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Cursor for aggregate function

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SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE EMP (EMPNO NUMBER(4) NOT NULL,

 2                    ENAME VARCHAR2(10),
 3                    JOB VARCHAR2(9),
 4                    MGR NUMBER(4),
 5                    HIREDATE DATE,
 6                    SAL NUMBER(7, 2),
 7                    COMM NUMBER(7, 2),
 8                    DEPTNO NUMBER(2));

Table created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7369, "SMITH", "CLERK", 7902, TO_DATE("17-DEC-1980", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 800, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7499, "ALLEN", "SALESMAN", 7698, TO_DATE("20-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1600, 300, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7521, "WARD", "SALESMAN", 7698, TO_DATE("22-FEB-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 500, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7566, "JONES", "MANAGER", 7839, TO_DATE("2-APR-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2975, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7654, "MARTIN", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("28-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1250, 1400, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7698, "BLAKE", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("1-MAY-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2850, NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7782, "CLARK", "MANAGER", 7839,TO_DATE("9-JUN-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 2450, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7788, "SCOTT", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("09-DEC-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7839, "KING", "PRESIDENT", NULL,TO_DATE("17-NOV-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 5000, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7844, "TURNER", "SALESMAN", 7698,TO_DATE("8-SEP-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1500, 0, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7876, "ADAMS", "CLERK", 7788,TO_DATE("12-JAN-1983", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1100, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7900, "JAMES", "CLERK", 7698,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 950, NULL, 30); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7902, "FORD", "ANALYST", 7566,TO_DATE("3-DEC-1981", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 3000, NULL, 20); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO EMP VALUES (7934, "MILLER", "CLERK", 7782,TO_DATE("23-JAN-1982", "DD-MON-YYYY"), 1300, NULL, 10); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> begin

 2    for x in ( select count(*) cnt from emp )
 3    loop
 4          dbms_output.put_line( x.cnt );
 5    end loop;
 6  end;
 7  /

14 PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> drop table emp; Table dropped.</source>


Cursor for object table

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SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE address AS OBJECT

 2              (line1 VARCHAR2(20),
 3               line2 VARCHAR2(20),
 4               city VARCHAR2(20),
 5               state_code VARCHAR2(2),
 6               zip VARCHAR2(13),
 7    MEMBER FUNCTION get_address RETURN VARCHAR2,
 8    MEMBER PROCEDURE set_address
 9              (addressLine1 VARCHAR2,
10               addressLine2 VARCHAR2,
11               address_city VARCHAR2,
12               address_state VARCHAR2,
13               address_zip VARCHAR2)
14  );
15  /

Type created. SQL> SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE TYPE BODY address AS

 2    MEMBER FUNCTION get_address RETURN VARCHAR2
 3    IS
 4    BEGIN
 5      RETURN (SELF.line1||" "||SELF.line2||" "||SELF.city||", "||SELF.state_code||" "||SELF.zip);
 6    END get_address;
 7    MEMBER PROCEDURE set_address (addressLine1 VARCHAR2,
 8                  addressLine2 VARCHAR2,
 9                  address_city VARCHAR2,
10                  address_state VARCHAR2,
11                  address_zip VARCHAR2)
12    IS
13    BEGIN
14      line1 :=addressLine1;
15      line2 :=addressLine2;
16      city :=address_city;
17      state_code :=address_state;
18      zip :=address_zip;
19    END set_address;
20  END;
21  /

Type body created. SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE address_master OF address; Table created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO address_master VALUES (address("19 J","R Rd","E","NJ","00000")); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> select * from address_master; LINE1 LINE2 CITY ST


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

ZIP


19 J R Rd E NJ 00000

1 row selected. SQL> SQL> declare

 2    cursor myCursor is select * from address_master;
 3    v_add address_master%ROWTYPE;
 4  begin
 5    for i in myCursor loop
 6      dbms_output.put_line(i.line1);
 7    end loop;
 8  end;
 9  /

19 J PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SQL> SQL> drop table address_master; Table dropped. SQL> SQL></source>


Cursor rowid

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SQL> SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE employee

 2  (employee_id         NUMBER(7),
 3   last_name           VARCHAR2(25),
 4   first_name          VARCHAR2(25),
 5   userid              VARCHAR2(8),
 6   start_date          DATE,
 7   comments            VARCHAR2(255),
 8   manager_id          NUMBER(7),
 9   title               VARCHAR2(25),
10   department_id       NUMBER(7),
11   salary              NUMBER(11, 2),
12   commission_pct      NUMBER(4, 2)
13  );

