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SQL> CREATE TABLE product (
  2       product_name     VARCHAR2(25) PRIMARY KEY,
  3       product_price    NUMBER(4,2),
  4       quantity_on_hand NUMBER(5,0),
  5       last_stock_date  DATE
  6       );

Table created.

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SQL> INSERT INTO product VALUES ('Product 1', 99,  1,    '15-JAN-03');

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO product VALUES ('Product 2', 75,  1000, '15-JAN-02');

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO product VALUES ('Product 3', 50,  100,  '15-JAN-03');

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO product VALUES ('Product 4', 25,  10000, null);

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO product VALUES ('Product 5', 9.95,1234, '15-JAN-04');

1 row created.

SQL> INSERT INTO product VALUES ('Product 6', 45,  1,    TO_DATE('December 31, 2008, 11:30 P.M.','Month dd, YYYY, HH:MI P.M.'));

1 row created.

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SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE VIEW overstocked_items AS
  2  SELECT product_name, quantity_on_hand
  3  FROM   product
  4  WHERE  rownum <= 3
  5  ORDER BY quantity_on_hand;

View created.

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SQL> SELECT * FROM overstocked_items;

PRODUCT_NAME              QUANTITY_ON_HAND
------------------------- ----------------
Product 1                                1
Product 3                              100
Product 2                             1000

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SQL> drop table product;

Table dropped.

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SQL> drop view overstocked_items;

View dropped.

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