blues
David Large
Chris Elegant
Rose Bond
Rita Johnson
NUM_COL CHAR_COL
---------- ------------------------------------------------------------
Sharon Clear
12 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL> drop table lecturer;
Table dropped.
SQL> drop table MyTable;
Table dropped.
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