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A Cursor for counting

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
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  /
Table created.
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  /
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"), 6661.78, "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"), 6544.78, "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"), 2344.78, "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"), 4322.78,"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"), 7897.78,"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"), 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.
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
8 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> declare
  2      cursor c_countEmps is select count(*) from employee;
  3      v_out NUMBER;
  4  begin
  5      open c_countEmps;
  6      fetch c_countEmps into v_out;
  7      close c_countEmps;
  8      DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line("number of emps is:"||v_out);
  9  end;
 10  /
number of emps is:8
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQL>


An example of cursor variable assignment

SQL>
SQL> create table product(
  2     product_id number(4)     not null,
  3     product_description varchar2(20) not null
  4  );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into product values (1,"Java");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into product values (2,"Oracle");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into product values (3,"C#");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into product values (4,"Javascript");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into product values (5,"Python");
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2    TYPE rc is REF CURSOR;
  3    refCursorValue1 rc;
  4    refCursorValue2 rc;
  5    myRecord product%ROWTYPE;
  6  BEGIN
  7    OPEN refCursorValue1 FOR SELECT * from product;
  8
  9    refCursorValue2 :=refCursorValue1;
 10    LOOP
 11      FETCH refCursorValue2 INTO myRecord;
 12      EXIT WHEN refCursorValue2%NOTFOUND;
 13      dbms_output.put_line(to_char(myRecord.product_id)||" "||
 14      rpad(myRecord.product_description,20," "));
 15    END LOOP;
 16    CLOSE refCursorValue2;
 17  END;
 18  /
1 Java
2 Oracle
3 C#
4 Javascript
5 Python
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> drop table product;
Table dropped.


An example of opening the cursorValue cursor

SQL>
SQL> create table employees(
  2    empno      NUMBER(4)
  3  , ename      VARCHAR2(8)
  4  , init       VARCHAR2(5)
  5  , job        VARCHAR2(8)
  6  , mgr        NUMBER(4)
  7  , bdate      DATE
  8  , msal       NUMBER(6,2)
  9  , comm       NUMBER(6,2)
 10  , deptno     NUMBER(2) ) ;
Table created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> insert into employees values(1,"Jason",  "N",  "TRAINER", 2,   date "1965-12-18",  800 , NULL,  10);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(2,"Jerry",  "J",  "SALESREP",3,   date "1966-11-19",  1600, 300,   10);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(3,"Jord",   "T" , "SALESREP",4,   date "1967-10-21",  1700, 500,   20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(4,"Mary",   "J",  "MANAGER", 5,   date "1968-09-22",  1800, NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(5,"Joe",    "P",  "SALESREP",6,   date "1969-08-23",  1900, 1400,  30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(6,"Black",  "R",  "MANAGER", 7,   date "1970-07-24",  2000, NULL,  30);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(7,"Red",    "A",  "MANAGER", 8,   date "1971-06-25",  2100, NULL,  40);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(8,"White",  "S",  "TRAINER", 9,   date "1972-05-26",  2200, NULL,  40);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(9,"Yellow", "C",  "DIRECTOR",10,  date "1973-04-27",  2300, NULL,  20);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into employees values(10,"Pink",  "J",  "SALESREP",null,date "1974-03-28",  2400, 0,     30);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2    CURSOR cursorValue IS SELECT ename FROM employees;
  3
  4    v_product_description VARCHAR2(20);
  5    v_company_short_name VARCHAR2(30);
  6
  7  BEGIN
  8    OPEN cursorValue;
  9    /*...<Process the cursor resultset>...*/
 10    null;
 11  END;
 12  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> drop table employees;
Table dropped.
SQL>


