What is SQL Scripts?

A SQL script is a set of SQL commands saved as a file in SQL

Scripts. A SQL script can contain one or more SQL statements or PL/SQL blocks. You can
use SQL Scripts to create, edit, view, run, and delete script files.

What is SQL Scripts?

A SQL script is a set of SQL commands saved as a file in SQL Scripts. A SQL script
can contain one or more SQL statements or PL/SQL blocks. You can use SQL Scripts
to create, edit, view, run, and delete script files.

When using SQL Scripts, remember the following:

 SQL*Plus commands in a SQL script are ignored at run time.

 There is no interaction between SQL Commands and SQL Scripts.
 You can cut and paste a SQL command from the SQL Script editor to run it in
SQL Commands.
 SQL Scripts does not support bind variables.

Creating a SQL Script in the Script Editor

To create an SQL script in the Script Editor:

1. On the Workspace home page, click SQL Workshop and then SQL Scripts.

The SQL Scripts page appears.

2. Click the Create button.

The Script Editor appears.

3. Enter a name for the script in the Script Name field.

Script name extensions are optional.

4. Enter the SQL statements, PL/SQL blocks and SQL*Plus commands you want to include in your
script.

Remember that SQL Command Line commands are ignored at run time.

5. Click Save to save your script to the repository.

The SQL Scripts page appears listing your newly saved script.
Steps to Generate Database Scripts With
Data In SQL Server
Step 1
Right-click on your database and select Task -> generate script.

Database_Scripts_With_Data_Select_Option

Step 2
Click next in the introduction screen.
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Step 3
Select the database object which you are all you need and then click next.
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Step 4
Now you will be shown a window which asks you about how your script
should be published.
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Click advanced in that window.

Step 5
Select ‘Schema and data’ from type of data to script option and then click
OK.
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Click next.

Step 6
Click finish, now check the script file, it must be having the insert queries
too.
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Executing a SQL Script

You can execute scripts stored in the Script Repository. You can submit a script for execution either from
the Script Editor, or from the SQL Scripts page.

When you submit a script for execution, the Run Script page appears. It displays the script name, when it
was created and by who, when it was last updated and by who, the number of statements it contains, and its
size in bytes. It also lists unknown statements such as SQL*Plus commands that are ignored during
execution.

Finally, it lists statements with errors. If there are errors, the Run control does not appear.
 Topics in this section include:

 Executing a SQL Script in the Script Editor

 Executing a SQL Script from the SQL Scripts Page
 About the Run Script Page
See Also:
"About Long Operations"

Executing a SQL Script in the Script Editor

To execute a script in the Script Editor:

1. Open the script you want to execute in the Script Editor. See "Using the Script Editor".
2. Click Run in the Script Editor.
3. The Run Script page appears.

The Run Script page displays information about the script and lists statements in error preventing
execution, or statements such as SQL*Plus commands that are ignored when the script is
executed.

The Run Script page has three controls:

 Cancel returns you to the SQL Scripts page without executing the script.
 Edit Script loads the script into the Script Editor. Note that Edit Script appears instead
of Run when a script has errors.
 Run to submit the script for execution. Note that Run is not available if there are script errors.
4. Click Run to submit the script for execution.

The Manage Script Results page appears listing script results.

5. To view script results, click the View icon under View Results.

See Also:
"Viewing SQL Script Results"

Executing a SQL Script from the SQL Scripts Page

To execute a script from the SQL Scripts page:

1. On the Workspace home page, click SQL Workshop and then SQL Scripts.

The SQL Scripts page appears.

2. From the View list, select Details and click Go.

Details view appears.

3. Click the Run icon for the script you want to execute. The Run icon is located on the far right side
adjacent to the script name.
4. The Run Script page appears.
 The Run Script page displays information about the script and lists statements in error preventing
execution, or statements such as SQL*Plus commands that are ignored when the script is
executed. The Run Script page has three controls:

Cancel to return to the SQL Scripts page without executing the script.

Edit Script to load the script into the Script Editor. Edit Script appears instead of Run when a
script has errors.

Run to submit the script for execution. Run is not available for scripts with errors.

5. Click Run to submit the script for execution.

The Manage Script Results page appears listing available results for the script.

6. Click the View icon for the results you want to view. The View icon is at the right end of the
scripts listed in the Manage Script Results page.

See Also:
"Viewing SQL Script Results"

About the Run Script Page

On the Run Script page, you can:

 Cancel the execution. Click Cancel to exit the Run Script page without executing the script. The
SQL Scripts page appears.
 Edit the script. Edit Script appears instead of Run when a script has errors. Click Edit Script to
load the script into the Script Editor to remove the lines with errors.
 Execute the script. Click Run to execute the script.

Taking input at runtime:

 To read the user input and store it in a variable, for later use, you can use sqlplus
command ACCEPT.
 Accept <your variable> <variable type if needed [number|char|date]> prompt 'message'
 example
 accept x number prompt 'Please enter something: '
 And then you can use the x variable in a PL/SQL block as follows:
 declare
 a number;
 begin
 a := &x;
 end;
 /
 Working with a sting example:
 accept x char prompt 'Please enter something: '

 declare
 a varchar2(10);
 begin
 a := '&x'; -- for a substitution variable of char data type
 end; -- to be treated as a character string it needs
 / -- to be enclosed with single quotation marks