Oracle SQL·Oracle SQL essentials

PL/SQL

PL/SQL adds procedural blocks with variables and exceptions.

Intermediate 10 min read Lesson 3 of 150 Challenge included
What you will be able to do
  • Use BEGIN ... END.
  • Handle exceptions.
  • Use DBMS_OUTPUT for messages.

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PL/SQL adds procedural blocks with variables and exceptions.

  • Use BEGIN ... END.
  • Handle exceptions.
  • Use DBMS_OUTPUT for messages.
block.sqlSQL
BEGIN
  FOR r IN (SELECT title FROM lessons) LOOP
    DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(r.title);
  END LOOP;
END;
/
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Answer from memory: Which statement runs a PL/SQL block?

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