Assigning different queries to the same cursor variable

SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> create table product(
  2     product_id number(4)     not null,
  3     product_description varchar2(20) not null
  4  );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into product values (1,"Java");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into product values (2,"Oracle");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into product values (3,"C#");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into product values (4,"Javascript");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into product values (5,"Python");
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> create table company(
  2     product_id        number(4)    not null,
  3     company_id          NUMBER(8)    not null,
  4     company_short_name  varchar2(30) not null,
  5     company_long_name   varchar2(60)
  6  );
Table created.
SQL> insert into company values(1,1001,"A Inc.","Long Name A Inc.");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into company values(1,1002,"B Inc.","Long Name B Inc.");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into company values(1,1003,"C Inc.","Long Name C Inc.");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into company values(2,1004,"D Inc.","Long Name D Inc.");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into company values(2,1005,"E Inc.","Long Name E Inc.");
1 row created.
SQL> insert into company values(2,1006,"F Inc.","Long Name F Inc.");
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> create table org_company_site(
  2     company_id number(8) not null,
  3     site_no number(4) not null
  4  );
Table created.
SQL> insert into org_company_site values (1001,1);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into org_company_site values (1002,2);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into org_company_site values (1003,3);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into org_company_site values (1004,1);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into org_company_site values (1004,2);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into org_company_site values (1004,3);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into org_company_site values (1005,1);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into org_company_site values (1005,4);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into org_company_site values (1005,5);
1 row created.
SQL> insert into org_company_site values (1006,1);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE p_print_report(p_report_no NUMBER,p_title VARCHAR2)
  2  IS
  3    TYPE rc IS REF CURSOR;
  4    refCursorValue rc;
  5    v_product_description VARCHAR2(20);
  6    v_company_short_name VARCHAR2(30);
  7  BEGIN
  8    IF (p_report_no =1)THEN
  9      OPEN refCursorValue FOR SELECT h.product_description,o.rupany_short_name
 10                    FROM company o,product h
 11                    WHERE o.product_id =h.product_id
 12                    AND 1 < (SELECT count(os.site_no)
 13                             FROM org_company_site os
 14                             WHERE os.rupany_id =o.rupany_id);
 15    ELSIF (p_report_no =2)THEN
 16      OPEN refCursorValue FOR SELECT h.product_description,o.rupany_short_name
 17                    FROM company o,product h
 18                    WHERE o.product_id =h.product_id
 19                    AND NOT EXISTS
 20                        (SELECT *
 21                         FROM company o1
 22                         WHERE o1.rupany_id =o.rupany_id
 23                         AND o1.product_id =2 );
 24    END IF;
 25    dbms_output.put_line(p_title);
 26    dbms_output.put_line(rpad("-",length(p_title),"-"));
 27    dbms_output.put_line(rpad("Hierarchy",20," ")||" "||rpad("Description",30," "));
 28    dbms_output.put_line(rpad("-",20,"-")||" "||rpad("-",30,"-"));
 29    LOOP
 30      FETCH refCursorValue INTO v_product_description,v_company_short_name;
 31      EXIT WHEN refCursorValue%NOTFOUND;
 32      dbms_output.put_line(rpad(v_product_description,20," ")||" "||
 33      rpad(v_company_short_name,30," "));
 34    END LOOP;
 35    CLOSE refCursorValue;
 36  END p_print_report;
 37  /
Procedure created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table org_company_site;
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQL> drop table company;
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQL> drop table product;
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQL>


Create a cursor for update

SQL>
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.
SQL>
SQL>
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.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2          CURSOR product_cur IS
  3          SELECT * FROM product
  4          FOR UPDATE OF product_price;
  5  BEGIN
  6          FOR product_rec IN product_cur
  7          LOOP
  8                  UPDATE product
  9                  SET product_price = (product_rec.product_price * 0.97)
 10                  WHERE CURRENT OF product_cur;
 11          END LOOP;
 12  END;
 13  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table product;
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQL>


