Learn PLSQL with Real Code Examples

Install Oracle Database (Express/Standard/Enterprise)

Use SQL*Plus, SQL Developer, or OCI clients

Set environment variables for Oracle home

Configure database schemas and users

Enable PL/SQL execution privileges

Install Oracle Database

Install SQL Developer or SQL*Plus

Create test schemas

Set environment variables (ORACLE_HOME, PATH)

Verify PL/SQL execution permissions

Database initialization scripts

User-defined packages and procedures

Scheduler job definitions

Database grants and privileges scripts

Deployment SQL scripts

sqlplus user/password@db

@script.sql

EXEC procedure_name;

SET SERVEROUTPUT ON;

ALTER PROCEDURE procedure_name COMPILE;

Supports Unicode and multi-language data

Number, date, and currency formats are localizable

Time zones handled via Oracle date/time types

Supported globally in enterprise deployments

APEX and reporting tools support localization

Oracle-supported across platforms

Standardized procedural SQL extension

Extensive documentation and tutorials

Large enterprise adoption

Widely supported in Oracle development tools

No direct GUI; integrate via Oracle Forms/APEX

Use DBMS_OUTPUT for debugging outputs

Reports generated using SQL and PL/SQL logic

Stored procedures can feed external UI apps

Triggers automate UI-related business rules indirectly

Variables maintain block-level state

Cursors maintain query result state

Triggers respond to table events

Packages encapsulate state and logic

Sequences maintain numeric state across sessions

Tables store persistent data

Variables and collections handle temporary data

Cursors iterate query results

BULK COLLECT for efficient data retrieval

FORALL for batch DML operations