Table created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, "V", "Ben", "cv",to_date("03-MAR-90 8:30", "dd-mon-yy hh24:mi"),NULL, NULL, "PRESIDENT", 50, 2500, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, "N", "Haidy", "ln", "08-MAR-90", NULL,1, "VP, OPERATIONS", 41, 1450, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, "N", "Molly", "mn", "17-JUN-91",NULL, 1, "VP, SALES", 31, 1400, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, "S", "Mark", "mq", "07-APR-90",NULL, 1, "VP, FINANCE", 10, 1450, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, "R", "AUDRY", "ar", "04-MAR-90",NULL, 1, "VP, ADMINISTRATION", 50, 1550, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, "U", "MOLLY", "mu", "18-JAN-91",NULL, 2, "WAREHOUSE MANAGER", 41, 1200, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, "M", "ROBERTA", "rm", "14-MAY-90",NULL, 2, "WAREHOUSE MANAGER", 41, 1250, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, "B", "BEN", "ry", "07-APR-90", NULL, 2,"WAREHOUSE MANAGER", 41, 1100, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, "C", "Jane", "ac", "09-FEB-92",NULL, 2, "WAREHOUSE MANAGER", 41, 1300, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (10, "H", "Mart", "mh", "27-FEB-91", NULL, 2,"WAREHOUSE MANAGER", 41, 1307, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> DECLARE

 2     CURSOR empCursor IS
 3        SELECT employee_id, salary, ROWID
 4        FROM   employee;
 5     lv_new_salary_num NUMBER;
 6  BEGIN
 7     FOR empCursor_rec IN empCursor LOOP
 8        lv_new_salary_num := empCursor_rec.salary;
 9        UPDATE employee
10        SET    salary = lv_new_salary_num
11        WHERE  rowid  = empCursor_rec.ROWID;
12     END LOOP;
13  END;
14  /

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SQL> drop table employee; Table dropped.</source>


Cursor with order by

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SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE employee

 2  (employee_id         NUMBER(7),
 3   employee_last_name  VARCHAR2(25),
 4   employee_first_name VARCHAR2(25),
 5   userid              VARCHAR2(8),
 6   start_date          DATE,
 7   comments            VARCHAR2(255),
 8   manager_id          NUMBER(7),
 9   title               VARCHAR2(25),
10   department_id       NUMBER(7),
11   salary              NUMBER(11, 2),
12   commission_pct      NUMBER(4, 2)
13  );

Table created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (1, "V", "Ben", "cv",to_date("03-MAR-90 8:30", "dd-mon-yy hh24:mi"),NULL, NULL, "PRESIDENT", 50, 2500, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (2, "N", "Haidy", "ln", "08-MAR-90", NULL,1, "VP, OPERATIONS", 41, 1450, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (3, "N", "Molly", "mn", "17-JUN-91",NULL, 1, "VP, SALES", 31, 1400, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (4, "S", "Mark", "mq", "07-APR-90",NULL, 1, "VP, FINANCE", 10, 1450, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (5, "R", "AUDRY", "ar", "04-MAR-90",NULL, 1, "VP, ADMINISTRATION", 50, 1550, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (6, "U", "MOLLY", "mu", "18-JAN-91",NULL, 2, "WAREHOUSE MANAGER", 41, 1200, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (7, "M", "ROBERTA", "rm", "14-MAY-90",NULL, 2, "WAREHOUSE MANAGER", 41, 1250, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (8, "B", "BEN", "ry", "07-APR-90", NULL, 2,"WAREHOUSE MANAGER", 41, 1100, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (9, "C", "Jane", "ac", "09-FEB-92",NULL, 2, "WAREHOUSE MANAGER", 41, 1300, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> INSERT INTO employee VALUES (10, "H", "Mart", "mh", "27-FEB-91", NULL, 2,"WAREHOUSE MANAGER", 41, 1307, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> SQL> DECLARE

 2     CURSOR cur_employee IS
 3        SELECT employee_last_name || ", " ||
 4               employee_first_name name,
 5               DECODE(commission_pct, NULL, "NO",0, "NO", "YES") comm_flag
 6        FROM   employee
 7        ORDER BY DECODE(COMMISSION_PCT, NULL, "NO",0, "NO", "YES") DESC;
 8  BEGIN
 9     FOR lv_cur_employee_rec IN cur_employee LOOP
10        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(lv_cur_employee_rec.name || CHR(9) ||
11           "Commission?: " || lv_cur_employee_rec.rum_flag);
12    END LOOP;
13  END;
14  /

