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Define variable and use it in SQL statement in PLSQL

SQL> SQL> CREATE TABLE session ( 2 department CHAR(3), 3 course NUMBER(3), 4 description VARCHAR2(2000), 5 max_lecturer NUMBER(3), 6 current_lecturer NUMBER(3), 7 num_credits NUMBER(1), 8 room_id NUMBER(5) 9 ); Table created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id) 2 VALUES ('HIS', 101, 'History 101', 30, 11, 4, 20000); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id) 2 VALUES ('HIS', 301, 'History 301', 30, 0, 4, 20004); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id) 2 VALUES ('CS', 101, 'Computer Science 101', 50, 0, 4, 20001); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id) 2 VALUES ('ECN', 203, 'Economics 203', 15, 0, 3, 20002); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id) 2 VALUES ('CS', 102, 'Computer Science 102', 35, 3, 4, 20003); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id) 2 VALUES ('MUS', 410, 'Music 410', 5, 4, 3, 20005); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id) 2 VALUES ('ECN', 101, 'Economics 101', 50, 0, 4, 20007); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id) 2 VALUES ('NUT', 307, 'Nutrition 307', 20, 2, 4, 20008); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> INSERT INTO session(department, course, description, max_lecturer, current_lecturer, num_credits, room_id) 2 VALUES ('MUS', 100, 'Music 100', 100, 0, 3, NULL); 1 row created. SQL> SQL> select * from session; DEP COURSE --- -------- DESCRIPTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS ROOM_ID ------------ ---------------- ----------- -------- HIS 101.00 History 101 30.00 11.00 4.00 ######## HIS 301.00 History 301 30.00 .00 4.00 ######## DEP COURSE --- -------- DESCRIPTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS ROOM_ID ------------ ---------------- ----------- -------- CS 101.00 Computer Science 101 50.00 .00 4.00 ######## ECN 203.00 Economics 203 DEP COURSE --- -------- DESCRIPTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS ROOM_ID ------------ ---------------- ----------- -------- 15.00 .00 3.00 ######## CS 102.00 Computer Science 102 35.00 3.00 4.00 ######## MUS 410.00 DEP COURSE --- -------- DESCRIPTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS ROOM_ID ------------ ---------------- ----------- -------- Music 410 5.00 4.00 3.00 ######## ECN 101.00 Economics 101 50.00 .00 4.00 ######## DEP COURSE --- -------- DESCRIPTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS ROOM_ID ------------ ---------------- ----------- -------- NUT 307.00 Nutrition 307 20.00 2.00 4.00 ######## MUS 100.00 Music 100 100.00 .00 3.00 DEP COURSE --- -------- DESCRIPTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS ROOM_ID ------------ ---------------- ----------- -------- 9 rows selected. SQL> SQL> SQL> SQL> DECLARE 2 v_Department VARCHAR2(3); 3 BEGIN 4 v_Department := 'CS'; 5 DELETE FROM session 6 WHERE department = v_Department; 7 END; 8 / PL/SQL procedure successfully completed. SQL> SQL> SQL> select * from session; DEP COURSE --- -------- DESCRIPTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS ROOM_ID ------------ ---------------- ----------- -------- HIS 101.00 History 101 30.00 11.00 4.00 ######## HIS 301.00 History 301 30.00 .00 4.00 ######## DEP COURSE --- -------- DESCRIPTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS ROOM_ID ------------ ---------------- ----------- -------- CS 101.00 Computer Science 101 50.00 .00 4.00 ######## ECN 203.00 Economics 203 DEP COURSE --- -------- DESCRIPTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS ROOM_ID ------------ ---------------- ----------- -------- 15.00 .00 3.00 ######## CS 102.00 Computer Science 102 35.00 3.00 4.00 ######## MUS 410.00 DEP COURSE --- -------- DESCRIPTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS ROOM_ID ------------ ---------------- ----------- -------- Music 410 5.00 4.00 3.00 ######## ECN 101.00 Economics 101 50.00 .00 4.00 ######## DEP COURSE --- -------- DESCRIPTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS ROOM_ID ------------ ---------------- ----------- -------- NUT 307.00 Nutrition 307 20.00 2.00 4.00 ######## MUS 100.00 Music 100 100.00 .00 3.00 DEP COURSE --- -------- DESCRIPTION -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- MAX_LECTURER CURRENT_LECTURER NUM_CREDITS ROOM_ID ------------ ---------------- ----------- -------- 9 rows selected. SQL> SQL> drop table session; Table dropped. SQL>