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How to input from user in PL/SQL

Shy Snake answered on August 3, 2023 Popularity 4/10 Helpfulness 1/10

answer How to input from user in PL/SQL

How to input from user in PL/SQL

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create or replace procedure ProcFoo is 
begin 
       -- do some stuff 
       null; 
end; 
/ 
 
create or replace procedure ProcDummy is 
begin 
       -- do some stuff 
       null; 
end; 
/ 


-- START OF SCRIPT x.sql 
 
set echo off 
set define on 
set define "&" 
set verify off 
 
-- prompt menu can be created by a select 
col MENU format a40 heading "-- MENU --" 
set feedback off 
select 
       trim(to_char(object_id,'999999'))||' ..... '||object_name as MENU 
from   user_objects 
where  object_type = 'PROCEDURE' 
order by object_name; 
 
prompt 
accept ID number prompt "Enter procedure number to execute or 0 to exit: " 
prompt 
 
var message    varchar2(60) 
 
declare 
       id             number := &ID.; 
       procName       varchar2(30); 
begin 
       if id != 0 then 
               select 
                       object_name into procName 
               from   user_objects 
               where  object_id = id; 
 
               execute immediate 'begin '||procName||'; end;'; 
               :message := 'Procedure '||procName||' successfully executed.'; 
       else 
               :message := 'User selected to exit.'; 
       end if; 
exception when OTHERS then 
       :message := 'Error(s) encountered: '||dbms_utility.format_error_stack(); 
end; 
/ 
 
print message

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