Course Overview
This Oracle Database 11g: PL/SQL Fundamentals I course is designed to provide an introduction to the PL/SQL database programming language, based upon the latest features available with the Oracle database. Syntax, structure, and features of the language are discussed in the context of database applications and programming.
What you’ll learn
Upon completion of the Oracle Database 11g: PL/SQL Fundamentals I course, students will be able to:
- Understand the environment and context in which PL/SQL operates
- Consider the advantages and benefits of PL/SQL within a database environment
- Declare program variables and complex data types
- Develop logic within PL/SQL program blocks
- Fetch data from the database into program variables
- Return program output to users
- Handle program exceptions
- Use explicit and implicit database cursors
- Use the advanced features of nested blocks and subprograms
- Take advantage of advanced features such as regular expression support and the handling of string literals within program code
Requirements
- DBOR-917 ORACLE DATABASE 11G R2: SQL FUNDAMENTALS – COMPLETE LIBRARY
Target audiences
- Target audience for this course is all Oracle professionals. Among the specific groups for whom this course will be helpful are: Application designers and developers, Database administrators, Business users and non-technical senior end users
Curriculum
- 1 Section
- 6 Lessons
- 2 Days
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- Topics6
- 1.1CHOOSING A SQL & PL/SQL INTERFACE USING SQL developer USING SQL*plus USING application express USING jdeveloper studio
- 1.2LANGUAGE FEATURES UNDERSTANDING pl/sql STRUCTURE of a pl/sql program block USING pl/sql from sql*plus
- 1.3DECLARE CLAUSE ABOUT the declare clause DECLARE simple types DECLARE complex types TYPE … table TYPE … record
- 1.4BEGIN CLAUSE ABOUT the begin clause PERFORMING data manipulation LOGIC control & branching LOOP IF-then-else CASE
- 1.5EXCEPTION CLAUSE ABOUT the exception clause ISOLATING the specific exception PRAGMA exception_init SQL%ROWCOUNT & select … into
- 1.6EXPLICIT CURSORS ABOUT explicit cursors ADVANCED cursor techniques ADVANCED PROGRAMMING: DECLARED SUBPROGRAMS
Instructor
