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Programming with PL/SQL

Course Description

Fundamentals

  • Introduction to PL/SQL

  • Benefits of PL/SQL

  • Creating PL/SQL Blocks

Defining Variables and Datatypes

  • Using Variables in PL/SQL

  • Recognizing PL/SQL Lexical Units

  • Recognizing Data Types

  • Using Scalar Data Types

  • Writing PL/SQL Executable Statements

  • Nested Blocks and Variable Scope

  • Good Programming Practices

Using SQL in PL/SQL

  • Review of SQL DML

  • Retrieving Data in PL/SQL

  • Manipulating Data in PL/SQL

  • Using Transaction Control Statements

Program Structures to Control Execution Flow

  • Conditional Control: IF Statements

  • Conditional Control: CASE Statements

  • Iterative Control: Basic Loops

  • Iterative Control: WHILE and FOR Loops

  • Iterative Control: Nested Loops

Using Composite Datatypes

  • User-Defined Records

  • Indexing Tables of Records

Using Cursors and Parameters

  • Introduction to Explicit Cursors

  • Using Explicit Cursor Attributes

  • Cursor FOR Loops

  • Cursors with Parameters

  • Using Cursors for UPDATE

  • Using Multiple Cursors

Exception Handling

  • Handling Exceptions

  • Trapping Oracle Server Exceptions

  • Trapping User-Defined Exceptions

  • Recognizing the Scope of Exceptions

Using and Managing Procedures

  • Creating Procedures

  • Using Parameters in Procedures

  • Passing Parameters

Using and Managing Functions

  • Creating Functions

  • Using Functions in SQL Statements

  • Review of the Data Dictionary

  • Managing Procedures and Functions

  • Review of Object Privileges

  • Using Invoker's Rights and Autonomous Transactions

Using and Managing Packages

  • Creating Packages

  • Managing Package Concepts

  • Advanced Package Concepts

  • Persistent State of Package Variables

  • Using Oracle-Supplied Packages

Improving PL/SQL Performance

  • Using Dynamic SQL

  • Improving PL/SQL Performance

Using and Managing Triggers

  • Introduction To Triggers

  • Creating DML Triggers, Part I

  • Creating DML Triggers, Part II

  • Creating DDL and Database Event Triggers

  • Managing Triggers

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