Question

What’s the proper syntax for writing stored procedures in sqlplus? The internet is surprisingly unhelpful on this point since SQL tutorials don’t seem to specify their environment, or the example they give is a little confusing. I think the simplest way to figure this is that I’ll post two commands (out of several I need to make), and if someone can write what they’d look like as stored procedures, I’m sure I can figure the rest out on my own.

Command 1:
code:

SELECT COUNT(username)
FROM "ValidClients"
WHERE username = [username goes here];

Command 2:
code:

INSERT into "ValidClients"
/*zero is overridden by a sequence trigger*/
VALUES (0, [username], [password]);

As you can see, it’s really basic stuff, I’m just used to Microsoft SQL Server and so SQLPlus syntax is tripping me up a little. Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Here’s an example from Google:

CREATE PROCEDURE addtuple1(i IN NUMBER) AS
BEGIN
    INSERT INTO T2 VALUES(i, 'xxx');
END addtuple1;

The entire tuturial looks kindof nice.