... party, the relationship is directly between you and the third party Oracle is not responsible for: (a) the quality of third-party products or services; or (b) fulfilling any ofthe terms ofthe agreement ... 8-8 8-8 Full Text Search Over XML Full Text Search and XML 9-1 Comparison of Full Text Search and Other Search Types 9-2 XML search 9-2 Search using Full ... 9-19 Full Text Search 9-19 Score 9-20 Structure: RestrictingtheScopeofthe Query 9-20 Structure: Projecting the Result 9-20...
... NOCOMPRESS] Enter one ofthe options Do not enter the vertical bar Horizontal ellipsis points indicate either: s s That we have omitted parts ofthe code that are not directly related to the example ... and other measures to ensure the safe use of such applications if the Programs are used for such purposes, and Oracle Corporation disclaims liability for any damages caused by such use ofthe ... Some ofthe examples in this book use the sample schemas ofthe seed database, which is installed by default when you install Oracle Refer to Oracle9i Sample Schemas for information on how these...
... NOCOMPRESS] Enter one ofthe options Do not enter the vertical bar Horizontal ellipsis points indicate either: s s That we have omitted parts ofthe code that are not directly related to the example ... and other measures to ensure the safe use of such applications if the Programs are used for such purposes, and Oracle Corporation disclaims liability for any damages caused by such use ofthe ... Some ofthe examples in this book use the sample schemas ofthe seed database, which is installed by default when you install Oracle Refer to Oracle9i Sample Schemas for information on how these...
... back up the database by using the BACKUP command Query the TABLE_NAME column in the USER_ TABLES data dictionary view Use the DBMS_STATS.GENERATE_STATS procedure The password is specified in the orapwd ... NOCOMPRESS] Enter one ofthe options Do not enter the vertical bar Horizontal ellipsis points indicate either: s s That we have omitted parts ofthe code that are not directly related to the example ... Some ofthe examples in this book use the sample schemas ofthe seed database, which is installed by default when you install Oracle Refer to Oracle9i Sample Schemas for information on how these...
... that constitute the backbone of applications written for the Oracle environment Every version ofthe Oracle database expands the features of these languages The production version of Oracle 10g ... and further discussion of their use is beyond thescopeof this book Scripting with speed When writing code, the ability to type a portion of code and execute it without first saving it to the database ... links to other databases) are beyond thescopeof this book When you install the database software, Oracle gives you the option of installing a sample database If you take advantage of this option,...
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... permits, share the following information with the class A relational set is often modeled as a table The items of a set are the rows ofthe table The fields in the items are the columns The columns ... or be worried as to whether the questions are relevant Of course some questions may be beyond thescopeofthe course (if that is the case, say so) or beyond thescopeof your knowledge Appendixes ... that the case ofthe columns specified in the SELECT list does not influence the case ofthe headings in the results set Mention that these headings can be customized and will be covered in the...
... that constitute the backbone of applications written for the Oracle environment Every version ofthe Oracle database expands the features of these languages The production version of Oracle 10g ... 107 or 108 ofthe 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission ofthe Publisher, or authorization through payment ofthe appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright ... and further discussion of their use is beyond thescopeof this book Scripting with speed When writing code, the ability to type a portion of code and execute it without first saving it to the database...
... that constitute the backbone of applications written for the Oracle environment Every version ofthe Oracle database expands the features of these languages The production version of Oracle 10g ... 107 or 108 ofthe 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission ofthe Publisher, or authorization through payment ofthe appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright ... and further discussion of their use is beyond thescopeof this book Scripting with speed When writing code, the ability to type a portion of code and execute it without first saving it to the database...
... line ofthe PL/SQL code must end with a semicolon (;) To run the code, type / at the beginning ofthe first blank line after the last line ofthe code This is a SQL*Plus command to execute the ... This is the most common mistake in the world of PL/SQL There is no semicolon at the end of line 6, so Oracle doesn’t know that the line ended It tried to parse the next line as a part ofthe previous ... operations are not the strongest feature ofthe database The purpose ofthe DBMS is to process data, not to serve as a substitute for the operating system The point is to use PL/SQL for the tasks for...
... least one of these factors: the number of parameters, names of parameters, order of parameters, or the datatype family ofthe parameters This section shows some examples of each type Number of parameters ... the value ofthe SAL or COMM column ofthe EMP table has changed ➞5 The last part ofthe definition before the block of code is the optional FOR EACH ROW If you don’t use this clause, the trigger ... Chapter 3: Laying the Groundwork: PL/SQL Fundamentals The Oracle compiler searches for the declaration ofthe routine that matches a call starting from the current block up the chain of blocks Next,...
