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Turn On and Off Recycle Bin for the Instance in Oracle
How To Turn On or Off Recycle Bin for the Instance in Oracle? You can turn on or off the recycle bin feature for an instance in the instance parameter file with "recyclebin=on/off". You can also turn on or off the recycle bin feature on the running instance with a SQL*Plus command, if you log in as ...
2019-05-14, 2398🔥, 0💬

Use "FOR" Loop Statements in Oracle
How To Use "FOR" Loop Statements in Oracle? If you have a block of codes to be executed repeatedly over a range of values, you can use the "FOR ... LOOP" statement. Here is a sample script on FOR statements: DECLARE total NUMBER := 0; BEGIN FOR i IN 1..10 LOOP total := total + i; END LOOP; DBMS_OUTP...
2018-07-13, 2397🔥, 0💬

Create a Test Table for DML Testing in Oracle
How To Create a Testing Table in Oracle? If you want to practice DML statements, you should create a testing table as shown in the script below: CREATE TABLE fyi_links (id NUMBER(4) PRIMARY KEY, url VARCHAR2(80) NOT NULL, notes VARCHAR2(1024), counts NUMBER, created DATE DEFAULT (sysdate)); Table cr...
2020-02-07, 2393🔥, 0💬

Define an Explicit Cursor in Oracle
How To Define an Explicit Cursor in Oracle? An explicit cursor must be defined in the declaration part of a procedure or function with the CURSOR ... IS statement as shown in the following sample script: DECLARE CURSOR c_list IS SELECT * FROM countries; CURSOR t_list IS SELECT * FROM employees WHERE...
2018-07-22, 2391🔥, 0💬

Connect to a Remote Server in Oracle
How To Connect to a Remote Server in Oracle? If you have an Oracle server running remotely on a network, and you know all the access information needed, you can following steps to connect your Oracle SQL Developer: Start Oracle SQL Developer Right-click on Connections Select New Database Connection ...
2018-10-08, 2388🔥, 0💬

Read Consistency in Oracle in Oracle
How Does Oracle Handle Read Consistency in Oracle? Oracle supports two options for you on how to maintain read consistency: READ WRITE (the default option), also called statement-level read consistency. READ ONLY, also called transaction-level read consistency.   ⇒ What Is a READ WRITE Transaction i...
2019-08-23, 2387🔥, 0💬

Run Stored Procedures Interactively in Oracle
How To Run a Stored Procedure Interactively in Oracle? If have an existing stored procedure and you want to run it interactively, the tutorial steps listed below will help you out: Open you connection name, like Local_XE. Open Procedures. Right-click the procedure name: HELLO. Select Run. The Run PL...
2019-01-12, 2387🔥, 0💬

Pass a Parameter to a Cursor in Oracle
How To Pass a Parameter to a Cursor in Oracle? When you define a cursor, you can set a formal parameter in the cursor. The formal parameter will be replaced by an actual parameter in the OPEN cursor statement. Here is a good example of a cursor with two parameters: CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE FYI_CE...
2018-07-18, 2386🔥, 0💬

Run the Anonymous Block Again in Oracle
How To Run the Anonymous Block Again in Oracle? If you have an anonymous block defined in your session, you can run it any time by using the "/" command as shown in the following script: SQL&gt; set serveroutput on; SQL&gt; begin 2 dbms_output.put_line('This is a PL/SQL FAQ.'); 3 end; 4 / Th...
2018-10-30, 2385🔥, 0💬

Loop through the Implicit Cursor in Oracle
How To Loop through Data Rows in the Implicit Curosr in Oracle? You use the FOR ... IN ... LOOP statement to loop through data rows in the implicit cursor as the following syntax: FOR row IN dml_statement LOOP (statement block with row.field) END LOOP; Here "row" is a local RECORD type variable with...
2018-07-22, 2385🔥, 0💬

Use Subqueries with the IN Operator in Oracle
How To Use Subqueries with the IN Operator in Oracle? A subquery can be used with the IN operator as "expression IN (subquery)". The subquery should return a single column with one or more rows to form a list of values to be used by the IN operation. The following tutorial exercise shows you how to ...
2019-09-27, 2384🔥, 0💬

Enter a New Row Interactively in Oracle
How To Enter a New Row into a Table Interactively in Oracle? If you don't like to use the INSERT statement to enter a new row into a table, you can use the object view to enter it interactively. Follow the steps below to enter new row into table TIP: Double-click on the table name TIP. Click the Dat...
2018-10-08, 2383🔥, 0💬

