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:old and :new Pseudo-records, Example 1

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 TRIGGER TempDelete
  2  BEFORE DELETE ON employee
  3  FOR EACH ROW
  4  DECLARE
  5    v_TempRec employee%ROWTYPE;
  6  BEGIN
  7    /* This is not a legal assignment, since :old is not truly
  8       a record. */
  9    --v_TempRec := :old;
 10
 11    /* We can accomplish the same thing, however, by assigning
 12      the fields individually. */
 13    v_TempRec.first_name := :old.first_name;
 14    v_TempRec.last_name := :old.last_name;
 15
 16    DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line(v_TempRec.first_name);
 17    DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line(v_TempRec.last_name);
 18  END TempDelete;
 19  /
Trigger created.
SQL>
SQL> delete from employee;
Jason
Martin
Alison
Mathews
James
Smith
Celia
Rice
Robert
Black
Linda
Green
David
Larry
James
Cat
8 rows deleted.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /
Table dropped.


:old and :new Pseudo-records, Example 2

SQL>
SQL> create sequence seq;
Sequence created.
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>
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
3 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER GenerateEmployeeID
  2    BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE ON employee
  3    FOR EACH ROW
  4  BEGIN
  5    /* Fill in the ID field of employees with the next value from
  6       the sequence.*/
  7    SELECT seq.nextval
  8      INTO :new.ID
  9      FROM dual;
 10  END GenerateEmployeeID;
 11  /
Trigger created.
SQL>
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> select * from employee;
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
1    Celia                Rice                 24-OCT-82 21-APR-99    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager
2    Robert               Black                15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98    2334.78 Vancouver  Tester
3    Linda                Green                30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96    4322.78 New York   Tester
4    David                Larry                31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98    7897.78 New York   Manager
5    James                Cat                  17-SEP-96 15-APR-02    1232.78 Vancouver  Tester
8 rows selected.
SQL>
SQL> drop sequence seq;
Sequence dropped.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /
Table dropped.
SQL>


Old and new value

SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE game_player
  2  (player_id    NUMBER,
  3   game_id      NUMBER,
  4   group_number NUMBER,
  5   marked       VARCHAR2(1) DEFAULT "N",
  6   pcmac        VARCHAR2(1) DEFAULT "N",
  7   score        NUMBER,
  8   CONSTRAINT game_player_pk
  9   PRIMARY KEY (player_id, game_id, group_number));
Table created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER before_insert_row
  2     BEFORE INSERT
  3     ON game_player
  4     FOR EACH ROW
  5  BEGIN
  6     DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ("Before Insert Row");
  7     DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ("Old ID " || :OLD.player_id);
  8     DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ("New ID " || :NEW.player_id);
  9     DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ("Old ROWID " || ROWIDTOCHAR (:OLD.ROWID));
 10     DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line ("New ROWID " || ROWIDTOCHAR (:NEW.ROWID));
 11  END;
 12  /
Trigger created.
SQL>
SQL> BEGIN
  2     INSERT INTO game_player(player_id, game_id, group_number, marked, pcmac, score)
  3          VALUES (1, 1, 1, "Y", "N", NULL);
  4
  5     UPDATE game_player
  6        SET player_id = player_id;
  7
  8     DELETE      game_player;
  9  END;
 10
 11  /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> drop table game_player;
Table dropped.


Output new and old value in a before update trigger

SQL>
SQL> create table t ( x int, y int );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> insert into t values ( 1, 1 );
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> create or replace trigger t_bufer
  2  before update on t for each row
  3  begin
  4          dbms_output.put_line( "old.x = " || :old.x ||", old.y = " || :old.y );
  5          dbms_output.put_line( "new.x = " || :new.x ||", new.y = " || :new.y );
  6  end;
  7  /
Trigger created.
SQL> set serveroutput on
SQL> update t set x = x+1;
old.x = 1, old.y = 1
new.x = 2, new.y = 1
1 row updated.
SQL>
SQL> drop table t;
Table dropped.
SQL>


