Is there a way to select within if block

Question

Hi
I want to do something like the followings
DECLARE
     empcnt number ;
BEGIN
     BEGIN
          select count(*)  into empcnt from employees where status = 'L';
      EXCEPTION
           WHEN NO_DATA_FOUND THEN
             empcnt := 0;         
     END;
     IF empcnt > 0 THEN
          select * from employees;
          ---dbms_output.put_line is not permitted
     END IF;
END;
I don't have permission to create object type or table either,   how can I do it?
thanks

Answer 1

or maybe a kind of
select x.*
  from (select *
          from emp
         where job = 'CONSULTANT'
       ) x
       right outer join
       (select null
          from dual
       ) d
    on 1 = 1
EMPNO
ENAME
JOB
MGR
HIREDATE
SAL
COMM
DEPTNO
Regards
Etbin