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Oracle Database 10G Pl/SQL Programming

by: Urman, Scott; Hardman, Ron; McLaughlin, Michael

Oracle Database 10G Pl/SQL Programming

by: Urman, Scott; Hardman, Ron; McLaughlin, Michael

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0072230665
Edition: 1st
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Copyright: 10/07/2004
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Summary

Create dynamic client/server applications using PL/SQL and the comprehensive information contained in this authoritative volume. Expert Oracle insiders cover the features of PL/SQL, explain scripting semantics and syntax, and fully detail the PL/SQL functionality of Oracle Database 10g. You'll learn how to write powerful PL/SQL programs, interact with Oracle databases, perform complex calculations, and handle error conditions.

PART I Introduction

Introduction to PL/SQL

(20)

Introduction to Programming Languages

(2)

Note to Beginning Programmers

(1)

PL/What?

(9)

Structured Query Language (SQL)

(1)

Relational Database Overview

(2)

PL/SQL vs. SQL

(2)

PL/SQL vs. Java

(1)

PL/SQL History and Features

(3)

Language Fundamentals

(2)

Anonymous Blocks

(1)

Procedures

(1)

Functions

(1)

Packages

(1)

Object Types

(1)

PL/SQL Statement Processing

(1)

Interpreted

(1)

Native Compilation

(1)

Getting the Most from This Book

(3)

Audience

(1)

Objective

(1)

Scope

(1)

Assumptions

(1)

Conventions

(1)

Examples

(1)

Summary

(2)

Using SQL*Plus and JDeveloper

(22)

SQL*Plus

(10)

Connecting to the Instance

(1)

Testing the Connection

(2)

Using SQL*Plus

(3)

Changing SQL*Plus Session Settings

(1)

Running a Script from a File

(2)

Output to the Screen Using SQL*Plus and PL/SQL

(1)

JDeveloper

(9)

Installing JDeveloper

(2)

Working with PL/SQL in JDeveloper

(7)

Summary

(2)

PL/SQL Basics

(72)

The PL/SQL Block

(18)

The Basic Structure

(3)

Anonymous Blocks

(3)

Named Blocks

(10)

Nested Blocks

(1)

Triggers

(1)

Object Types

(1)

Language Rules and Conventions

(13)

Lexical Units

(13)

PL/SQL Data Types

(12)

Scalar

(1)

Character/String

(4)

NUMBER Data Type

(2)

Boolean

(1)

Date/Time

(3)

Composite

(1)

Reference

(2)

LOB

(1)

Using Variables

(8)

%Type

(1)

%Rowtype

(1)

Variable Scope

(2)

Bind Variables

(4)

Hiding Code

(3)

Expressions

100

(2)

Assignment Operator

101

(1)

Concatenation Operator

102

(1)

Controlling Program Flow

102

(13)

Conditional Evaluation

103

(7)

Circular Execution

110

(3)

Sequential Navigation using GOTO

113

(2)

Summary

115

(2)

Using SQL with PL/SQL

117

(64)

Transaction Processing

118

(12)

Transactions and Locking

119

(6)

Autonomous Transactions

125

(3)

Set Transaction

128

(2)

Retrieving Data

130

(12)

SQL SELECT Statement

130

(4)

Pattern Matching

134

(4)

Information Retrieval

138

(4)

Cursors

142

(16)

How Cursors Work

143

(3)

Explicit Cursors

146

(7)

Implicit Cursors

153

(1)

Cursor Variables

154

(2)

Cursor Subqueries

156

(1)

Open Cursors

157

(1)

DML and DDL

158

(7)

Pre-Compilation

159

(1)

Manipulating Data with DML

160

(3)

Delete

163

(1)

Introduction to Dynamic SQL

164

(1)

Using ROWID and ROWNUM

165

(7)

ROWID

165

(4)

ROWNUM

169

(3)

Built-in SQL Functions

172

(7)

Character Functions

172

(1)

Numeric Functions

172

(2)

Date Functions

174

(1)

Conversion Functions

175

(1)

Error Functions

176

(2)

Other Functions

178

(1)

Summary

179

(2)

Records

181

(32)

Introducing Records

182

(30)

What Is a Record?