Data Types Supported in PL/SQL in Oracle
How Many Data Types Are Supported in Oracle? PL/SQL supports two groups of data types: SQL Data Types - All data types used for table columns. PL/SQL Special Data Types - Like BOOLEAN or PLS_INTEGER. The script below shows some data type examples: SQL&gt; set serveroutput on; SQL&gt; DECLARE...
2019-03-20, 2379🔥, 0💬

Systems Supported by Oracle SQL Developer in Oracle
What Operating Systems Are Supported by Oracle SQL Developer in Oracle? Oracle SQL Developer is available for three types of operating Systems: Windows Linux Mac OSX   ⇒ Download-Oracle-SQL-Developer in Oracle ⇐ What Is Oracle SQL Developer in Oracle ⇑ Introduction to Oracle SQL Developer ⇑⇑ Oracl...
2019-02-18, 2379🔥, 0💬

Specify Default Values in INSERT Statements in Oracle
How To Specify Default Values in INSERT Statement in Oracle? If a column is defined with a default value in a table, you can use the key word DEFAULT in the INSERT statement to take the default value for that column. The following tutorial exercise gives a good example: INSERT INTO fyi_links VALUES ...
2020-01-29, 2375🔥, 0💬

What Do You Think about PL/SQL in Oracle
What Do You Think about PL/SQL in Oracle? After following through the tutorials in the FAQ collection, you probably agree that PL/SQL is indeed a general purpose database programming language. PL/SQL is a natural extension of SQL. It is very useful for DBA to automate specific administration tasks o...
2019-02-18, 2375🔥, 0💬

Sort the Query Output in Oracle
How To Sort the Query Output in Oracle? If you want the returning rows to be sorted, you can specify a sorting expression in the ORDER BY clause. The following select statement returns rows sorted by the values in the "manager_id" column: SQL&gt; SELECT * FROM departments ORDER BY manager_id; DE...
2019-12-19, 2373🔥, 0💬

Invoke Original Export/Import Utiities in Oracle
How To Invoke Original Export/Import Utilities in Oracle? If you really want to run the original export import utilities, you can still go to "bin" directory of the Oracle server path and run the "exp" or "imp" command. The tutorial exercise below tells you how to run the export and import utilities...
2016-10-15, 2373🔥, 0💬

Use Variables in SQL Statements in Oracle
Can Variables Be Used in SQL Statements in Oracle? Yes, you can use variables in SQL statements as part of any expressions. The tutorial script provides you some good examples: (Connect to XE with SQL*Plus) CREATE TABLE student (id NUMBER(5) PRIMARY KEY, first_name VARCHAR(80) NOT NULL, last_name VA...
2018-09-24, 2369🔥, 0💬

Use Existing Column Values in SET Clause in Oracle
How To Use Existing Values in UPDATE Statements in Oracle? If a row matches the WHERE clause in a UPDATE statement, existing values in this row can be used in expressions to provide new values in the SET clause. Existing values are represented by columns in the expressions. The tutorial exercise bel...
2020-01-21, 2368🔥, 0💬

Apply Filtering Criteria at Group Level in Oracle
How To Apply Filtering Criteria at Group Level in Oracle? If you want to return only specific groups from the query, you can apply filtering criteria at the group level by using the HAVING clause inside the GROUP BY clause. The following script gives you a good HAVING example: SQL&gt; SELECT dep...
2019-11-21, 2367🔥, 0💬

Ways to Create an Oracle Database in Oracle
How To Create an Oracle Database in Oracle? There are two ways to create a new database: Use the Database Configuration Assistant (DBCA) to create a database interactively. Use the CREATE DATABASE statement to create a database manually.   ⇒ Create an Oracle Database Manually in Oracle ⇐ Creating N...
2019-04-09, 2367🔥, 0💬

System Defined User Roles in Oracle
What Are the System Predefined User Roles in Oracle? Oracle 10g XE comes with 3 predefined roles: CONNECT - Enables a user to connect to the database. Grant this role to any user or application that needs database access. RESOURCE - Enables a user to create certain types of schema objects in his own...
2019-07-30, 2362🔥, 0💬

Cursor Variable Easier to Use than Cursor in Oracle
Why Cursor Variables Are Easier to Use than Cursors in Oracle? Cursor variables are easier to use than cursors because: Cursor variables are easier to define. No need to give a specific query statement. Cursor variables are easier to open. You can specify the query dynamically at the time of open. C...
2018-06-27, 2357🔥, 0💬

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