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If too many records are returned for a SELECT - INTO statement the following error is returned
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SQL>
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE books (
2 isbn CHAR(10) PRIMARY KEY,
3 category VARCHAR2(20),
4 title VARCHAR2(100),
5 num_pages NUMBER,
6 price NUMBER,
7 copyright NUMBER(4),
8 emp1 NUMBER,
9 emp2 NUMBER,
10 emp3 NUMBER
11 );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO books (isbn, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright, emp1, emp2, emp3)
2 VALUES ('1', 'Database', 'Oracle', 563, 39.99, 2009, 1, 2, 3);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO books (isbn, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright, emp1, emp2)
2 VALUES ('2', 'Database', 'MySQL', 765, 44.99, 2009, 4, 5);
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO books (isbn, category, title, num_pages, price, copyright, emp1, emp2, emp3)
2 VALUES ('3', 'Database', 'SQL Server', 404, 39.99, 2001, 6, 7, 8);
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
2 v_title BOOKS.TITLE%TYPE;
3 BEGIN
4
5 SELECT title INTO v_title FROM books;
6
7 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(v_title);
8
9 EXCEPTION
10 WHEN OTHERS
11 THEN
12 DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(sqlerrm);
13 END;
14 /
SQL>
SQL> SET ESCAPE OFF
SQL>
SQL>
SQL> drop table books;
Table dropped.
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