CIS3010: Assignment 1 S2 2013

CIS 3010: Assignment 1

Due date: 18 September 2013

Value: 15%

Please submit the CODE and OUTPUT for all programming questions. You will submit this
assignment electronically in the ASSESSMENT area of the Study Desk.

In this assignment, you will use the CAR HIRE database. The CAR HIRE database including
appropriate data will be made available on the USQ Oracle server. You can query these tables
as if they are in your own schema but you are not permitted to insert or update data in these
tables. The specification for the CAR HIRE database is as follows:

The table descriptions appear below, including the column names, data types and the
meanings for values in the columns. Familiarise yourself with the tables and the data.

I_CAR

I_CARGROUP

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I_MODEL

I_CUSTOMER

I_BOOKING

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Question 1 (25 marks)

Write an anonymous block that places a substitution variable (&) into a local variable
of type character. You should check the value entered in the local variable and output
different messages depending on the value provided.
If value is A, output: Please proceed to Level 1
If value is B or C, output: Please proceed to Level 2
If value is D, output: Please proceed to Level 3
In all other entries, output: Invalid Entry

Question 2 (25 marks)

Create a host (or global) variable named G_NEWVALUE.

Write an anonymous block that declares two local variables: A1RATE and B2RATE. The data
types of these two variables should be the same as the data type of the column
rate_per_mile in i_cargroup table. Also declare a constant called SURCHARGE
with value 5.

In your BEGIN section, write two SELECT queries to obtain value of the rate_per_mile
column where car_group_name is A1 and B2 and assign the corresponding values to
A1RATE and B2RATE variables. Now use the IF-THEN statement to compare the two
variables and add the constant SURCHARGE to the smaller value. Assign the new sum to
the variable G_NEWVALUE.

Using the PRINT command, output the value in the host variable (G_NEWVALUE) after the
anonymous block has run.

Question 3 (25 marks)

Write an anonymous block that meets the following specification:

1. Using an explicit cursor, retrieve each row from the i_car table.

2. Create a local variable that inherits the structure of the i_car table (using
%ROWTYPE attribute). Place each row returned into this variable.

3. Using an implicit cursor, calculate the number of bookings that belong to each car.

4. Display the car registration, car group name, model name, cost and the number of
bookings for each car.

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Question 4 (25 marks)

Write a PL/SQL that displays the maximum miles driven from the odometer reading
for all the car bookings. Your program must use at least one explicit cursor and must
NOT use any functions, for example SUM, MAX, COUNT, etc.
(Hint: miles driven from the odometer reading for each booking can be found by
subtracting miles_out column from miles_in column, i.e. miles_in miles_out)

MARKING CRITERIA
1. The code executes without error messages.
2. The code produces the required output.
3. The code addresses the specification and provides a solution to every element
in the specification.
4. The code is well structured and, where applicable, adopts an optimal and
sophisticated approach to PL/SQL.