George Mason University School of Information Technology and Engineering

Program with PL/SQL
(8 Hours)

Series: Database Series

Audience and Prerequisites
Overview
Course Outline Detail

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AUDIENCE AND PREREQUISITES

This course is designed for individuals who have knowledge of Oracle Structured Query Language. (SQL). Contact us at 703-993-1551 for more information on this course or Oracle career paths.

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OVERVIEW

This hands-on course will give you an introduction to PL/SQL, which is Oracle's proprietary programming language.

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COURSE OUTLINE

What is PL/SQL

  • PL/SQL Environment
  • Benefits of PL/SQL
  • Stored Procedures, Functions, and Triggers
  • Stored Procedures and SQL Scripts

Structure of a PL/SQL Block

  • Header Section
  • Declaration Section
  • Execution Section
  • Exception Section

Creating a PL/SQL Procedure
Creating a PL/SQL Function
PL/SQL Variables and Constants

  • Declaring PL/SQL Variables
  • Declaring PL/SQL Constants
  • Assigning Values to Variables
  • Using Variables

Control Structures in PL/SQL

  • IF Statement
  • Loops
  • Cursors
  • Nested Loops

Error Handling

  • Exceptions
  • System Defined Exceptions
  • Programmer Defined Exceptions

Other PL/SQL Tools

    • PL/SQL Packages
    • Triggers
    • Views used with PL/SQL

     

     

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