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&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Новая страница&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;== A complete example of using the cursor variable using a WHILE LOOP==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table product(&lt;br /&gt;
  2     product_id number(4)     not null,&lt;br /&gt;
  3     product_description varchar2(20) not null&lt;br /&gt;
  4  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into product values (1,&amp;quot;Java&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into product values (2,&amp;quot;Oracle&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into product values (3,&amp;quot;C#&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into product values (4,&amp;quot;Javascript&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into product values (5,&amp;quot;Python&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table company(&lt;br /&gt;
  2     product_id        number(4)    not null,&lt;br /&gt;
  3     company_id          NUMBER(8)    not null,&lt;br /&gt;
  4     company_short_name  varchar2(30) not null,&lt;br /&gt;
  5     company_long_name   varchar2(60)&lt;br /&gt;
  6  );&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into company values(1,1001,&amp;quot;A Inc.&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Long Name A Inc.&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into company values(1,1002,&amp;quot;B Inc.&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Long Name B Inc.&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into company values(1,1003,&amp;quot;C Inc.&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Long Name C Inc.&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into company values(2,1004,&amp;quot;D Inc.&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Long Name D Inc.&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into company values(2,1005,&amp;quot;E Inc.&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Long Name E Inc.&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into company values(2,1006,&amp;quot;F Inc.&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Long Name F Inc.&amp;quot;);&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; DECLARE&lt;br /&gt;
  2    CURSOR cursorValue IS&lt;br /&gt;
  3      SELECT h.product_description,o.rupany_short_name&lt;br /&gt;
  4      FROM company o,product h&lt;br /&gt;
  5      WHERE o.product_id =h.product_id&lt;br /&gt;
  6      ORDER by 2;&lt;br /&gt;
  7    v_company_rec cursorValue%ROWTYPE;&lt;br /&gt;
  8  BEGIN&lt;br /&gt;
  9    OPEN cursorValue;&lt;br /&gt;
 10&lt;br /&gt;
 11    FETCH cursorValue INTO v_company_rec;&lt;br /&gt;
 12&lt;br /&gt;
 13    WHILE (cursorValue%FOUND) LOOP&lt;br /&gt;
 14      dbms_output.put_line(rpad(v_company_rec.product_description,20,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;)||&amp;quot; &amp;quot;||&lt;br /&gt;
 15      rpad(v_company_rec.rupany_short_name,30,&amp;quot; &amp;quot;));&lt;br /&gt;
 16      FETCH cursorValue INTO v_company_rec;&lt;br /&gt;
 17    END LOOP;&lt;br /&gt;
 18    CLOSE cursorValue;&lt;br /&gt;
 19  END;&lt;br /&gt;
 20  /&lt;br /&gt;
Java                 A Inc.&lt;br /&gt;
Java                 B Inc.&lt;br /&gt;
Java                 C Inc.&lt;br /&gt;
Oracle               D Inc.&lt;br /&gt;
Oracle               E Inc.&lt;br /&gt;
Oracle               F Inc.&lt;br /&gt;
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table product;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table company;&lt;br /&gt;
Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Calculate circle Area in WHILE loop==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; set serveroutput on&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; set echo on&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;    DECLARE&lt;br /&gt;
  2         v_Radius NUMBER := 2;&lt;br /&gt;
  3     BEGIN&lt;br /&gt;
  4         WHILE v_Radius &amp;lt;=10 LOOP&lt;br /&gt;
  5              DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(&amp;quot;The Area is &amp;quot; ||&lt;br /&gt;
  6                   mypi * v_Radius * v_Radius);&lt;br /&gt;
  7              v_Radius := v_Radius + 2 ;&lt;br /&gt;
  8         END LOOP;&lt;br /&gt;
  9     END;&lt;br /&gt;
 10    /&lt;br /&gt;
The Area is 12.56&lt;br /&gt;
The Area is 50.24&lt;br /&gt;
The Area is 113.04&lt;br /&gt;
The Area is 200.96&lt;br /&gt;
The Area is 314&lt;br /&gt;
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Example of a WHILE loop that never executes.==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
DECLARE&lt;br /&gt;
      v_Calc NUMBER := 0;&lt;br /&gt;
BEGIN&lt;br /&gt;
     WHILE v_Calc &amp;gt;= 10 LOOP&lt;br /&gt;
          v_Calc := v_Calc + 1;&lt;br /&gt;
          DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(&amp;quot;The value of v_Calc is &amp;quot; || v_Calc);&lt;br /&gt;
     END LOOP;&lt;br /&gt;
END;&lt;br /&gt;
/&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Corrected WHILE loop that executes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; DECLARE&lt;br /&gt;
  2        v_Calc NUMBER := 0;&lt;br /&gt;
  3  BEGIN&lt;br /&gt;
  4       WHILE v_Calc &amp;lt;= 10 LOOP&lt;br /&gt;
  5            v_Calc := v_Calc + 1;&lt;br /&gt;
  6            DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(&amp;quot;The value of v_Calc is &amp;quot; || v_Calc);&lt;br /&gt;
  7       END LOOP;&lt;br /&gt;
  8  END;&lt;br /&gt;
  9  /&lt;br /&gt;
The value of v_Calc is 1&lt;br /&gt;
The value of v_Calc is 2&lt;br /&gt;
The value of v_Calc is 3&lt;br /&gt;
The value of v_Calc is 4&lt;br /&gt;
The value of v_Calc is 5&lt;br /&gt;
The value of v_Calc is 6&lt;br /&gt;
The value of v_Calc is 7&lt;br /&gt;
The value of v_Calc is 8&lt;br /&gt;
The value of v_Calc is 9&lt;br /&gt;
The value of v_Calc is 10&lt;br /&gt;
The value of v_Calc is 11&lt;br /&gt;
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== EXIT a WHILE LOOP with exit command==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; set serveroutput on&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; set echo on&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;    DECLARE&lt;br /&gt;
  2         v_Radius NUMBER := 2;&lt;br /&gt;
