Templace for using trigger as a log method
SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
2 ID VARCHAR2(4 BYTE) NOT NULL,
3 First_Name VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
4 Last_Name VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
5 Start_Date DATE,
6 End_Date DATE,
7 Salary Number(8,2),
8 City VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
9 Description VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)
10 )
11 /
SQL>
SQL> -- prepare data
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values ('01','Jason', 'Martin', to_date('19960725','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('20060725','YYYYMMDD'), 1234.56, 'Toronto', 'Programmer')
3 /
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values('02','Alison', 'Mathews', to_date('19760321','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19860221','YYYYMMDD'), 6661.78, 'Vancouver','Tester')
3 /
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values('03','James', 'Smith', to_date('19781212','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19900315','YYYYMMDD'), 6544.78, 'Vancouver','Tester')
3 /
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values('04','Celia', 'Rice', to_date('19821024','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19990421','YYYYMMDD'), 2344.78, 'Vancouver','Manager')
3 /
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values('05','Robert', 'Black', to_date('19840115','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19980808','YYYYMMDD'), 2334.78, 'Vancouver','Tester')
3 /
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values('06','Linda', 'Green', to_date('19870730','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19960104','YYYYMMDD'), 4322.78,'New York', 'Tester')
3 /
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values('07','David', 'Larry', to_date('19901231','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('19980212','YYYYMMDD'), 7897.78,'New York', 'Manager')
3 /
SQL> insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)
2 values('08','James', 'Cat', to_date('19960917','YYYYMMDD'), to_date('20020415','YYYYMMDD'), 1232.78,'Vancouver', 'Tester')
3 /
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- display data in the table
SQL> select * from Employee
2 /
ID FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME START_DAT END_DATE SALARY CITY DESCRIPTION
---- ---------- ---------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------
01 Jason Martin 25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06 1234.56 Toronto Programmer
02 Alison Mathews 21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86 6661.78 Vancouver Tester
03 James Smith 12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90 6544.78 Vancouver Tester
04 Celia Rice 24-OCT-82 21-APR-99 2344.78 Vancouver Manager
05 Robert Black 15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98 2334.78 Vancouver Tester
06 Linda Green 30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96 4322.78 New York Tester
07 David Larry 31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98 7897.78 New York Manager
08 James Cat 17-SEP-96 15-APR-02 1232.78 Vancouver Tester
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> create table employees_copy as select * from employee;
SQL>
SQL> create table employees_log(who varchar2(10),
2 action varchar2(10),
3 when date );
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> desc employees_log
Name Null? Type
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------- --------------------------------------------------------------------
WHO VARCHAR2(10)
ACTION VARCHAR2(10)
WHEN DATE
SQL>
SQL> create or replace trigger biud_employees_copy
2 before insert or update or delete
3 on employees_copy
4 declare
5 l_action employees_log.action%type;
6 begin
7 if INSERTING then
8 l_action := 'Insert';
9 elsif UPDATING then
10 l_action := 'Update';
11 elsif DELETING then
12 l_action := 'Delete';
13 else
14 raise_application_error( -20001,
15 'You should never ever get this error.' );
16 end if;
17
18 insert into employees_log(
19 who, action, when )
20 values(
21 user, l_action, sysdate );
22 end;
23 /
SQL>
SQL> insert into employees_copy(id,last_name,Start_date) values
2 ( 1234,'Beck', sysdate);
SQL>
SQL> select * from employees_log;
WHO ACTION WHEN
---------- ---------- ---------
JAVA2S Insert 09-SEP-06
SQL>
SQL> update employees_copy
2 set salary = 500000.00;
SQL>
SQL> select * from employees_log;
WHO ACTION WHEN
---------- ---------- ---------
JAVA2S Insert 09-SEP-06
JAVA2S Update 09-SEP-06
SQL>
SQL> drop table employees_log;
SQL>
SQL> drop table employees_copy;
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
2 /
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