V, Ben Commission?: NO N, Haidy Commission?: NO N, Molly Commission?: NO S, Mark Commission?: NO H, Mart Commission?: NO U, MOLLY Commission?: NO M, ROBERTA Commission?: NO B, BEN Commission?: NO C, Jane Commission?: NO R, AUDRY Commission?: NO PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SQL> SQL> drop table employee; Table dropped. SQL></source>


Declare cursor

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

 2      CURSOR all_emps is
 3          SELECT id, first_name
 4          FROM employee
 5          ORDER BY first_name;
 6
 7      emp all_emps%ROWTYPE;
 8  BEGIN
 9      OPEN all_emps;
10
11      LOOP
12          EXIT WHEN all_emps%NOTFOUND;
13          FETCH all_emps INTO emp;
14          DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(emp.first_name);
15      END LOOP;
16
17      CLOSE all_emps;
18  END;
19  /

Alison Celia David James James Jason Linda Robert Robert PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee

 2  /

Table dropped. SQL> SQL> SQL></source>


Declaring a Cursor within a Procedure

   <source lang="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> create or replace procedure p_printEmps is

 2      cursor c_emp is select * from employee;
 3      r_emp c_emp%ROWTYPE;
 4  begin
 5      open c_emp;
 6      loop
 7        fetch c_emp into r_emp;
 8        exit when c_emp%NOTFOUND;
 9        DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line(r_emp.first_Name);
10      end loop;
11      close c_emp;
12  end;
13  /

Procedure created. SQL> SQL> call p_printEmps(); Jason Alison James Celia Robert Linda David James Call completed. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee

 2  /

Table dropped. SQL> SQL></source>


Defining a Cursor in an Anonymous PL/SQL Block

   <source lang="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> SQL> create or replace procedure p_printEmps is

 2  begin -- for main function
 3      declare
 4          cursor c_emp is
 5            select * from employee;
 6            r_emp c_emp%ROWTYPE;
 7      begin
 8          open c_emp;
 9          loop
10              fetch c_emp into r_emp;
11              exit when c_emp%NOTFOUND;
12              DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line(r_emp.first_Name);
13          end loop;
14          close c_emp;
15      end;
16  end;
17  /

Procedure created. SQL> SQL> call p_printEmps(); Jason Alison James Celia Robert Linda David James Call completed. SQL> SQL> SQL> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee

 2  /

Table dropped. SQL> SQL></source>


Defining a Record Type for a Cursor by Using %ROWTYPE

   <source lang="sql">

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(*) count, sum(salary) sum from employee;
 3      r_testRec c_countEmps%ROWTYPE;
 4  begin
 5      open c_countEmps;
 6      fetch c_countEmps into r_testRec;
 7      close c_countEmps;
 8      DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line("number of emps is:"||r_testRec.count);
 9      DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line("sum of emp salaries is:"||r_testRec.sum);
10  end;
11  /

number of emps is:8 sum of emp salaries is:32574.02 PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SQL> SQL> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee

 2  /

Table dropped. SQL> SQL></source>


Defining cursors in the package body

   <source lang="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> create or replace package bigUtil is

 2      cursor c_emp is select * from employee;
 3      r_emp c_emp%ROWTYPE;
 4  end;
 5  /

Package created. SQL> SQL> create or replace package body bigUtil is

 2      procedure p_printEmps is
 3          r_emp c_emp%ROWTYPE;
 4      begin
 5          open c_emp;
 6          loop
 7              fetch c_emp into r_emp;
 8              exit when c_emp%NOTFOUND;
 9              DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line(r_emp.first_Name);
10          end loop;
11          close c_emp;
12      end;
13  end;
14  /

Package body created. SQL> SQL> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee

 2  /

Table dropped. SQL> SQL></source>


Defining cursors in the package specification

   <source lang="sql">

-- create demo table create table Employee(

 ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,
 First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
 Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
 Start_Date         DATE,
 End_Date           DATE,
 Salary             Number(8,2),
 City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),
 Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)

) / -- prepare data insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)

            values ("01","Jason",    "Martin",  to_date("19960725","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("20060725","YYYYMMDD"), 1234.56, "Toronto",  "Programmer")

/ insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)

             values("02","Alison",   "Mathews", to_date("19760321","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19860221","YYYYMMDD"), 6661.78, "Vancouver","Tester")

/ insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)

             values("03","James",    "Smith",   to_date("19781212","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19900315","YYYYMMDD"), 6544.78, "Vancouver","Tester")

/ insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)

             values("04","Celia",    "Rice",    to_date("19821024","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19990421","YYYYMMDD"), 2344.78, "Vancouver","Manager")

/ insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)

             values("05","Robert",   "Black",   to_date("19840115","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19980808","YYYYMMDD"), 2334.78, "Vancouver","Tester")

/ insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)

             values("06","Linda",    "Green",   to_date("19870730","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19960104","YYYYMMDD"), 4322.78,"New York",  "Tester")

/ insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)

             values("07","David",    "Larry",   to_date("19901231","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("19980212","YYYYMMDD"), 7897.78,"New York",  "Manager")

/ insert into Employee(ID, First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date, End_Date, Salary, City, Description)

             values("08","James",    "Cat",     to_date("19960917","YYYYMMDD"), to_date("20020415","YYYYMMDD"), 1232.78,"Vancouver", "Tester")

/ -- display data in the table select * from Employee / --Here is the package spec where the cursor is declared. create or replace package pkg_Util is

   cursor c_emp is select * from employee;
   r_emp c_emp%ROWTYPE;

end; / ge created. --Here is a different package that references the cursor create or replace package body pkg_aDifferentUtil is

   procedure p_printEmps is
   begin
       open pkg_Util.c_emp;
       loop
           fetch pkg_Util.c_emp into pkg_Util.r_emp;
           exit when pkg_Util.c_emp%NOTFOUND;
           DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line(pkg_Util.r_emp.first_Name);
       end loop;
       close pkg_Util.c_emp;
    end;

end; /

-- clean the table

drop table Employee /SQL></source>


Returning more than one piece of information: Listing the variables separately

   <source lang="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> SQL> declare

 2       cursor c_countemps is select count(*), sum(salary) from employee;
 3       v_count NUMBER;
 4       v_sum NUMBER;
 5  begin
 6       open c_countEmps;
 7       fetch c_countEmps into v_count, v_sum;
 8       close c_countEmps;
 9
10       DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line("number of emps is:"||v_count);
11       DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line("sum of emp salaries is:"||v_sum);
12  end;
13  /

number of emps is:8 sum of emp salaries is:32574.02 PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SQL> SQL> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee

 2  /

Table dropped. SQL></source>


Select column value into a cursor variable

   <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> SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE employee_count

 2  AS
 3     v_first_name employee.first_name%TYPE;
 4     v_last_name employee.last_name%TYPE;
 5     v_row_count PLS_INTEGER := 0;
 6
 7     CURSOR emp_cur IS
 8        SELECT first_name, last_name
 9        FROM employee;
10
11  BEGIN
12
13     DBMS_OUTPUT.ENABLE(1000000);
14
15     OPEN emp_cur;
16     LOOP
17        FETCH emp_cur INTO v_first_name, v_last_name;
18        EXIT WHEN emp_cur%NOTFOUND;
19
20        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(v_last_name ||", " ||v_first_name);
21     END LOOP;
22
23     CLOSE emp_cur;
24
25  EXCEPTION
26     WHEN OTHERS
27        THEN
28        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(SQLERRM);
29  END;
30  /

Procedure created. SQL> SQL> SQL> call employee_count(); Martin, Jason Mathews, Alison Smith, James Rice, Celia Black, Robert Green, Linda Larry, David Cat, James Call completed. SQL> SQL> SQL> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee

 2  /

Table dropped.</source>


Use cursor variables

   <source lang="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  );

Table created. SQL> SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO books (isbn, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright)

 2    VALUES ("72121203", "Oracle Basics", "Oracle DBA 101", 563, 39.99, 1999);

1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO books (isbn, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright)

 2    VALUES ("72122048", "Oracle Basics", "Oracle8i: A Beginner""s Guide", 765, 44.99, 1999);

1 row created. SQL> SQL> SQL> SET SERVEROUTPUT ON ESCAPE OFF SQL> SQL> DECLARE

 2
 3     TYPE book_typ IS REF CURSOR RETURN BOOKS%ROWTYPE;
 4     cv_books book_typ;
 5     v_books BOOKS%ROWTYPE;
 6
 7  BEGIN
 8
 9     DBMS_OUTPUT.ENABLE(1000000);
10
11     OPEN cv_books FOR
12     SELECT *
13     FROM books
14     WHERE isbn = "72121203";
15
16     FETCH cv_books INTO v_books;
17
18     DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(v_books.title||" is "||v_books.price);
19
20     CLOSE cv_books;
21  END;
22  /

