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Store SQL*Plus variables

Oracle SQL*Plus has a very useful subparameter to the column parameter called NEW_VALUE. The NEW_VALUE directive allows you to store data retrieved from an Oracle table as a variable inside the ...
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Help with queries in Oracle 10g SQL Plus?

This is introductory to SQL. I have over 10 queries I need to run/learn for my SQL exam. I am given about 10 tables and to display combination of 2-3 tables in each query. Is there any website that ...
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How to Check to See if a Record Exists in Oracle

Though SQL (Structured Query Language) for databases has proved to be indispensable through decades of use, differences among SQL versions can challenge a software developer. For example, Microsoft's ...
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How to Create a CLOB in Oracle

Oracle's namesake database management system has a data type called a CLOB, or Character Large OBject. Though the standard character data type, called CHAR, has a size limit of 2,000 characters, you ...
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Microsoft: SQL Server licensing to win Oracle customers

The forthcoming launch of SQL Server 2008 will see Microsoft focus its considerable resources on the issue of licensing, to win customers from rivals Oracle and IBM. "Our challenge, now (that) we have ...