Cursor performance

SQL>
SQL>
SQL> create table myTable as select * from all_objects;
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats( user, "myTable" );
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> create table myTable2 as select * from myTable;
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> exec dbms_stats.gather_table_stats( user, "myTable2" );
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> set timing on
SQL>
SQL> update myTable set object_name = lower(object_name);
12599 rows updated.
Elapsed: 00:00:00.60
SQL> declare
  2      type ridArray is table of rowid;
  3      type vcArray is table of myTable2.object_name%type;
  4
  5      l_rids  ridArray;
  6      l_names vcArray;
  7
  8      cursor c is select rowid, object_name from myTable2;
  9  begin
 10      open c;
 11      loop
 12          fetch c bulk collect into l_rids, l_names LIMIT 100;
 13          forall i in 1 .. l_rids.count
 14              update myTable2 set object_name = lower(l_names(i)) where rowid = l_rids(i);
 15          commit;
 16          exit when c%notfound;
 17      end loop;
 18      close c;
 19  end;
 20  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
Elapsed: 00:00:01.05
SQL>
SQL> set timing off
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table myTable;
Table dropped.
SQL> drop table myTable2;
Table dropped.
SQL>


Cursors

You use a cursor when you have a SELECT statement that returns more than one row from the database.

A cursor is basically a set of rows that you can access one at a time.

You retrieve the rows into the cursor using your SELECT statement and then fetch the rows from the cursor.

You may follow five steps when using a cursor:

  1. Declare variables to store the column values from the SELECT statement.
  2. Declare the cursor, specifying your SELECT statement.
  3. Open the cursor.
  4. Fetch the rows from the cursor.
  5. Close the cursor.

The syntax for declaring a cursor is as follows:



CURSOR cursor_name IS
  SELECT_statement;
where
cursor_name specifies the name of the cursor.


Cursor to reference whole table

SQL>
SQL> create table big_table as select * from all_objects;
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> alter session set sql_trace=true;
Session altered.
SQL>
SQL> declare
  2      cursor c is select * from big_table;
  3      l_rec  big_table%rowtype;
  4  begin
  5      open c;
  6      fetch c into l_rec;
  7      close c;
  8  end;
  9  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> drop table big_table;
Table dropped.
SQL>


First Cursor Example

SQL>
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  /
Table created.
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  /
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"), 6661.78, "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"), 6544.78, "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"), 2344.78, "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"), 4322.78,"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"), 7897.78,"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"), 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.
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
8 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> set serveroutput on
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2    
  3    v_employeeID    employee.id%TYPE;
  4    v_FirstName     employee.first_name%TYPE;
  5    v_LastName      employee.last_name%TYPE;
  6
  7    
  8    v_city         employee.city%TYPE := "Vancouver";
  9
 10    
 11    CURSOR c_employee IS
 12      SELECT id, first_name, last_name FROM employee WHERE city = v_city;
 13  BEGIN
 14    
 15    
 16    OPEN c_employee;
 17    LOOP
 18      
 19      FETCH c_employee INTO v_employeeID, v_FirstName, v_LastName;
 20      DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line(v_employeeID);
 21      DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line(v_FirstName);
 22      DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line(v_LastName);
 23      
 24      EXIT WHEN c_employee%NOTFOUND;
 25    END LOOP;
 26
 27    
 28    CLOSE c_employee;
 29  END;
 30  /
02
Alison
Mathews
03
James
Smith
04
Celia
Rice
05
Robert
Black
08
James
Cat
08
James
Cat
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /
Table dropped.
SQL>


