Understanding SQL DDL Statements for Oracle

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Where to find answers to frequently asked questions on SQL DDL Statements for Oracle? I want to start creating tables.

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Here is a list of frequently asked questions and their answers compiled by FYIcenter.com DBA team on SQL DDL Statements for Oracle. Clear answers are provided with tutorial exercises on creating, altering and dropping tables, indexes, and views.

What Are DDL Statements in Oracle

Create a New Table in Oracle

Create a New Table with SELECT Statements in Oracle

ALTER TABLE - Add a New Column in Oracle

ALTER TABLE - Delete a Column in Oracle

DROP TABLE Statement in Oracle

CREATE INDEX - Create a Table Index in Oracle

ALTER INDEX - Rename an Index in Oracle

Drop an Existing Index in Oracle

Create a New View in Oracle

Drop an Existing View in Oracle

Sample scripts used in this FAQ assumes that you are connected to the server with the HR user account on the default database instance XE. See other FAQ collections on how to connect to the server.

⇒ What Are DDL Statements in Oracle

⇐ Use of Regular Expression in Oracle

⇑⇑ Oracle Database Tutorials

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Create a New Table with SELECT Statements in Oracle
How To Create a New Table by Selecting Rows from Another Table in Oracle? Let's say you have a table with many data rows, now you want to create a backup copy of this table of all rows or a subset of them, you can use the CREATE TABLE...AS SELECT statement to do this. Here is an example script: &... 2020-02-29, 3790🔥, 0💬

ALTER TABLE - Add a New Column in Oracle
How To Add a New Column to an Existing Table in Oracle? If you have an existing table with existing data rows, and want to add a new column to that table, you can use the ALTER TABLE ... ADD statement to do this. Here is an example script: SQL> connect HR/fyicenter Connected. SQL> CREA... 2020-02-29, 3383🔥, 0💬

Use LIKE Conditions in Oracle
How To Use LIKE Conditions in Oracle? LIKE condition is also called pattern patch. There 3 main rules on using LIKE condition: '_' is used in the pattern to match any one character. '%' is used in the pattern to match any zero or more characters. ESCAPE clause is used to provide the escape character... 2020-03-15, 3355🔥, 0💬

Create a New Table in Oracle
How To Create a New Table in Oracle? If you want to create a new table in your own schema, you can log into the server with your account, and use the CREATE TABLE statement. The following script shows you how to create a table: >.\bin\sqlplus /nolog SQL> connect HR/fyicenter Connected.... 2020-02-29, 3214🔥, 0💬

Understanding SQL DDL Statements for Oracle
Where to find answers to frequently asked questions on SQL DDL Statements for Oracle? I want to start creating tables. Here is a list of frequently asked questions and their answers compiled by FYIcenter.com DBA team on SQL DDL Statements for Oracle. Clear answers are provided with tutorial exercise... 2020-02-29, 3132🔥, 0💬

ALTER TABLE - Delete a Column in Oracle
How To Delete a Column in an Existing Table in Oracle? If you have an existing column in a table and you need that column any more, you can delete it with ALTER TABLE ... DROP COLUMN statement. Here is an example SQL script: SQL> CREATE TABLE emp_dept_90 2 AS SELECT * FROM employees WHERE dep... 2020-02-20, 3109🔥, 0💬

Use of Regular Expression in Oracle
How To Use Regular Expression in Pattern Match Conditions in Oracle? If you have a pattern that is too complex for LIKE to handle, you can use the regular expression pattern patch function: REGEXP_LIKE(). The following script provides you some good examples: SELECT CASE WHEN REGEXP_LIKE ('FYICenter.... 2020-03-15, 3095🔥, 0💬

What Are DDL Statements in Oracle
What Are DDL Statements in Oracle? DDL (Data Definition Language) statements are statements to create and manage data objects in the database. The are 3 primary DDL statements: CREATE - Creating a new database object. ALTER - Altering the definition of an existing data object. DROP - Dropping an exi... 2020-02-29, 3017🔥, 0💬

Use IN Conditions in Oracle
How To Use IN Conditions in Oracle? An IN condition is single value again a list of values. It returns TRUE, if the specified value is in the list. Otherwise, it returns FALSE. Some examples are given in the script below: SELECT CASE WHEN 3 IN (1,2,3,5) THEN 'TRUE' ELSE 'FALSE' END FROM DUAL; TRUE S... 2020-03-15, 2967🔥, 0💬

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