12-4. Writing and Executing PL/SQL
Problem
You want to use Oracle SQL Developer to execute an anonymous block of code.
Solution
Establish a connection to the database of your choice, and the SQL worksheet will automatically open. Once the worksheet has opened, you can type the code directly into it. For the purposes of this recipe, type or copy/paste the following anonymous block into a SQL worksheet:
DECLARE
CURSOR emp_cur IS
SELECT * FROM employees;
emp_rec emp_cur%ROWTYPE;
BEGIN
FOR emp_rec IN emp_cur LOOP
DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(emp_rec.first_name || ' ' || emp_rec.last_name);
END LOOP;
END;
Figure 12-8 shows the Oracle SQL Developer worksheet after this anonymous block has been written into it.
Figure 12-8. Oracle SQL ...
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