Simple tutorial on how to write a Oracle P-SQL script that asks user for a value in a prompt.
/* -- this script will update MLP identity across all related tables in LIMS correctly -- -- when executing in SQL navigator: -- make sure the following is toggled on: -- updateable, scan defines, spool outputs, fetch all -- the && marks a permenant variable, -- whatever defined is passed to all the sql statements below to execute without prompting -- to use this script, subsitute old_product, new_product variable value. -- the query will rename old_product to new_product -- Min -- TESTED on MIGPRJ using TOAD & SQL Navigator */ WHENEVER SQLERROR EXIT SQL.SQLCODE ROLLBACK SET ECHO ON SET PAGESIZE 0 spool Update MLP Identity.log -- prompt for parameters DEFINE old_product = '' ACCEPT old_product PROMPT "Enter Old Product Name:" DEFINE new_product = '' ACCEPT new_product PROMPT "Enter New Product Name:" -- sample -- UPDATE SAMPLE SET PRODUCT = '&&new_product' WHERE PRODUCT = '&&old_product' / -- MLP values -- LEVEL relations UPDATE MLP_VALUES SET PRODUCT_ID = '&&new_product' WHERE PRODUCT_ID = '&&old_product' / -- MLP Components -- UPDATE MLP_COMPONENTS SET PRODUCT_ID = '&&new_product' WHERE PRODUCT_ID = '&&old_product' / -- MLP ANALYSIS UPDATE MLP_ANALYSIS SET PRODUCT_ID = '&&new_product' WHERE PRODUCT_ID = '&&old_product' / -- MLP HEADER UPDATE MLP_HEADER SET IDENTITY = '&&new_product' WHERE IDENTITY = '&&old_product' / SET ECHO OFF COMMIT; spool off |