Oracle Database 11g: PL/SQL Fundamentals - Self-Study Course

This Oracle Database 11g: PL/SQL Fundamentals training will teach you the basics of PL/SQL, syntax, blocks and programming constructs. By enrolling in a Self-Study Course, you'll be able to learn at your own pace, when it's most convenient for you.

Learn To:

• Identify the programming extensions that PL/SQL provides to SQL.
• Write PL/SQL code to interface with the database.
• Design PL/SQL anonymous blocks that execute efficiently.
• Use PL/SQL programming constructs and conditional control statements.
• Seamlessly integrate procedural constructs with SQL.
• Handle run-time errors.
• Create stored procedures and functions.

Develop Your PL/SQL Fundamental Skills

The Procedural Language extension to SQL (PL/SQL) is Oracle Corporation's standard data access language for relational databases. Invest in this course to develop core PL/SQL skills that will serve you well in your career.

Audience

• Application Developers
• Database Designers
• Forms Developer
• PL/SQL Developer
• Technical Consultant
• Database Administrators

Course Topics Oracle Database 11g: PL/SQL Variables, Attributes, and Executable Statements

• Getting Started with PL/SQL Elements
• Using Executable Statements

Oracle Database 11g: Using DML, DDL, Cursors, Control Structures, and Loops

• Using DML, DDL, and SQL Cursors in PL/SQL
• Using Control Structures and Loops in PL/SQL

Oracle Database 11g: Using Data Types, INDEX BY Tables, and Cursors in PL/SQL

• Using Data Types, INDEX BY, and PL/SQL Records
• Using Explicit Cursors and Attributes in PL/SQL

Oracle Database 11g: Working with Exceptions, Subprograms, JDeveloper, and REF Cursors

• Handling Exceptions in PL/SQL
• Using JDeveloper and Cursor Variables

Course Objectives

• Identify the steps for getting started with PL/SQL, recognizing the benefits of the available tools
• Identify the steps for using PL/SQL to manipulate data, control transactions, determine the outcome of statements, and create loops and conditional control structures
• Recognize ways to create user-defined PL/SQL records and INDEX BY tables, and identify the steps for declaring and controlling explicit cursors and cursors with parameters
• Recognize ways to handle unanticipated errors in PL/SQL, write stored procedures and functions, deploy Java applications and Web services, and use cursor variables