Oracle Create Trigger
Oracle Create Trigger
To create a trigger uses the CREATE statement.
A Trigger is a stored PL/SQL block associated with a table, a schema, or the database.
The events that fire a trigger are:
DML statements
DDL statements
System events such as startup, shutdown, and error messages
User events such as logon and logoff
Create Trigger syntax
CREATE OR REPLACE TRIGGER trg_name
{BEFORE | AFTER | INSTEAD OF}
{INSERT | UPDATE | DELETE}
[OF column_name]
ON table_name
[REFERENCING OLD AS old NEW AS new]
[FOR EACH ROW]
WHEN condition
DECLARE
-- variables
BEGIN
-- DML statements
-- DDL statements
EXCEPTION
-- raise message
END;
Create Trigger example
CREATE TRIGGER cust_log
BEFORE INSERT OR UPDATE OR DELETE ON customers
FOR EACH ROW
BEGIN
INSERT INTO customers_log(ID, NAME, ADDRESS)
VALUES (:NEW.id,:NEW.name,:NEW.address);
END;
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