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SQL> -- create demo table
SQL> create table Employee(
2 ID VARCHAR2(4 BYTE) NOT NULL,
3 First_Name VARCHAR2(20 BYTE),
4 Last_Name VARCHAR2(20 BYTE),
5 Start_Date DATE,
6 End_Date DATE,
7 Salary Number(8,2),
8 City VARCHAR2(20 BYTE),
9 Description VARCHAR2(80 BYTE)
10 )
11 /
Table created.
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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 /
1 row created.
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"), 2334.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
3 /
1 row created.
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"), 2334.78, "Vancouver","Tester")
3 /
1 row created.
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"), 2334.78, "Vancouver","Manager")
3 /
1 row created.
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 /
1 row created.
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"), 2334.78,"New York", "Tester")
3 /
1 row created.
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"), 2334.78,"New York", "Manager")
3 /
1 row created.
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"), 2334.78,"Vancouver", "Tester")
3 /
1 row created.
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SQL> -- display data in the table
SQL> select * from Employee
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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 2334.78 Vancouver Tester
03 James Smith 12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90 2334.78 Vancouver Tester
04 Celia Rice 24-OCT-82 21-APR-99 2334.78 Vancouver Manager
05 Robert Black 15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98 2334.78 Vancouver Tester
06 Linda Green 30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96 2334.78 New York Tester
07 David Larry 31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98 2334.78 New York Manager
08 James Cat 17-SEP-96 15-APR-02 2334.78 Vancouver Tester
8 rows selected.
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SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE Function FindSalary
2 ( name_in IN varchar2 )
3 RETURN number
4 IS
5 salary number;
6
7 cursor c1 is
8 select salary
9 from employee
10 where first_name = name_in;
11
12 BEGIN
13
14 open c1;
15 fetch c1 into salary;
16
17 if c1%notfound then
18 salary := 9999;
19 end if;
20
21 close c1;
22
23 RETURN salary;
24
25 EXCEPTION
26 WHEN OTHERS THEN
27 raise_application_error(-20001,"An error was encountered - "||SQLCODE||" -ERROR- "||SQLERRM);
28 END;
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Function created.
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SQL> -- Reference your new function in an SQL statement as follows:
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SQL> select first_name, FindSalary(first_name)
2 from employee;
FIRST_NAME FINDSALARY(FIRST_NAME)
-------------------- ----------------------
Jason 1234.56
Alison 2334.78
James 2334.78
Celia 2334.78
Robert 2334.78
Linda 2334.78
David 2334.78
James 2334.78
8 rows selected.
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SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
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Table dropped.
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