CHARTOROWID(x): Converts x to a ROWID
-- create demo table
create table Employee(
ID VARCHAR2(4 BYTE) NOT NULL,
First_Name VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
Last_Name VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
Start_Date DATE,
End_Date DATE,
Salary Number(8,2),
City VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
Description VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)
)
/
-- prepare data
insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
values ('01','Jason', 'Martin', to_date('19960725','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('20060725','YYYYMMDD'), 1234.56, 'Toronto', 'Programmer')
/
insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
values('02','Alison', 'Mathews', to_date('19760321','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19860221','YYYYMMDD'), 6661.78, 'Vancouver','Tester')
/
insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
values('03','James', 'Smith', to_date('19781212','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19900315','YYYYMMDD'), 6544.78, 'Vancouver','Tester')
/
insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
values('04','Celia', 'Rice', to_date('19821024','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19990421','YYYYMMDD'), 2344.78, 'Vancouver','Manager')
/
insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
values('05','Robert', 'Black', to_date('19840115','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19980808','YYYYMMDD'), 2334.78, 'Vancouver','Tester')
/
insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
values('06','Linda', 'Green', to_date('19870730','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19960104','YYYYMMDD'), 4322.78,'New York', 'Tester')
/
insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
values('07','David', 'Larry', to_date('19901231','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19980212','YYYYMMDD'), 7897.78,'New York', 'Manager')
/
insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
values('08','James', 'Cat', to_date('19960917','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('20020415','YYYYMMDD'), 1232.78,'Vancouver', 'Tester')
/
-- display data in the table
select * from Employee
/
--CHARTOROWID(x): Converts x to a ROWID.
select * from employee
where rowid = chartorowid('AAABoqAADAAAAwPAAA');
-- clean the table
drop table Employee
/
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