Question

How can I do a delete for a table in a stored procedure before inserting data into the table?

create or replace procedure proc_test is
begin
delete * from table1

insert into table1
select * from table2
end proc_test;

Does does not seem to work, what is wrong with the syntax? The error is

ERROR at line 8: PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "end-of-file" when expecting one of the following:

   begin case declare end exception exit for goto if loop mod
   null pragma raise return select update while with

    << close current delete fetch lock insert
   open rollback savepoint set sql execute commit forall merge
   pipe
6. select * from table1
7. 
8. end proc_test;

Answer 1

Ah, the problem was with the missing semicolons! This works

create or replace procedure proc_test is
begin
delete * from table1; --semicolon here

insert into table1
select * from table2; --semicolon here
end proc_test;