  3     BEGIN&lt;br /&gt;
  4         WHILE TRUE LOOP&lt;br /&gt;
  5              DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(&amp;quot;The Area is &amp;quot;||mypi * v_Radius * v_Radius);&lt;br /&gt;
  6              IF v_Radius = 10 THEN&lt;br /&gt;
  7                  EXIT;&lt;br /&gt;
  8              END IF;&lt;br /&gt;
  9              v_Radius := v_Radius + 2 ;&lt;br /&gt;
 10        END LOOP;&lt;br /&gt;
 11    END;&lt;br /&gt;
 12    /&lt;br /&gt;
The Area is 12.56&lt;br /&gt;
The Area is 50.24&lt;br /&gt;
The Area is 113.04&lt;br /&gt;
The Area is 200.96&lt;br /&gt;
The Area is 314&lt;br /&gt;
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Nested WHILE Loop==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; declare&lt;br /&gt;
  2      v_ind     NUMBER;&lt;br /&gt;
  3      v_current NUMBER;&lt;br /&gt;
  4  begin&lt;br /&gt;
  5      v_current:=0;&lt;br /&gt;
  6      while v_current&amp;lt;=25&lt;br /&gt;
  7      loop&lt;br /&gt;
  8          v_ind:=0;&lt;br /&gt;
  9          while v_ind&amp;lt;4&lt;br /&gt;
 10          loop&lt;br /&gt;
 11              v_ind:= v_ind+1;&lt;br /&gt;
 12              DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line(v_current);&lt;br /&gt;
 13          end loop;&lt;br /&gt;
 14          v_current:=v_current+5;&lt;br /&gt;
 15      end loop;&lt;br /&gt;
 16  end;&lt;br /&gt;
 17  /&lt;br /&gt;
0&lt;br /&gt;
0&lt;br /&gt;
0&lt;br /&gt;
0&lt;br /&gt;
5&lt;br /&gt;
5&lt;br /&gt;
5&lt;br /&gt;
5&lt;br /&gt;
10&lt;br /&gt;
10&lt;br /&gt;
10&lt;br /&gt;
10&lt;br /&gt;
15&lt;br /&gt;
15&lt;br /&gt;
15&lt;br /&gt;
15&lt;br /&gt;
20&lt;br /&gt;
20&lt;br /&gt;
20&lt;br /&gt;
20&lt;br /&gt;
25&lt;br /&gt;
25&lt;br /&gt;
25&lt;br /&gt;
25&lt;br /&gt;
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== The EXIT and EXIT WHEN Statements==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The EXIT and EXIT WHEN statements enable you to escape out of the control of a loop.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The format of the EXIT loop is&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
EXIT;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Use WHILE Loop to insert data to table==&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
  &amp;lt;!-- start source code --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
   &lt;br /&gt;
    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table Employee(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  5    Start_Date         DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  6    End_Date           DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),&lt;br /&gt;
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
 10  )&lt;br /&gt;
 11  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- prepare data&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2               values (&amp;quot;01&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Martin&amp;quot;,  to_date(&amp;quot;19960725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20060725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1234.56, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Programmer&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;02&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Mathews&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;19760321&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19860221&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6661.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;03&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Smith&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19781212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19900315&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6544.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;04&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Rice&amp;quot;,    to_date(&amp;quot;19821024&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19990421&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2344.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;05&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Black&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19840115&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980808&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2334.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;06&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Green&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19870730&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19960104&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 4322.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;07&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;David&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Larry&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19901231&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 7897.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;08&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Cat&amp;quot;,     to_date(&amp;quot;19960917&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20020415&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1232.78,&amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- display data in the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
ID   FIRST_NAME           LAST_NAME            START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- -------------------- -------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------&lt;br /&gt;
01   Jason                Martin               25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06    1234.56 Toronto    Programmer&lt;br /&gt;
02   Alison               Mathews              21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86    6661.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
03   James                Smith                12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90    6544.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
04   Celia                Rice                 24-OCT-82 21-APR-99    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager&lt;br /&gt;
05   Robert               Black                15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98    2334.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