182

(1)

Working with Records

182

(1)

Defining Record Types

183

(15)

Defining and Using Record Types as Formal Parameters

198

(4)

Defining and Using Object Types as Parameters

202

(3)

Returning Record Types from Functions

205

(1)

Defining and Using Record Types as Return Values

205

(2)

Defining and Using Object Types as Return Values

207

(3)

Verifying Work with Record Types

210

(2)

Summary

212

(1)

Collections

213

(90)

Introducing Collections

214

(1)

What Is a Collection?

214

(1)

Working with Collections

214

(68)

Working with Varrays

217

(20)

Working with Nested Tables

237

(24)

Working with Associative Arrays

261

(21)

Oracle 10g Collection API

282

(20)

COUNT Method

287

(1)

DELETE Method

288

(2)

EXISTS Method

290

(3)

EXTEND Method

293

(2)

FIRST Method

295

(2)

LAST Method

297

(1)

LIMIT Method

297

(2)

NEXT Method

299

(1)

PRIOR Method

299

(1)

TRIM Method

300

(2)

Summary

302

(1)

Error Handling

303

(32)

What Is an Exception?

304

(19)

Declaring Exceptions

306

(3)

Raising Exceptions

309

(1)

Handling Exceptions

310

(8)

The EXCEPTION_INIT Pragma

318

(1)

Using Raise_Application_Error

319

(4)

Exception Propagation

323

(6)

Exceptions Raised in the Executable Section

323

(3)

Exceptions Raised in the Declarative Section

326

(1)

Exceptions Raised in the Exception Section

327

(2)

Exception Guidelines

329

(5)

Scope of Exceptions

330

(1)

Avoiding Unhandled Exceptions

331

(1)

Masking Location of the Error

332

(1)

Exceptions and Transactions

333

(1)

Summary

334

(1)

Creating Procedures, Functions, and Packages

335

(46)

Procedures and Functions

336

(31)

Subprogram Creation

337

(5)

Subprogram Parameters

342

(22)

The CALL Statement

364

(3)

Procedures vs. Functions

367

(1)

Packages

367

(13)

Package Specification

367

(2)

Package Body

369

(2)

Packages and Scope

371

(3)

Overloading Packaged Subprograms

374

(4)

Package Initialization

378

(2)

Summary

380

(1)

Using Procedures, Functions, and Packages

381

(62)

Subprogram Locations

382

(11)

Stored Subprograms and the Data Dictionary

382

(3)

Local Subprograms

385

(7)

Stored vs. Local Subprograms

392

(1)

Considerations of Stored Subprograms and Packages

393

(31)

Subprogram Dependencies

394

(12)

Package Run-Time State

406

(6)

Privileges and Stored Subprograms

412

(12)

Stored Functions and SQL Statements

424

(15)

Single-Valued Functions

424

(11)

Multiple-Valued Functions

435

(4)

Native Compilation

439

(1)

Pinning in the Shared Pool

440

(2)

Keep

440

(1)

Unkeep

440

(1)

Sizes

441

(1)

Aborted_Request_Threshold

441

(1)

The PL/SQL Wrapper

442

(1)

Summary

442

(1)

Database Triggers

443

(56)

Types of Triggers

444

(5)

DML Triggers

445

(1)

Instead-of Triggers

446

(2)

System Triggers

448

(1)

Creating Triggers

449

(39)

Creating DML Triggers

449

(12)

Creating Instead-of Triggers

461

(8)

Creating System Triggers

469

(10)

Other Trigger Issues

479

(7)

Triggers and the Data Dictionary

486

(2)

Mutating Tables

488

(7)

Mutating Table Example

491

(1)

Workaround for the Mutating Table Error

492

(3)

Summary

495

(4)

PART II Advanced PL/SQL Features

Intersession Communication

499

(44)

Introducing Intersession Communication

500

(2)

