DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL

EDUCATION ANDHRA PRADESH

Name : M.Bhagya Lakshmi,
Designation : Lecturer in CCP,
Institution : GMR Polytechnic, Gajwel
Branch : DCCP
Semester : V Semester
Major Topic : SQL Plus
Sub –Topic : SQL EDITOR
Subject name : RDBMS
Subject Code : CCP- 505
Duration : 50 min.
Teaching Aids : PPT
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Objectives

On the Completion of this period you would

be able to understand
 How to use the editor for creating command files

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Recap

We have learnt about

 Invoking SQL
 SQL*PLUS

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Two methods to construct SQL
Statements

 SQL editor
 Any other editor

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Method 1

 Use the SQL editor, Which is automatically

invoked

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Example:

 At the SQL> prompt, execute any valid SQL

statement.
Select * from emp;
 To save sql statement in a file, type in save f1
where f1 is the filename. This command creates
a file by the name f1.sql in the current directory

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 Example (cont..)
 Later at any point of time, get f1 gets the file in
the buffer and returns back to the SQL prompt
 Then at the SQL>prompt, type / using SQL’s
editor, which executes the SQL statement which
is stored in the buffer
 The file f1.sql can be edited using the standard
editor commands

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Method 2

 Any editor can be invoked from SQL> prompt

by using the command
Define_editor=notepad.exe

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Example

 Use the command ed f1 at the sql prompt. This

opens a new file in notepad.
 Type the SQL statement and terminate SQL
statement with a '/ ' in the first column of the next
line

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 Example (cont..)

 To run the file, after saving it in notepad as

f1.sql at the SQL prompt type
Start f1 or sta f1 or @f1or
Click on Run from the file menu
 If we type 'ed' and enter the current SQL
statement will be opened in an editor with the
file name afiedbuf

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Summary

We have discussed about

 SQL
 Editors

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Quiz
1. How many methods can be used to construct
SQL sentences
a) One
b) Two
c) Three
d) Four

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Frequently Asked Questions

1. How many Methods can be used to construct

SQL sentences and Explain each

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