A Guide to SQL
A Guide to SQL
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ISBN: 9781111527273
Author: Philip J. Pratt
Publisher: Course Technology Ptr
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PL/SQL:

  • In Oracle, the stored procedures can be created using a language called PL/SQL.
  • The procedures are created and saved as the script files.
  • SQL is used to perform the DML and DDL operations using the single query.
  • Whereas the PL/SQL uses a block of codes to write the entire program in terms of blocks or procedures or functions.

Cursor:

Cursor is used to retrieve information in row by row fashion. If the records stored in the database table needs to update one row at a time, then this is carried out by the cursor.

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