Requiring Permanent or Semipermanent Structures

500

(1)

Not Requiring Permanent or Semipermanent Structures

501

(1)

The DBMS_PIPE Built-in Package

502

(28)

Introducing the DBMS_PIPE Package

502

(3)

Defining the DBMS_PIPE Package

505

(4)

Working with the DBMS_PIPE Package

509

(21)

DBMS_ALERT Built-in Package

530

(12)

Introducing the DBMS_ALERT Package

530

(1)

Defining the DBMS_ALERT Package

531

(3)

Working with the DBMS_ALERT Package

534

(8)

Summary

542

(1)

External Routines

543

(40)

Introducing External Procedures

544

(1)

Working with External Procedures

545

(30)

Defining the extproc Architecture

545

(3)

Defining extproc Oracle Net Services Configuration

548

(8)

Defining the Multithreaded External Procedure Agent

556

(4)

Working with a C Shared Library

560

(8)

Working with a Java Shared Library

568

(7)

Troubleshooting the Shared Library

575

(6)

Configuration of the Listener or Environment

576

(4)

Configuration of the Shared Library or PL/SQL Library Wrapper

580

(1)

Summary

581

(2)

Dynamic SQL

583

(52)

Introducing Dynamic SQL

585

(1)

Working with Native Dynamic SQL

586

(23)

Working with DDL and DML Without Bind Variables

588

(10)

Working with DML and a Known List of Bind Variables

598

(3)

Working with DQL

601

(8)

Working with the Oracle DBMS_SQL Built-in Package

609

(25)

Working with DDL and DML Without Bind Variables

618

(4)

Working with DML and a Known List of Bind Variables

622

(9)

Working with DQL

631

(3)

Summary

634

(1)

Introduction to Objects

635

(38)

Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

636

(1)

Data and Procedural Abstraction

636

(1)

Object Type Overview

637

(1)

Creating Object Types

638

(14)

Object Type Specification

638

(7)

Object Type Body

645

(7)

Object Type Inheritance

652

(11)

Dynamic Method Dispatch

660

(3)

Attribute Chaining

663

(3)

Making Changes

666

(6)

Type Evolution

666

(6)

Summary

672

(1)

Objects in the Database

673

(38)

Introduction to Objects in the Database

674

(11)

Object Tables

674

(8)

Column Objects

682

(1)

Object Views

683

(2)

Accessing Persistent Objects Using SQL and PL/SQL

685

(20)

Object Tables

685

(4)

Accessing Column Objects

689

(2)

Accessing Object Views

691

(2)

Object Related Functions and Operators

693

(12)

Maintaining Persistent Objects

705

(4)

Type Evolution

705

(4)

Summary

709

(2)

Large Objects

711

(56)

Introduction to Large Objects

712

(13)

Features Comparison

713

(1)

Types of LOBs

713

(4)

LOB Structure

717

(1)

Internal LOB Storage

718

(4)

External LOB Storage

722

(1)

Temporary LOB Storage

723

(1)

Migrating from LONGs to LOBs

724

(1)

LOBs and SQL

725

(5)

SQL for Internal Persistent LOBs

725

(4)

External LOB - BFILE

729

(1)

LOBs and PL/SQL

730

(28)

DBMS_LOB

730

(28)

Performance Considerations

758

(7)

Returning Clause

758

(7)

Summary

765

(2)

Scheduling Tasks

767

(24)

Introducing DBMS_JOB

768

(12)

Submit

770

(4)

Broken

774

(2)

Run

776

(1)

Change

777

(2)

Remove

779

(1)

Oracle Scheduler

780

(8)

Terminology

780

(1)

Using DBMS_SCHEDULER

780

(5)

Migrating from DBMS_JOB

785

(3)

Removing a Job

788

(1)

Summary

788

(3)

PART III Appendixes

A PL/SQL Reserved Words

791

(4)

Table of Reserved Words

792

(3)

B Guide to Supplied Packages

795

(44)

SYS-Owned Built-in Packages

796

(31)

