Darko Petrovic PL/SQL Homework 3 solution

Homework Week #3
PL/SQL Virtual Training
1. DELETE FROM students;
This SQL statement will:
A. Not execute due to wrong syntax
B. Delete the first row from STUDENTS
C. Delete all rows from STUDENTS
D. None of the above
2. State whether each of the following SQL statements can be included directly in a PL/SQL
block.
Statement

Valid in
PL/SQL

ALTER USER SET password='oracle';

CREATE TABLE test (a NUMBER);
DROP TABLE test;
SELECT emp_id INTO v_id FROM employees;
GRANT SELECT ON employees TO PUBLIC;
INSERT INTO grocery_items (product_id, brand, description)
VALUES (199,'Coke','Soda');
REVOKE UPDATE ON employees FROM PUBLIC;
ALTER TABLE employees
RENAME COLUMN employee_id TO emp_id;
DELETE FROM grocery_items
WHERE description='Soap');

Not Valid
in PL/SQL
X
X
X

X
X
X

X
X
X

3. True or False: When you use DML in a PL/SQL block, Oracle uses explicit cursors to
track the data changes. TRUE
4. EXPLICIT cursors are created by the programmer.
5. IMPLICIT cursors are created by the Oracle server.

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6. The following code is supposed to display the lowest and highest elevations for a country
name entered by the user. However, the code does not work. Fix the code by following the
guidelines for retrieving data that you learned in this lesson.
DECLARE
v_country_name wf_countries.country_name%TYPE
:= United States of America;
v_lowest_elevation wf_countries.lowest_elevation%TYPE;
v_highest_elevation wf_countries.highest_elevation%TYPE;
BEGIN
SELECT lowest_elevation, highest_elevation
INTO v_lowest_elevation, v_highest_elevation
FROM wf_countries;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('The lowest elevation in
'||country_name||' is '||v_lowest_elevation
|| and the highest elevation is '||
v_highest_elevation||'.');
END;
7. How many transactions are shown in the following code? Explain your reasoning.
BEGIN
INSERT INTO my_savings (account_id, amount)
VALUES (10377,200);
INSERT INTO my_checking(account_id, amount)
VALUES (10378,100);
END;
Two transactions.
8. Create the endangered_species table by running the following statement in Application
Express:
CREATE TABLE endangered_species
(species_id NUMBER(4)
CONSTRAINT es_spec_pk PRIMARY KEY,
common_name VARCHAR2(30)
CONSTRAINT es_com_name_nn NOT NULL,
scientific_name VARCHAR2(30)
CONSTRAINT es_sci_name_nn NOT NULL);

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9. Examine the following block. If you were to run this block, what data do you think would
be saved in the database?
BEGIN
INSERT INTO endangered_species
VALUES (100, 'Polar Bear','Ursus maritimus');
SAVEPOINT sp_100;
INSERT INTO endangered_species
VALUES (200, 'Spotted Owl','Strix occidentalis');
SAVEPOINT sp_200;
INSERT INTO endangered_species
VALUES (300, 'Asiatic Black Bear','Ursus thibetanus');
ROLLBACK TO sp_100;
COMMIT;
END;
100, 'Polar Bear','Ursus maritimus'
10. List the three categories of control structures in PL/SQL.
Transaction, Conditional, Iterative
11. List the keywords that can be part of an IF statement.
IF, THEN, ELSE, ELSIF, END IF
12. List the keywords that are a required part of an IF statement.
IF condition THEN statement END IF;

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13. Write a PL/SQL block to find the total monthly salary paid by the company for a given
department number from the employees table. Display a message indicating whether the
total salary is greater than or less than $19,000. Test your block twice using the
Administration department (department_id =10) and the IT department (department_id
=60). The IT department should be greater than $19,000, while the Administration
departments total should be less than $19,000.
DECLARE
v_salary employees.salary%TYPE;
BEGIN
SELECT SUM(salary) INTO v_salary
FROM employees WHERE department_id = 60;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Total salary is : '||v_salary);
IF v_salary < 19000
THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Total salary in IT department is smaller than $19K ');
ELSE
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Total salary in IT department is greater than $19K ');
END IF;
END;

14. What happens if we use the Marketing department (department_id=20) in the previous
script?

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15. Alter the PL/SQL code to include an ELSIF to handle this situation.
DECLARE
v_salary employees.salary%TYPE;
BEGIN
SELECT SUM(salary) INTO v_salary
FROM employees WHERE department_id = 20;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Total salary is : '||v_salary);
IF v_salary < 19000
THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Total salary in Marketing department is smaller than $19K ');
ELSIF v_salary = 1900
THEN
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Total salary in Marketing department is equal $19K ');
ELSE
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Total salary in Marketing department is greater than $19K ');
END IF;
END;
16. Use a CASE statement:
A. Write a PL/SQL block to select the number of countries using a supplied currency name. If
the number of countries is greater than 20, display More than 20 countries. If the number of
countries is between 10 and 20, display Between 10 and 20 countries. If the number of
countries is less than 10, display Fewer than 10 countries. Use a CASE statement.
DECLARE
v_no_of_countries wf_countries.currency_code%TYPE;
BEGIN
SELECT COUNT(currency_code) INTO v_no_of_countries
FROM wf_countries WHERE currency_code ='EUR';
CASE
WHEN v_no_of_countries <10 THEN 'Fewer than 10 countries'
WHEN v_no_of_countries BETWEEN (10,20) THEN 'Between 10 and 20 countries'
ELSE 'More than 20 countries'
END;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('No of countries is : '||v_no_of_countries);
END;

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17. What purpose does a loop serve in PL/SQL?
Loops are used to executed statements repeatedly.
18. List the types of loops in PL/SQL.
Basic, FOR and WHILE
19. What statement is used to explicitly end a loop?
EXIT
20. Write a PL/SQL block to display the country_id and country_name values from the
WF_COUNTRIES table for country_id whose values range from 1 through 3. Use a basic loop.
Increment a variable from 1 through 3. Use an IF statement to test your variable and EXIT the
loop after you have displayed the first 3 countries.
DECLARE
v_countryid wf_countries.country_id%TYPE := 1;
v_countryname wf_countries.country_name%TYPE;
v_counter NUMBER(2) := 0;
BEGIN
LOOP
SELECT country_id INTO v_countryid FROM wf_countries
WHERE country_id = v_counter;
v_counter := v_counter + 1;
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('Countries are: '||v_countryid);
EXIT WHEN v_counter > 3;
END LOOP;
END;
21. Write a PL/SQL block to produce a list of available vehicle license plate numbers. These
numbers must be in the following format: NN-MMM, where NN is between 60 and 65, and
MMM is between 100 and 110. Use nested FOR loops. The outer loop should choose numbers
between 60 and 65. The inner loop should choose numbers between 100 and 110, and
concatenate the two numbers together.