Oracle Database 11g PL/SQL Fundamentals I

Days: 2 Format: Instructor-Led Class Code: ORA11g101v1 Certification Exams: None Certification Track: None Recommended Course Sequence
Knowledge of prerequisites noted below. Course content is subject to change without notice.

Course Description: The primary objective of this course is to provide an introduction to the PL/SQL database programming language, based upon the latest features available with the Oracle database. Syntax, structure and features of the language are discussed in the context of database applications and programming. Target Student: Target audience for this course is all Oracle professionals. Among the specific groups for whom this course will be helpful are: Application designers and developers Database administrators Business users and non-technical senior end users

Prerequisites: This is a mandatory prerequisite for this course: ORA11g001, Oracle Database 11G: SQL Fundamentals - Complete Library Certification Track: This course considers subjects useful for certification as an Oracle Certified Master (OCM), the most advanced and prestigious Oracle database certification level. At Course Completion: Specific subject areas to be explored and objectives to be reached are: Understand the environment and context in which PL/SQL operates. Consider the advantages and benefits of PL/SQL within a database environment. Declaring program variables and complex data types. Developing logic within PL/SQL program blocks. Fetching data from the database into program variables. Returning program output to users. Handling program exceptions. Using explicit and implicit database cursors. Using the advanced features of nested blocks and subprograms. How to take advantage of advanced features such as regular expression support and the handling of string literals within program code.

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Oracle Database 11g PL/SQL Fundamentals I Course Outline

Lesson 1: Choosing A SQL & Pl/SQL Interface Using SQL developer Using SQL Plus Using application express Using J developer studio Lesson 2: Language Features Understanding PL/SQL Structure of a PL/SQL program block Using PL/SQL from SQL*Plus Lesson 3: Declare Clause About the declare clause Declare simple types Declare complex types Type table Type record Lesson 4: Begin Clause About the begin clause Performing data manipulation Logic control & branching Loop If-then-else Case Lesson 5: Exception Clause About the exception clause Isolating the specific exception Pragma exception init SQL row count & select into Lesson 6: Explicit Cursors About explicit cursors Advanced cursor techniques Lesson 7: Advanced Programming: Declared Subprograms Instructor will go over

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