Nested cursor

SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE emp (
  2    id         NUMBER PRIMARY KEY,
  3    fname VARCHAR2(50),
  4    lname  VARCHAR2(50)
  5  );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO emp (id, fname, lname)VALUES (1, "A", "B");
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO emp (id, fname, lname)VALUES (2, "C", "D");
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO emp (id, fname, lname)VALUES (3, "Enn", "F");
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO emp (id, fname, lname)VALUES (4, "G", "H");
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO emp (id, fname, lname)VALUES (5, "G", "Z");
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE books (
  2    isbn      CHAR(10) PRIMARY KEY,
  3    category  VARCHAR2(20),
  4    title     VARCHAR2(100),
  5    num_pages NUMBER,
  6    price     NUMBER,
  7    copyright NUMBER(4),
  8    emp1   NUMBER,
  9    emp2   NUMBER,
 10    emp3   NUMBER
 11  );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO books (isbn, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright, emp1, emp2, emp3)
  2             VALUES ("1", "Database", "Oracle", 563, 39.99, 2009, 1, 2, 3);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO books (isbn, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright, emp1, emp2)
  2             VALUES ("2", "Database", "MySQL", 765, 44.99, 2009, 4, 5);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO books (isbn, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright, emp1, emp2, emp3)
  2             VALUES ("3", "Database", "SQL Server", 404, 39.99, 2001, 6, 7, 8);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> SET SERVEROUTPUT ON ESCAPE OFF
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2
  3     cv_emp SYS_REFCURSOR;
  4     v_title BOOKS.TITLE%TYPE;
  5     v_emp emp%ROWTYPE;
  6     v_counter PLS_INTEGER := 0;
  7
  8     CURSOR book_cur IS SELECT b.title,CURSOR (SELECT * FROM emp a WHERE a.id = b.emp1 OR a.id = b.emp2 OR a.id = b.emp3)
  9        FROM books b
 10        WHERE isbn = "1";
 11
 12  BEGIN
 13
 14     DBMS_OUTPUT.ENABLE(1000000);
 15
 16     OPEN book_cur;
 17
 18     LOOP
 19        FETCH book_cur INTO v_title, cv_emp;
 20        EXIT WHEN book_cur%NOTFOUND;
 21
 22        v_counter := 0;
 23
 24        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("Title from the main cursor: "||v_title);
 25
 26        LOOP
 27           FETCH cv_emp INTO v_emp;
 28           EXIT WHEN cv_emp%NOTFOUND;
 29
 30           v_counter := v_counter + 1;
 31
 32           DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("emp"||v_counter||": "||v_emp.fname||" "||v_emp.lname);
 33        END LOOP;
 34     END LOOP;
 35
 36     CLOSE book_cur;
 37
 38  END;
 39  /
Title from the main cursor: Oracle
emp1: Enn F
emp2: C D
emp3: A B
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> drop table emp;
Table dropped.
SQL> drop table books;
Table dropped.


OPEN Cursor for fetching

SQL>
SQL>
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  /
Table created.
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  /
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"), 6661.78, "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"), 6544.78, "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"), 2344.78, "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"), 4322.78,"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"), 7897.78,"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"), 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.
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
8 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
  2
  3    CURSOR c_employee IS SELECT * from employee;
  4  BEGIN
  5    -- Assign to bind variables before the cursor OPEN.
  6    -- Open the cursor.
  7    OPEN c_employee;
  8
  9  END;
 10  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /
Table dropped.


select first row to a cursor

SQL>
SQL> create table big_table as select * from all_objects;
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> declare
  2      cursor c is select /*+ FIRST_ROWS(1) */ * from big_table order by owner;
  3      l_rec  big_table%rowtype;
  4  begin
  5      open c;
  6      fetch c into l_rec;
  7      close c;
  8  end;
  9  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table big_table;
Table dropped.
SQL>


To prepare the comma-separated list

SQL>
SQL>
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  /
Table created.
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  /
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"), 6661.78, "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"), 6544.78, "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"), 2344.78, "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"), 4322.78,"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"), 7897.78,"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"), 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester")
  3  /
1 row created.
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
8 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> create or replace function f_getEmps(i_deptNo VARCHAR)
  2  return VARCHAR2
  3  is
  4    cursor c_emp is
  5        select first_Name from employee where id = i_deptNo;
  6      v_out VARCHAR2(4000);
  7  begin
  8      for r_emp in c_emp loop
  9          if v_out is null then
 10              v_out:=r_emp.first_Name;
 11          else
 12              v_out:=v_out||", "||r_emp.first_Name;
 13          end if;
 14      end loop;
 15      return v_out;
 16  end;
 17  /
Function created.
SQL>
SQL> select id, first_name, f_getEmps(id) emps
  2  from employee;
ID   FIRST_NAME           EMPS
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
01   Jason                Jason
02   Alison               Alison
03   James                James
04   Celia                Celia
05   Robert               Robert
06   Linda                Linda
07   David                David
08   James                James

8 rows selected.
SQL> /
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /
Table dropped.
SQL>