DBMS_Advanced_Rewrite

797

(1)

DBMS_Advisor

797

(1)

DBMS_Alert

798

(1)

DBMS_Application_Info

798

(1)

DBMS_Apply_ADM

799

(1)

DBMS_AQ

799

(1)

DBMS_Backup_Restore

799

(1)

DBMS_Capture_Adm

800

(1)

DBMS_Crypto

800

(1)

DBMS_Data_Mining, DBMS_Data_Mining_Transform

801

(1)

DBMS_Datapump

801

(1)

DBMS_DDL

801

(1)

DBMS_Debug

802

(1)

DBMS_Defer

802

(1)

DBMS_Describe

802

(1)

DBMS_Dimension

803

(1)

DBMS_Distributed_Trust_Admin

803

(1)

DBMS_FGA

803

(1)

DBMS_File_Transfer

804

(1)

DBMS_Flashback

804

(1)

DBMS_HS

805

(1)

DBMS_HS_Passthrough

805

(1)

DBMS_Java

805

(1)

DBMS_Job

806

(1)

DBMS_LDAP

806

(1)

DBMS_LOB

806

(1)

DBMS_Lock

807

(1)

DBMS_Logmir

807

(1)

DBMS_Metadata

807

(1)

DBMS_Monitor

808

(1)

DBMS_Obfuscation_Toolkit

808

(1)

DBMS_ODCI

808

(1)

DBMS_Offline_OG

809

(1)

DBMS_OLAP

809

(1)

DBMS_Outln

809

(1)

DBMS_Outln_Edit

810

(1)

DBMS_Output

810

(1)

DBMS_Pipe

811

(1)

DBMS_Profiler

811

(1)

DBMS_Propagation_ADM

811

(1)

DBMS_Random

812

(1)

DBMS_Redefinition

812

(1)

DBMS_Refresh

812

(1)

DBMS_Repair

813

(1)

DBMS_Repcat

813

(1)

DBMS_Resource_Manager/DBMS_Resource_Manager_Privs

813

(1)

DBMS_Resumable

814

(1)

DBMS_Rowid

814

(1)

DBMS_Rule, DBMS_Rule_Adm

815

(1)

DBMS_Scheduler

815

(1)

DBMS_Schema_Copy

815

(1)

DBMS_Server_Alert

816

(1)

DBMS_Service

816

(1)

DBMS_Session

816

(1)

DBMS_Shared_Pool

816

(1)

DBMS_Space

817

(1)

DBMS_SQL

817

(1)

DBMS_Sqltune

817

(1)

DBMS_Standard, Standard

818

(1)

DBMS_Stat_Funcs

818

(1)

DBMS_Stats

818

(1)

DBMS_Summary

819

(1)

DBMS_Trace

819

(1)

DBMS_Transaction

819

(1)

DBMS_Transform

820

(1)

DBMS_Types

820

(1)

DBMS_Utility

820

(1)

DBMS_Warning

820

(1)

DBMS_Workload_Repository

821

(1)

DBMS_Xmlgen, DBMS_Xmlquery

821

(1)

DBMS_Xplan

821

(1)

UTL_Coll

822

(1)

UTL_Compress

822

(1)

UTL_DBWS

822

(1)

UTL_Encode

823

(1)

UTL_File

823

(1)

UTL_Http

823

(1)

UTL_I18N

824

(1)

UTL_INADDR

824

(1)

UTL_LMS

824

(1)

UTL_Mail

825

(1)

UTL_Raw

825

(1)

UTL_Recomp

825

(1)

UTL_Ref

825

(1)

UTL_SMTP

826

(1)

UTL_TCP

826

(1)

UTL_Url

826

(1)

CTXSYS-Owned Built-in Packages

827

(12)

CTX_Adm

828

(1)

CTX_CLS

828

(1)

CTX_DDL

829

(2)

CTX_DOC

831

(2)

CTX_Output

833

(1)

CTX_Query

834

(1)

CTX_Report

835

(1)

CTX_Thes

836

(3)

Index

839

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