Personal Oracle8i

• Create a new user• Create a new table• Enter data into a new table• Export & import data• Start and exit SQL Plus • SQL Plus Syntax

Create A New User - 1

• Start• Select Program• Select Oracle-oracle8i_home• Select Application Development• Select Oracle8i Navigator• Select Oracle8i Personal Edition• Select Local Database• Select User icon• Right click mouse• Select New

Create A New User - 2

• Enter your name for the Name • Enter your password for the New • Enter your password again for the Confirm• Select Role/Privilege tab• Select Role• Select <<• Select Privilege

Create A New User - 3

• Select <<• Select OK

Create a New Table - 1

• Start• Select Program• Select Oracle oracle8i_home• Select Application Development• Select Oracle8i Navigator• Select Oracle8i Personal Edition• Select Local Database• Select Table icon• Right Click mouse• Select New

Create a New Table - 2

• Select create table manually• Select OK• Select General tab• Enter Faculty for the Name • Select your name for the Owner• Select Design tab• Enter fid as first column name

Create a New Table - 3

• Select number for fid type• Enter 4 as the size for fid• Make sure the can be null box is clear• Make sure the unique box is checked• Select fid as primary key for the table• Enter flname as second column name• Select char for flname type

Create a New Table - 4

• Enter 10 for the size• Make sure the can be null box is clear• Make sure the unique box is clear• Enter ffname for the third column• Select char for the ffname type• Enter 10 for the size

Create a New Table - 5

• Make sure the can be null box is clear• Make sure the unique box is clear• Enter locid as fourth column• Select number for the locid type• Enter 4 for the size• Make sure the can be null box is clear• Make sure the unique box is clear

Create a New Table - 6

• Enter fphone for the fifth column• Select number for the fphone type• Enter 10 for the size• Make sure the can be null box is clear• Make sure the unique box is clear

Create a New Table - 7

• Enter frank for the fifth column• Select char for the frank type• Enter 4 for the size• Make sure the can be null box is clear• Make sure the unique box is clear• Select OK

Input Data Into A Table -1• Start• Select Program• Select Oracle oracle8i_home• Select Application Development• Select Oracle8i Navigator• Select Oracle8i Personal Edition• Select Local Database• Select Table icon• Highlight and right click table named faculty

Input Data Into A Table - 2

• Select Open• Enter the first record• Select the row label for row1 to select the

row and right click• Select Insert after, a blank row appear under

row 1• Enter the second record

Input Data Into A Table - 3

• Repeat the above processes until you finish entering data

• Select close button (X icon in the upper right corner)

• Select Yes to commit the data

Export Data - Method 1

• Program• MS-DOS Prompt• Type exp user name/password (such as exp

nancy/nancy)• Specify export file (such as a:extf1.dmp

where a: is the drive)• Answer the questions to execute the expert

program

Import Data - Method 1

• Program• MS-DOS Prompt• Type imp user name/password (such as imp

nancy/nancy)• Specify Import file name (such as

a:extf1.dmp)• Answer the questions to execute the import

program

Start and Exit SQL Plus

• Start SQL Plus– Start– Select Program– Select Oracle oracle8i_home– Select Application Development– Select SQL– Enter your name for User Name– Enter Enter your password for Password

• Exit SQL Plus– Enter exit at SQL prompt

SQL Plus Syntax - 1

• Use semicolon (;) to terminate a statement• SQL is not case-sensitive• SQL statement can be entered into several

lines• Use comma (,) to separate attributes• Use a pair of single quotes (‘) for any

character string

SQL Plus Syntax - 2

• Use percentage sign (%) for a group of wildcard characters

• Use underscore (_) for one wildcard character

• Table name limited to 30 characters, no reserved word

SQL Plus Syntax - 3

• Attribute name limited to 30 characters, no reserved word

SQL Plus Statement Syntax - 1

• LIST - displays most current SQL statements from buffer

• Line number - changes the current line number to the entered line number and shows the listed line number

• LIST line number - show the indicated line number text

SQL Plus Statement Syntax - 2

• CHANG/old text/new text/ - replaces an existing text string (old text) in the line with a new text string (new text)

• DELETE - deletes the current line

SQL Plus Statement Syntax - 3

• SAVE file name - saves the most current SQL statements to a file

• GET file name - retrieves SQL statements from the file name

• R or / - runs the most current statements• SPOOL - saves SQL statements, its query, and

other results to a file– SPOOL file name– SPOOL OFF - terminates SPOOL

SQL Plus SPOOL File - Menu• SPOOL file

– Select File– Select Spool– Select Spool file– Type drive (such as a:)– Type file name (such as f1)– Select spool file (*.lst)

• SPOOL off– File– Spool– Spool off