Oracle DBA 101 is 39.99 PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SQL> SQL> drop table books; Table dropped. SQL></source>


Use the cursor subquery

   <source lang="sql">

SQL> SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE authors (

 2    id         NUMBER PRIMARY KEY,
 3    first_name VARCHAR2(50),
 4    last_name  VARCHAR2(50)
 5  );

Table created. 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    author1   NUMBER CONSTRAINT books_author1
 9              REFERENCES authors(id),
10    author2   NUMBER CONSTRAINT books_author2
11              REFERENCES authors(id),
12    author3   NUMBER CONSTRAINT books_author3
13              REFERENCES authors(id)
14  );

Table created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO authors (id, first_name, last_name)

 2    VALUES (1, "Marlene", "Theriault");

1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO authors (id, first_name, last_name)

 2    VALUES (2, "Rachel", "Carmichael");

1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO authors (id, first_name, last_name)

 2    VALUES (3, "James", "Viscusi");

1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO books (isbn, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright, author1, author2, author3)

 2    VALUES ("72121203", "Oracle Basics", "Oracle DBA 101", 563, 39.99, 1999, 1, 2, 3);

1 row created. SQL> SQL> SET SERVEROUTPUT ON ESCAPE OFF SQL> SQL> DECLARE

 2
 3     cv_author SYS_REFCURSOR;
 4     v_title BOOKS.TITLE%TYPE;
 5     v_author AUTHORS%ROWTYPE;
 6     v_counter PLS_INTEGER := 0;
 7
 8     CURSOR book_cur
 9     IS
10        SELECT b.title,
11           CURSOR (SELECT *
12                   FROM authors a
13                   WHERE a.id = b.author1
14                   OR a.id = b.author2
15                   OR a.id = b.author3)
16        FROM books b
17        WHERE isbn = "78824389";
18
19  BEGIN
20
21     DBMS_OUTPUT.ENABLE(1000000);
22
23     OPEN book_cur;
24
25     LOOP
26        FETCH book_cur INTO v_title, cv_author;
27        EXIT WHEN book_cur%NOTFOUND;
28
29        v_counter := 0;
30
31        DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("Title from the main cursor: "||v_title);
32
33        LOOP
34           FETCH cv_author INTO v_author;
35           EXIT WHEN cv_author%NOTFOUND;
36
37           v_counter := v_counter + 1;
38
39           DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE("Author"||v_counter||": "
40                                ||v_author.first_name||" "
41                                ||v_author.last_name);
42        END LOOP;
43     END LOOP;
44
45     CLOSE book_cur;
46
47  END;
48  /

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SQL> drop table books; Table dropped. SQL> SQL> drop table authors; Table dropped. SQL></source>


Using SELECT * in a Cursor

   <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> SQL> SQL> declare

 2    cursor c_emp is select * from employee;
 3
 4    v_empName_tx employee.first_Name%TYPE;
 5    v_empSal_nr  employee.Salary%TYPE;
 6    v_empDept_nr employee.id%TYPE;
 7  begin
 8    for r_emp in c_emp loop
 9      v_empName_tx := r_emp.first_Name;
10      v_empSal_nr  := r_emp.Salary;
11      v_empDept_nr := r_emp.id;
12    end loop;
13  end;
14  /

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee

 2  /

Table dropped. SQL> SQL></source>


VARRAY of Cursor

   <source lang="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> SET ECHO ON SQL> SET SERVEROUTPUT ON SQL> SQL> DECLARE

 2      CURSOR all_emps IS
 3          SELECT *
 4          FROM employee
 5          ORDER BY first_name;
 6
 7      TYPE emp_array IS VARRAY(100) OF employee%ROWTYPE;
 8
 9      emps emp_array;
10      inx1 PLS_INTEGER;
11      inx2 PLS_INTEGER;
12  BEGIN
13      inx1 := 0;
14
15      emps := emp_array ();
16
17      FOR emp IN all_emps LOOP
18          inx1 := inx1 + 1;
19          emps.extend();
20          emps(inx1).id := emp.id;
21          emps(inx1).first_name := emp.first_name;
22          emps(inx1).salary := emp.salary;
23      END LOOP;
24
25      FOR inx2 IN 1..emps.count LOOP
26          DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE (emps(inx2).id ||" " || emps(inx2).first_name);
27      END LOOP;
28  END;
29  /

02 Alison 04 Celia 07 David 03 James 08 James 01 Jason 06 Linda 05 Robert PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> -- clean the table SQL> drop table Employee

 2  /

Table dropped. SQL> SQL></source>