06   Linda                Green                30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96    4322.78 New York   Tester&lt;br /&gt;
07   David                Larry                31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98    7897.78 New York   Manager&lt;br /&gt;
08   James                Cat                  17-SEP-96 15-APR-02    1232.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; DECLARE&lt;br /&gt;
  2    v_Counter BINARY_INTEGER := 1;&lt;br /&gt;
  3  BEGIN&lt;br /&gt;
  4    WHILE v_Counter &amp;lt;= 50 LOOP&lt;br /&gt;
  5      INSERT INTO employee (id) VALUES (v_Counter);&lt;br /&gt;
  6      v_Counter := v_Counter + 1;&lt;br /&gt;
  7    END LOOP;&lt;br /&gt;
  8  END;&lt;br /&gt;
  9  /&lt;br /&gt;
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from employee;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   FIRST_NAME           LAST_NAME            START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- -------------------- -------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------&lt;br /&gt;
01   Jason                Martin               25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06    1234.56 Toronto    Programmer&lt;br /&gt;
02   Alison               Mathews              21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86    6661.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
03   James                Smith                12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90    6544.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
04   Celia                Rice                 24-OCT-82 21-APR-99    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager&lt;br /&gt;
05   Robert               Black                15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98    2334.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
06   Linda                Green                30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96    4322.78 New York   Tester&lt;br /&gt;
07   David                Larry                31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98    7897.78 New York   Manager&lt;br /&gt;
08   James                Cat                  17-SEP-96 15-APR-02    1232.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
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SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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SQL&amp;gt; -- clean the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table Employee&lt;br /&gt;
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SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== While Counter is initialized to NULL==&lt;br /&gt;
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    &amp;lt;source lang=&amp;quot;sql&amp;quot;&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- create demo table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; create table Employee(&lt;br /&gt;
  2    ID                 VARCHAR2(4 BYTE)         NOT NULL,&lt;br /&gt;
  3    First_Name         VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  4    Last_Name          VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  5    Start_Date         DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  6    End_Date           DATE,&lt;br /&gt;
  7    Salary             Number(8,2),&lt;br /&gt;
  8    City               VARCHAR2(10 BYTE),&lt;br /&gt;
  9    Description        VARCHAR2(15 BYTE)&lt;br /&gt;
 10  )&lt;br /&gt;
 11  /&lt;br /&gt;
Table created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- prepare data&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2               values (&amp;quot;01&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Jason&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Martin&amp;quot;,  to_date(&amp;quot;19960725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20060725&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1234.56, &amp;quot;Toronto&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Programmer&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;02&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Alison&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Mathews&amp;quot;, to_date(&amp;quot;19760321&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19860221&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6661.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;03&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Smith&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19781212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19900315&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 6544.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;04&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Celia&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Rice&amp;quot;,    to_date(&amp;quot;19821024&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19990421&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2344.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary,  City,       Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;05&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Robert&amp;quot;,   &amp;quot;Black&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19840115&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980808&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 2334.78, &amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;06&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;Linda&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Green&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19870730&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19960104&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 4322.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;07&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;David&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Larry&amp;quot;,   to_date(&amp;quot;19901231&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;19980212&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 7897.78,&amp;quot;New York&amp;quot;,  &amp;quot;Manager&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
  3  /&lt;br /&gt;
