... use of DDL.) However, DML iseasily achieved either by use of variables or by simply putting a DML statement into a PL/SQLblock. Here is an example of a PL/SQL block that UPDATEs an existing ... table in a PL/SQL block, as shown in the following example: FOR EXAMPLE ch03_3a.sqlDECLAREv_zip zipcode.zip%TYPE;v_user zipcode.created _by% TYPE;v_date zipcode.created_date%TYPE;BEGINSELECT ... v_dateFROM dual;INSERT INTO zipcode(ZIP, CREATED _BY ,CREATED_DATE, MODIFIED _BY, MODIFIED_DATE)VALUES(v_zip, v_user, v_date, v_user, v_date);END; BY THE WAYSELECT statements in PL/SQL that return...