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A procedure block.

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PROCEDURE swapn(num_one IN OUT NUMBER, num_two IN OUT NUMBER) IS

   temp_num NUMBER;

BEGIN

   temp_num := num_one;
   num_one := num_two;
   num_two := temp_num ;

END; /</source>


Calling a Procedure

You call a procedure using the CALL statement.



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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> CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE update_employee_salary(

 2    p_factor IN NUMBER
 3  ) AS
 4    v_employee_count INTEGER;
 5  BEGIN
 6      UPDATE employee
 7      SET salary = salary * p_factor;
 8      COMMIT;
 9  EXCEPTION
10    WHEN OTHERS THEN
11      ROLLBACK;
12  END update_employee_salary;
13  /

Procedure 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 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> CALL update_employee_salary(1.5); Call completed. 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 1851.84 Toronto Programmer 02 Alison Mathews 21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86 9992.67 Vancouver Tester 03 James Smith 12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90 9817.17 Vancouver Tester 04 Celia Rice 24-OCT-82 21-APR-99 3517.17 Vancouver Manager 05 Robert Black 15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98 3502.17 Vancouver Tester 06 Linda Green 30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96 6484.17 New York Tester 07 David Larry 31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98 11846.67 New York Manager 08 James Cat 17-SEP-96 15-APR-02 1849.17 Vancouver Tester 8 rows selected. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee

 2  /

Table dropped. SQL></source>


Create or replace a procedure

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SQL> create or replace PROCEDURE swapn (num_one IN OUT NUMBER, num_two IN OUT NUMBER) IS

 2      temp_num    NUMBER;
 3  BEGIN
 4      temp_num := num_one;
 5      num_one := num_two;
 6      num_two := temp_num ;
 7  END;
 8  /

Procedure created. SQL></source>


Creating stored procedures

You can store PL/SQL code inside the database.

You could store the following PL/SQL code as a standalone procedure.



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SQL> set SERVEROUTPUT ON SQL> create or replace procedure p_hello

 2  is
 3     v_string varchar2(256):="Hello, World!";
 4  begin
 5     dbms_output.put_line(v_string);
 6  end;
 7  /

Procedure created.

SQL></source>


Decrease salary with user procedure

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SQL> CREATE TABLE EMP(

 2      EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL,
 3      ENAME VARCHAR2(10),
 4      JOB VARCHAR2(9),
 5      MGR NUMBER(4),
 6      HIREDATE DATE,
 7      SAL NUMBER(7, 2),
 8      COMM NUMBER(7, 2),
 9      DEPTNO NUMBER(2)
10  );

Table created.

SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(2, "Jack", "Tester", 6,TO_DATE("20-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1600, 300, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(3, "Wil", "Tester", 6,TO_DATE("22-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 500, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(4, "Jane", "Designer", 9,TO_DATE("2-APR-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2975, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(5, "Mary", "Tester", 6,TO_DATE("28-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 1400, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(7, "Chris", "Designer", 9,TO_DATE("9-JUN-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2450, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(8, "Smart", "Helper", 4,TO_DATE("09-DEC-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(9, "Peter", "Manager", NULL,TO_DATE("17-NOV-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 5000, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES(10, "Take", "Tester", 6,TO_DATE("8-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1500, 0, 30); 1 row created.

SQL> SQL> select * from emp; Enter...

    2 Jack       Tester         6 20-02-1981   1600    300     30
    3 Wil        Tester         6 22-02-1981   1250    500     30
    4 Jane       Designer       9 02-04-1981   2975  [N/A]     20
    5 Mary       Tester         6 28-09-1981   1250   1400     30
    7 Chris      Designer       9 09-06-1981   2450  [N/A]     10
    8 Smart      Helper         4 09-12-1982   3000  [N/A]     20
    9 Peter      Manager    [N/A] 17-11-1981   5000  [N/A]     10
   10 Take       Tester         6 08-09-1981   1500      0     30
   13 Fake       Helper         4 03-12-1981   3000  [N/A]     20

9 rows selected. SQL> create or replace

 2   procedure UPDATE_EMP(p_empno number, p_decrease number) is
 3   begin
 4   update EMP
 5   set SAL = SAL / p_decrease
 6   where empno = p_empno;
 7  end;
 8  /

Procedure created. SQL> exec UPDATE_EMP(1,2); PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> exec UPDATE_EMP(1,0); PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SQL> select * from emp; Enter...

    2 Jack       Tester         6 20-02-1981   1600    300     30
    3 Wil        Tester         6 22-02-1981   1250    500     30
    4 Jane       Designer       9 02-04-1981   2975  [N/A]     20
    5 Mary       Tester         6 28-09-1981   1250   1400     30
    7 Chris      Designer       9 09-06-1981   2450  [N/A]     10
    8 Smart      Helper         4 09-12-1982   3000  [N/A]     20
    9 Peter      Manager    [N/A] 17-11-1981   5000  [N/A]     10
   10 Take       Tester         6 08-09-1981   1500      0     30
   13 Fake       Helper         4 03-12-1981   3000  [N/A]     20

9 rows selected. SQL> drop table emp; Table dropped.</source>


Demonstration of a nested procedure block

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SQL> SQL> SQL> SET ECHO ON SQL> SET SERVEROUTPUT ON SQL> SQL> DECLARE

