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We use user function in DML statements
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SQL> CREATE TABLE emp (
2 id NUMBER PRIMARY KEY,
3 fname VARCHAR2(50),
4 lname VARCHAR2(50)
5 );
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> INSERT INTO emp (id, fname, lname)VALUES (1, 'A', 'B');
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO emp (id, fname, lname)VALUES (2, 'C', 'D');
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO emp (id, fname, lname)VALUES (3, 'Enn', 'F');
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO emp (id, fname, lname)VALUES (4, 'G', 'H');
1 row created.
SQL> INSERT INTO emp (id, fname, lname)VALUES (5, 'G', 'Z');
1 row created.
SQL>
SQL> CREATE TABLE myTable
2 (num_col NUMBER
3 ,char_col VARCHAR2(60));
Table created.
SQL>
SQL> CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION FullName (p_empID emp.ID%TYPE) RETURN VARCHAR2 IS
2
3 v_Result VARCHAR2(100);
4 BEGIN
5 SELECT fname || ' ' || lname INTO v_Result FROM emp WHERE ID = p_empID;
6
7 RETURN v_Result;
8 END FullName;
9 /
Function created.
SQL>
SQL> DECLARE
2 CURSOR c_IDs IS SELECT ID FROM emp WHERE ID BETWEEN 10 AND 20;
3 BEGIN
4 FOR v_Rec IN c_IDs LOOP
5 INSERT INTO myTable (num_col, char_col)
6 VALUES (v_Rec.ID, FullName(v_Rec.ID));
7 END LOOP;
8 END;
9 /
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL>
SQL> drop table emp;
Table dropped.
SQL> drop table myTable;
Table dropped.
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