... every fetch So, the status of these variables refers to the status ofthe cursor after the last fetch from the cursor ߜ If there are no more rows to fetch, %ROWCOUNT keeps the number of successfully ... Define the Cursor? If Then Define the Cursor Here You use the cursor only once in program unit The header ofthe program unit The program unit is large and you need the cursor in a limited scope ... Explicitly define a record variable consisting of all the variables you need and then just list the name ofthe record variable in the INTO clause ofthe FETCH command If you use a record variable,...
... efficiencies because ofthe increased modularity ofthe persistence/business logic layer ߜ You can take advantage ofthe ability to offload activity from the database server Disadvantages ofthe middle-tier ... create the object in a text file You can then archive these files in a configuration management system to efficiently manage software versioning The name ofthe file will be the name ofthe database ... because ofthe possibility of table mutation (you can’t query the same table you’re updating) There are various ways to cheat and query the table you’re placing the trigger on One of these cheats...
... Week ofthe month, week ofthe year (not a calendar week, because the first week starts at the 1st ofthe month/year and ends at the 7th) D, DD, DDDD Day ofthe week, day ofthe month, day ofthe ... the column names in the values section ofthe INSERT statement ߜ Write the top half ofthe code statement with all the column names, and then copy and paste those names into the bottom half of ... rounds the date to the beginning ofthe hour TRUNC (value,’W’) is the easiest way of getting the first day ofthe week Here’s another extremely critical detail to remember about dates: If the time...
... should contain the name ofthe item, the full text ofthe user manual, a picture ofthe front page ofthe manual, and a reference to the original text file with the manual stored on the server Oracle ... not only the starting point, but also the direction ofthesearch 247 248 Part IV: PL/SQL Data Manipulations ➞9, 15 These lines get the second occurrence ofthe letter ‘l’, starting from the second ... 13 There are three occurrences ofthe letter ‘l’ in the original string In the first case, you’re getting the position of first letter starting from the beginning (default) ➞7, 14 These lines of...
... money is credited to the other account? Clearly, one of these actions cannot happen without the other, and without the bank ending up with very unhappy (or very happy) customers The code to execute ... Transaction Control The time that the user spends in front of a Web application or ATM to the fund transfer isn’t part ofthe database transaction The transaction starts after the payment has been ... command indicates that the autonomous transaction starts from the BEGIN statement ofthe block (line 3) in which the pragma statement is found From this point until the end ofthe transaction, all...
... Code Often, the most reviled people on a software development project are the members ofthe Quality Assurance (QA) team who test the code They are the evil nitpickers who get in the way of pushing ... to pass all its tests If the tests formalize the requirements ofthe software and the software passes all those tests, there is a good chance that the software will meet the system requirements ... the tests, and how these tests fit into the software development cycle Before you dig into the details, understanding the following basics of testing is helpful: ߜ The essence of testing is the...
... that the database parameter OPEN_CURSORS defines the maximum number of cursors that can be open at the same time The value ofthe variable might change from one environment to another, but the ... no extra parentheses are necessary This is the only correct way of coding Each group of conditions should be enclosed in parentheses But if you forgot the parentheses and wrote the code like ... NULL with 10000 But any comparison of NULL always returns NULL (Rule #1) Therefore, the IF statements don’t catch the problem 379 380 Part VI: The Part of Tens The trigger should look like this:...
... 01-05-1981 CLARK HAS HELP THE POSITION OF MANAGER IN DEPT 10 SINCE 09-06-1981 JONES HAS HELP THE POSITION OF MANAGER IN DEPT 20 SINCE 02-04-1981 MARTIN HAS HELP THE POSITION OF SALESMAN IN DEPT 30 ... 28-09-1981 ALLEN HAS HELP THE POSITION OF SALESMAN IN DEPT 30 SINCE 20-02-1981 TURNER HAS HELP THE POSITION OF SALESMAN IN DEPT 30 SINCE 08-09-1981 JAMES HAS HELP THE POSITION OF CLERK IN DEPT 30 SINCE ... 03-12-1981 WARD HAS HELP THE POSITION OF SALESMAN IN DEPT 30 SINCE 22-02-1981 FORD HAS HELP THE POSITION OF ANALYST IN DEPT 20 SINCE 03-12-1981 SMITH HAS HELP THE POSITION OF CLERK IN DEPT 20 SINCE...