Raise application error in a trigger in case of invalid new value

SQL>
SQL> create table t ( x int );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> create trigger t_trigger before insert on t for each row
  2  begin
  3      for x in ( select *
  4                   from dual
  5                  where :new.x > 10)
  6      loop
  7          raise_application_error( -20001, "check failed" );
  8      end loop;
  9  end;
 10  /
Trigger created.
SQL> show errors
No errors.
SQL>
SQL> insert into t select 1 from all_users;
15 rows created.
SQL>
SQL> set autotrace traceonly statistics
SQL>
SQL> insert into t select 1 from all_users;
15 rows created.

Statistics
----------------------------------------------------------
         16  recursive calls
         15  db block gets
         73  consistent gets
          0  physical reads
          0  redo size
        924  bytes sent via SQL*Net to client
        947  bytes received via SQL*Net from client
          6  SQL*Net roundtrips to/from client
          1  sorts (memory)
          0  sorts (disk)
         15  rows processed
SQL>
SQL> set autotrace off
SQL>
SQL> drop table t;
Table dropped.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>


Reference new value with :NEW in a before insert or update trigger

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> CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER employee_insert_update
  2    BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE ON employee
  3    FOR EACH ROW
  4  DECLARE
  5    dup_flag  INTEGER;
  6  BEGIN
  7       --Force all employee names to uppercase.
  8  :NEW.first_name := UPPER(:NEW.first_name);
  9  END;
 10  /
Trigger created.
SQL>
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>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /
Table dropped.
SQL>


REFERENCING OLD AS old NEW AS new

SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE game_player
  2  (player_id    NUMBER,
  3   game_id      NUMBER,
  4   group_number NUMBER,
  5   marked       VARCHAR2(1) DEFAULT "N",
  6   pcmac        VARCHAR2(1) DEFAULT "N",
  7   score        NUMBER,
  8   CONSTRAINT game_player_pk
  9   PRIMARY KEY (player_id, game_id, group_number));
Table created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- explicit default old and new
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER old_new_update
  2  BEFORE update ON game_player
  3  REFERENCING OLD AS old NEW AS new
  4  FOR EACH ROW
  5  BEGIN
  6    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("Old marked = " || :old.marked);
  7    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("New marked = " || :new.marked);
  8  END;
  9  /
Trigger created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table game_player;
Table dropped.


REFERENCING OLD AS old_values NEW AS new_values

SQL> CREATE TABLE game_player
  2  (player_id    NUMBER,
  3   game_id      NUMBER,
  4   group_number NUMBER,
  5   marked       VARCHAR2(1) DEFAULT "N",
  6   pcmac        VARCHAR2(1) DEFAULT "N",
  7   score        NUMBER,
  8   CONSTRAINT game_player_pk
  9   PRIMARY KEY (player_id, game_id, group_number));
Table created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> -- changing the defaults
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER old_new_delete
  2  BEFORE delete ON game_player
  3  REFERENCING OLD AS old_values NEW AS new_values
  4  FOR EACH ROW
  5  BEGIN
  6    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("Old marked = " || :old_values.marked);
  7    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("New marked = " || :new_values.marked);
  8  END;
  9  /
Trigger created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table game_player;
Table dropped.


Refernece an old value in :OLD after update trigger

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 TRIGGER employee_upd
  2    AFTER UPDATE OF id ON employee
  3    FOR EACH ROW
  4  BEGIN
  5     DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE (":OLD.id" || :OLD.id);
  6  END;
  7  /
Trigger created.
SQL>
SQL> update employee set id = "1";
:OLD.id01
:OLD.id02
:OLD.id03
:OLD.id04
:OLD.id05
:OLD.id06
:OLD.id07
:OLD.id08
8 rows updated.
SQL>
SQL> -- clean the table
SQL> drop table Employee
  2  /
Table dropped.