Error with PL/SQL code

Question

i am getting multiple errors when trying to insert data into a table through pl/sql declaration
here are the errors:
--Procedure to insert the values into section table(ex1.sql)
declare
v_section %type;
begin
v_section.SECTIONNO:=&no;
v_section. DESCRIPTION:='&desc';
v_section.SECTION_HEAD_EMPNO:=&empno
insert into section values v_section;
end;
/When i execute the above pl/sql program i am getting errors:
SQL> @ex1
Enter value for no: 10
old   4: v_section.SECTIONNO:=&no;
new   4: v_section.SECTIONNO:=10;
Enter value for desc: Sales
old   5: v_section. DESCRIPTION:='&desc';
new   5: v_section. DESCRIPTION:='Sales';
Enter value for empno: 1005
old   6: v_section.SECTION_HEAD_EMPNO:=&empno
new   6: v_section.SECTION_HEAD_EMPNO:=1005
v_section %type;
ERROR at line 2:
ORA-06550: line 2, column 12:
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 7, column 1:
PLS-00103: Encountered the symbol "INSERT" when expecting one of the following:
* & = - + ; < / > at in is mod remainder not rem
<an exponent (**)> <> or != or ~= >= <= <> and or like
between || multiset member SUBMULTISET_
The sBTW,*section* table is:
SQL> desc section;
Name                                                              Null?    Type
SECTIONNO                                                         NOT NULL NUMBER(2)
DESCRIPTION                                                                VARCHAR2(30)
SECTION_HEAD_EMPNO                                                         NUMBER(4)Kindly,correct me where i am doing wrong
Thanks in advance!!

Answer 1

Hi,
where is the semicolon after v_section.DESCRIPTION :=&empno ?
---it should be section%rowtype not simply %rowtype
Just copy paste the below code. It will work.
DECLARE
  v_section   SECTION%ROWTYPE;
BEGIN
  v_section.SECTIONNO := &NO;
  v_section.DESCRIPTION := '&desc';
  v_section.SECTION_HEAD_EMPNO := &empno;
  INSERT INTO SECTION
  VALUES v_section;
END;
/Test
SQL> CREATE TABLE SECTION
  2  (
  3    SECTIONNO            NUMBER (2) NOT NULL,
  4    DESCRIPTION          VARCHAR2 (30),
  5    SECTION_HEAD_EMPNO   NUMBER (4)
  6  );
Table created.
SQL> DECLARE
  2    v_section   SECTION%ROWTYPE;
  3  BEGIN
  4    v_section.SECTIONNO := &NO;
  5    v_section.DESCRIPTION := '&desc';
  6    v_section.SECTION_HEAD_EMPNO := &empno;
  7 
  8    INSERT INTO SECTION
  9    VALUES v_section;
10  END;
11  /
Enter value for no: 10
old   4:   v_section.SECTIONNO := &NO;
new   4:   v_section.SECTIONNO := 10;
Enter value for desc: sales
old   5:   v_section.DESCRIPTION := '&desc';
new   5:   v_section.DESCRIPTION := 'sales';
Enter value for empno: 1005
old   6:   v_section.SECTION_HEAD_EMPNO := &empno;
new   6:   v_section.SECTION_HEAD_EMPNO := 1005;
PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.
SQL> select * from section;
SECTIONNO DESCRIPTION                    SECTION_HEAD_EMPNO
        10 sales                                        1005
SQL> G.
Edited by: Ganesh Srivatsav on Apr 8, 2011 2:54 PM