We are excited to let you know that we are launching shortly The New Technology Learning Series. We will be starting with Oracle 9i: SQL, PLSQL, and SQL *Plus. Below is the course schedule by week. Please let us know if you have suggestions.
Oracle 9i: SQL, PL SQL, and SQL *Plus
Course Description: This course introduces students to data server technology, and explores the concepts of relational databases and the powerful SQL and PL/SQL programming languages. Students will learn and practice how to create and maintain database objects. You will also learn to store, retrieve, and manipulate data. Finally, you will learn how to create PL/SQL blocks of application code that can be used in Oracle forms, reports, and other Oracle applications.
Prerequisite: Before starting with this course, you should have a minimum of 6 months experience. If you are not familiar with Oracle and DBMS
Professional Exams: This course will help the student to prepare for Oracle’s exam: Introduction to Oracle SQL & PL/SQL
At Course Completion:
At the end of the course, you will be able to:
• Use SQL, PL/SQL. and SQL *Plus
• Use SQL *Plus Commands
• Restrict and sort data
• Use built-in SQL functions
• Work with multiple tables
• Create and modify tables and constraints
• Create and use other database objects
• Build a PL/SQL block
• Use PL/SQL control structures
• Process cursors in PL/SQL
• Handle runtime exceptions
• Work with collections of data
• Develop procedures and functions
• Develop Oracle packages
• Create Oracle trigger
Oracle 9i Software Installation, SQL, PLSQL and SQL *Plus References
Before we actually start with the lessons we need to install and setup Oracle on your pc to be able to practice. I would recommend all of you to install Oracle before you start with any of our lessons in the following weeks. Please use discussion board for any questions you might have in this Learning Series. That helps other users answering the..
Oracle 9i Tables and Constraints
In week 6 of our Oracle 9i training course we will be learning about Data types with the differences between different Oracle versions creating tables altering tables dropping tables Integrity constraints supported by Oracle Inserting records Modifying the records and deleting the records. If you can’t see the screen shots please save them…
More Oracle 9i Database Objects
This week we will be learning about Sequences Synonyms Indexes Views Data Dictionary View Controlling Database Objects GRANT REVOKE Roles and Privileges. COMMIT ROLLBACK and SAVEPOINT SQL PLUS has a facility to automatically commit all the work without explicitly issuing the commit command i.e. SET AUTOCOMMIT ON — Enables autocommit feature. SET…
Building PL/SQL Blocks in Oracle 9i
This Week we will be learning about Creating PL SQL Blocks which includes Declaration Section Variables Scope of Variables Constants Records Manipulating Data in PL SQL and Using DML in PL SQL . PL SQL is a procedural extension for Oracle’s Structured Query Language. PL SQL is not a separate language rather a technology. Mean to say that…
Oracle 9i PL/SQL Control Structures
This tutorial teaches about how to structure flow of control through a PL SQL program. The control structures of PL SQL are simple yet powerful. Control structures in PL SQL can be divided into selection or conditional iterative and sequential Control Structures. This chapter teaches about how to structure flow of control through a PL SQL program….
Oracle 9i Cursors
In this week tutorial 10 as part of Oracle 9i SQL and PL SQL training explains about the Introduction to Cursors different types and the Cursors and Loops with sample code and screen shots. CURSOR For every SQL statement execution certain area in memory is allocated. PL SQL allows you to name this area. This private SQL area is called context…
Download example SQL Scripts used in Oracle 9i Tutorials
Above are the SQL scripts used in the tutorials form 1 through 10. Please find the link for to download all the scripts in zip file. Download Examples…
Oracle 9i Exception Handling
This week tutorial covers Oracle Exception Handling and the different types in it with sample SQL scripts along with the screen shots. Topics covered in this week Introduction to Exception Handling – Propagation of Errors Types of Exceptions – Named System Exceptions; Unnamed System Exceptions; User-Defined Exceptions. Exceptions An Exception is…
Oracle 9i PL/SQL Collections
This tutorial covers Defining and Using Collections – Declaring Initializing and Referencing PL SQL Collections and Collection Methods – Using the Collection Methods. Oracle 9i PL SQL Collections Introduction Version 8.0 and higher versions of Oracle are referred to as ORDBMS Object-Relational Database Management System. The traditional…
Oracle 9i Procedures and Functions
This tutorial covers Developing Procedures and Functions Creating a Procedure Executing a Procedure Creating a Function Executing a Function Passing Parameters – IN Parameters OUT Parameters IN OUT Parameters Purity of a User-Defined Function and Positional and Named Notations. Oracle 9i Procedures and Functions PL SQL subprograms. A subprogram…
Oracle 9i Database Triggers
This Weeks tutorial explains about Oracle Triggers Building a Trigger Execution,Trigger Restrictions, and Testing Mutating Tables. Database Triggers a database triggers is stored PL SQL program unit associated with a specific database table or view. The code in the trigger defines the action the database needs to perform whenever some database…
Oracle 9i Packages
This Weeks tutorial explains about Oracle Packages Developing Packages Package Specification Package Body; Overloading Oracle Supplied Packages and Dbms_output. Oracle Packages A package is a group of procedures functions variables and SQL statements created as a single unit. It is used to store together related objects. A package has two parts…
Oracle 9i Utilities
This tutorial explains about Export Utility Import Utility and SQL Loader. They are supplied as part of the Oracle Software and need not have to be purchased or downloaded separately. Oracle Utilities the 3 utilities supplied along with Oracle Server are Export Import SQL Loader They are supplied as part of…