 2    first_number    NUMBER;
 3    second_number   NUMBER;
 4
 5    PROCEDURE swapn (num_one IN OUT NUMBER, num_two IN OUT NUMBER) IS
 6      temp_num    NUMBER;
 7    BEGIN
 8      temp_num := num_one;
 9      num_one := num_two;
10      num_two := temp_num ;
11    END;
12
13  BEGIN
14
15    first_number := 10;
16    second_number := 20;
17    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("First Number = " || TO_CHAR (first_number));
18    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("Second Number = " || TO_CHAR (second_number));
19
20    --Swap the values
21    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("Swapping the two values now.");
22    swapn(first_number, second_number);
23
24    --Display the results
25    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("First Number = " || to_CHAR (first_number));
26    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("Second Number = " || to_CHAR (second_number));
27  END;
28  /

First Number = 10 Second Number = 20 Swapping the two values now. First Number = 20 Second Number = 10 PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL></source>


Execute a procedure

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SQL> set serveroutput on SQL> CREATE or replace PROCEDURE my_first_proc IS

 2          greetings VARCHAR2(20);
 3  BEGIN
 4          greetings := "Hello World";
 5          dbms_output.put_line(greetings);
 6  END my_first_proc;
 7  /

SQL> SQL> EXECUTE my_first_proc; Hello World PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SQL> BEGIN

 2          my_first_proc;
 3  END;
 4  /

Hello World PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SQL></source>


Forward Referencing

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SQL> SQL> DECLARE

 2    PROCEDURE b (caller VARCHAR2);  -- This is a forward referencing stub.
 3    PROCEDURE a (caller VARCHAR2) IS
 4      procedure_name VARCHAR2(1) := "A";
 5    BEGIN
 6      dbms_output.put_line("Procedure "A" called by ["||caller||"]");
 7      b(procedure_name);
 8    END;
 9    PROCEDURE b (caller VARCHAR2) IS
10      procedure_name VARCHAR2(1) := "B";
11    BEGIN
12      dbms_output.put_line("Procedure "B" called by ["||caller||"]");
13    END;
14  BEGIN
15    a("Main");
16  END;
17  /

Procedure "A" called by [Main] Procedure "B" called by [A] PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL></source>


Insert debug line to the stored procedure with DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE

   <source lang="sql">

SQL> SQL> SQL> set serveroutput on SQL> set echo on SQL> SQL> -- create demo table SQL> create table Employee(

 2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL primary key,
 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> CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE emp_change_s (i_emp_id IN VARCHAR2) AS

 2  BEGIN
 3     UPDATE employee set City = "New" WHERE id =  i_emp_id;
 4
 5     DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE ("updated ");
 6  END emp_change_s;
 7  /

Procedure created. SQL> SQL> call emp_change_s("01"); updated Call completed. 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 New 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> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee

 2  /

Table dropped. SQL> SQL></source>


Listing Stored Procedure Information

Oracle provides several data dictionary views that provide information about procedures that are currently stored in your schema:

  1. all_errors: A list of current errors on all objects accessible to the user
  2. all_source: Text source of all stored objects accessible to the user
  3. user_objects:A list of all the objects the current user has access to
  4. dba_errors:Current errors on all stored objects in the database
  5. dba_object_size:All PL/SQL objects in the database
  6. dba_source:Text source of all stored objects in the database
  7. user_errors:Current errors on all a user"s stored objects
  8. user_source:Text source of all stored objects belonging to the user
  9. user_object_size:User"s PL/SQL objects



   <source lang="sql">

SELECT object_name, object_type from user_objects WHERE status = "INVALID";</source>


Pass ROWTYPE to a procedure

   <source lang="sql">

SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- create demo table SQL> create table Employee(

 2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL primary key,
 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> CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE update_emp (emp_rec employee%ROWTYPE) IS

 2  BEGIN
 3       UPDATE employee
 4       SET    start_date = emp_rec.start_date + 100
 5       WHERE id = emp_rec.id;
 6  END update_emp;
 7  /

Procedure created. SQL> SQL> SQL> DECLARE

 2       a employee%ROWTYPE;
 3  BEGIN
 4       a.id := "01";
 5       update_emp(a);
 6  END;
 7  /

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SELECT * FROM employee;

ID FIRST_NAME LAST_NAME START_DAT END_DATE SALARY CITY DESCRIPTION


---------- ---------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------

01 Jason Martin 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> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee

 2  /

Table dropped. SQL> SQL></source>


Procedures

You can create a procedure that contains a group of SQL and PL/SQL statements.

Procedures allow you to centralize your business logic in the database.

Procedures may be used by any program that accesses the database.

You create a procedure using the CREATE PROCEDURE statement.

The simplified syntax for the CREATE PROCEDURE statement is as follows:



   <source lang="sql">

CREATE [OR REPLACE] PROCEDURE procedure_name [(parameter_name [IN | OUT | IN OUT] type [, ...])] {IS | AS} BEGIN

 procedure_body

END procedure_name;</source>


Storing PL/SQL procedure in the Database

   <source lang="sql">

create [or replace] procedure procedure name (parameters) is

    ...
   begin
       ...
   end;</source>
   
  

Wrapping a task into a procedure

   <source lang="sql">

SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> declare

 2      v VARCHAR2(50):= "I just printed my <in> line!";
 3      procedure p_print(i_string in VARCHAR2, i_replace in VARCHAR2 := "new") is
 4      begin
 5          DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line(replace(i_string,"<in>", i_replace));
 6      end;
 7  begin
 8      p_print (v,"first");
 9      p_print (v,"second");
10      p_print (v);
11  end;
12  /

I just printed my first line! I just printed my second line! I just printed my new line! PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL></source>