1 row created.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; insert into Employee(ID,  First_Name, Last_Name, Start_Date,                     End_Date,                       Salary, City,        Description)&lt;br /&gt;
  2                values(&amp;quot;08&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;James&amp;quot;,    &amp;quot;Cat&amp;quot;,     to_date(&amp;quot;19960917&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), to_date(&amp;quot;20020415&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;YYYYMMDD&amp;quot;), 1232.78,&amp;quot;Vancouver&amp;quot;, &amp;quot;Tester&amp;quot;)&lt;br /&gt;
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SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- display data in the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from Employee&lt;br /&gt;
  2  /&lt;br /&gt;
ID   FIRST_NAME           LAST_NAME            START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- -------------------- -------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------&lt;br /&gt;
01   Jason                Martin               25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06    1234.56 Toronto    Programmer&lt;br /&gt;
02   Alison               Mathews              21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86    6661.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
03   James                Smith                12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90    6544.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
04   Celia                Rice                 24-OCT-82 21-APR-99    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager&lt;br /&gt;
05   Robert               Black                15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98    2334.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
06   Linda                Green                30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96    4322.78 New York   Tester&lt;br /&gt;
07   David                Larry                31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98    7897.78 New York   Manager&lt;br /&gt;
08   James                Cat                  17-SEP-96 15-APR-02    1232.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; DECLARE&lt;br /&gt;
  2    v_Counter BINARY_INTEGER;&lt;br /&gt;
  3  BEGIN&lt;br /&gt;
  4&lt;br /&gt;
  5    WHILE v_Counter &amp;lt;= 50 LOOP&lt;br /&gt;
  6      INSERT INTO employee (id) VALUES (v_Counter);&lt;br /&gt;
  7      v_Counter := v_Counter + 1;&lt;br /&gt;
  8    END LOOP;&lt;br /&gt;
  9  END;&lt;br /&gt;
 10  /&lt;br /&gt;
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; select * from employee;&lt;br /&gt;
ID   FIRST_NAME           LAST_NAME            START_DAT END_DATE      SALARY CITY       DESCRIPTION&lt;br /&gt;
---- -------------------- -------------------- --------- --------- ---------- ---------- ---------------&lt;br /&gt;
01   Jason                Martin               25-JUL-96 25-JUL-06    1234.56 Toronto    Programmer&lt;br /&gt;
02   Alison               Mathews              21-MAR-76 21-FEB-86    6661.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
03   James                Smith                12-DEC-78 15-MAR-90    6544.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
04   Celia                Rice                 24-OCT-82 21-APR-99    2344.78 Vancouver  Manager&lt;br /&gt;
05   Robert               Black                15-JAN-84 08-AUG-98    2334.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
06   Linda                Green                30-JUL-87 04-JAN-96    4322.78 New York   Tester&lt;br /&gt;
07   David                Larry                31-DEC-90 12-FEB-98    7897.78 New York   Manager&lt;br /&gt;
08   James                Cat                  17-SEP-96 15-APR-02    1232.78 Vancouver  Tester&lt;br /&gt;
8 rows selected.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; -- clean the table&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; drop table Employee&lt;br /&gt;
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Table dropped.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== While loop==&lt;br /&gt;
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SQL&amp;gt; set serveroutput on&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt; DECLARE&lt;br /&gt;
  2       just_a_num NUMBER := 1;&lt;br /&gt;
  3  BEGIN&lt;br /&gt;
  4       WHILE (just_a_num &amp;lt;= 10) LOOP&lt;br /&gt;
  5            dbms_output.put_line(just_a_num);&lt;br /&gt;
  6            just_a_num := just_a_num + 1;&lt;br /&gt;
  7       END LOOP;&lt;br /&gt;
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SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== WHILE Loops==&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;WHILE loops check the condition and execute a set of commands.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The loop is repeated until the loop is exited.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;A WHILE loop is exactly equivalent to a regular loop with an EXIT WHEN as the first statement.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;The condition is checked before the code in the loop is executed.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;If the condition is false, the code in the loop will never be executed.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;p&amp;gt;WHILE loop makes your code a little easier to read than with a normal loop.&amp;lt;/p&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== WHILE LOOP with counter==&lt;br /&gt;
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SQL&amp;gt; set echo on&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;    DECLARE&lt;br /&gt;
  2           v_Calc NUMBER := 0;&lt;br /&gt;
  3     BEGIN&lt;br /&gt;
  4          WHILE v_Calc &amp;gt;= 10 LOOP&lt;br /&gt;
  5               v_Calc := v_Calc + 1;&lt;br /&gt;
  6               DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(&amp;quot;The value of v_Calc is &amp;quot; || v_Calc);&lt;br /&gt;
  7          END LOOP;&lt;br /&gt;
  8     END;&lt;br /&gt;
  9     /&lt;br /&gt;
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
SQL&amp;gt;&amp;lt;/source&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;</summary>
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