Dynamic SQL Help - Getting Errors

Question

Basically I have a table with employee data, and I'm trying to create a dynamic PL / SQL block that creates a new table and copies over the data from employee table to the new one.
I'm teaching myself dynamic SQL so this is practice. Please don't offer "better solutions" because I'm sure there are plenty - I'm just looking to complete the code as is so I better understand this query language.
Here is my code:
set serveroutput on size 10000
declare
cursor c is
select table_name, tablespace_name
from user_tables where table_name = 'EMP';
cursor c2 is
select table_name, column_name, data_length, data_type, data_precision
from user_tab_cols where table_name = 'EMP';
cursor c3 is
select *
from emp;
counter number(3);
counter := 0;
begin
for i in c loop
if (counter = 0) then
create table emp2;
insert into emp2 table_name, tablespace_name;
for i in c2 loop
insert into emp2 table_name, column_name, data_length, data_type, data_precision;
counter := counter + 1;
end loop;
end loop;
for i in c3 loop
insert into emp2 empno, ename, job, mgr, hiredate, sal, comm, deptno;
end loop;
end;
Here are my errors:
Error starting at line 3 in command:
declare
cursor c is
select table_name, tablespace_name
from user_tables where table_name = 'EMP';
cursor c2 is
select table_name, column_name, data_length, data_type, data_precision
from user_tab_cols where table_name = 'EMP';
cursor c3 is
select *
from emp;
counter number(3);
counter := 0;
begin
for i in c loop
if (counter = 0) then
create table emp2;
insert into emp2 table_name, tablespace_name;
for i in c2 loop
insert into emp2 table_name, column_name, data_length, data_type, data_precision;
counter := counter + 1;
end loop;
end loop;
for i in c3 loop
insert into emp2 empno, ename, job, mgr, hiredate, sal, comm, deptno;
end loop;
end;
Error report:
ORA-06550: line 14, column 13:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "=" when expecting one of the following:
constant exception <an identifier>
<a double-quoted delimited-identifier> table long double ref
char time timestamp interval date binary national character
nchar
The symbol "<an identifier>" was substituted for "=" to continue.
ORA-06550: line 19, column 7:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "CREATE" when expecting one of the following:
( begin case declare exit for goto if loop mod null pragma
raise return select update while with <an identifier>
<a double-quoted delimited-identifi
06550. 00000 - "line %s, column %s:\n%s"
*Cause:    Usually a PL/SQL compilation error.
*Action:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Answer 1

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There are basic errors in your code, some are pointed out below
declare
  cursor c is
    select table_name, tablespace_name
    from user_tables where table_name = 'EMP';
  cursor c2 is
    select table_name, column_name, data_length, data_type, data_precision
    from user_tab_cols where table_name = 'EMP';
  cursor c3 is
    select *
    from emp;
  counter number(3);
  counter := 0; --"You cannot initiate variable like this"
begin
  for i in c loop
   if (counter = 0) then
     create table emp2; --"You cannot create tables directly in PL/SQL. Need to use dynamic SQL.Syntax also wrong. "
     insert into emp2 table_name, tablespace_name; --"Values caluse missing"
     for i in c2 loop
        insert into emp2 table_name, column_name, --"Values caluse missing"
           data_length, data_type, data_precision; --"Record syntax not used"
        counter := counter + 1;
  end loop;
  end loop;
  for i in c3 loop
    insert into emp2 empno, ename,
     job, mgr, hiredate, sal, comm, deptno; --"Values caluse missing"
  end loop;
end;