Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
Write Oracle SQL and PL/SQL with proper syntax, hints, and performance patterns.
Write Oracle SQL and PL/SQL with proper syntax, hints, and performance patterns.
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
ROWNUM for limiting rows—WHERE ROWNUM <= 10; 12c+ supports FETCH FIRST 10 ROWS ONLY DUAL table for expressions—SELECT sysdate FROM dual VARCHAR2 not VARCHAR—VARCHAR is reserved, VARCHAR2 is the standard String concatenation with ||—not CONCAT for multiple values Empty string equals NULL—'' IS NULL is true; breaks logic from other databases
ROWNUM assigned before ORDER BY—wrap in subquery: SELECT * FROM (SELECT ... ORDER BY x) WHERE ROWNUM <= 10 Offset requires nested subquery: SELECT * FROM (SELECT a.*, ROWNUM rn FROM (...) a WHERE ROWNUM <= 20) WHERE rn > 10 12c+: OFFSET 10 ROWS FETCH NEXT 10 ROWS ONLY—cleaner, use when available
NVL(col, default) for null replacement—faster than COALESCE for two args NVL2(col, if_not_null, if_null) for conditional—common Oracle pattern Empty string is NULL—LENGTH('') returns NULL, not 0 NULLIF(a, b) returns NULL if equal—useful for avoiding division by zero
SYSDATE for current datetime—no parentheses TO_DATE('2024-01-15', 'YYYY-MM-DD') for string to date—format required TO_CHAR(date, 'YYYY-MM-DD HH24:MI:SS') for date to string Date arithmetic in days—SYSDATE + 1 is tomorrow, SYSDATE + 1/24 is one hour
Create: CREATE SEQUENCE seq_name START WITH 1 INCREMENT BY 1 Get next: seq_name.NEXTVAL—SELECT seq_name.NEXTVAL FROM dual Current value: seq_name.CURRVAL—only after NEXTVAL in same session 12c+: identity columns—GENERATED ALWAYS AS IDENTITY
CONNECT BY PRIOR child = parent for tree traversal START WITH parent IS NULL for root nodes LEVEL pseudo-column shows depth—WHERE LEVEL <= 3 limits depth SYS_CONNECT_BY_PATH(col, '/') builds path string
Always use bind variables—literals cause hard parse every time PL/SQL: :variable_name syntax Performance critical—literal values fill shared pool, cause contention CURSOR_SHARING=FORCE as workaround but not recommended long-term
/*+ INDEX(table idx_name) */ forces index use /*+ FULL(table) */ forces full table scan /*+ PARALLEL(table, 4) */ enables parallel query Hints inside SELECT /*+ hint */—common placement after SELECT keyword
Anonymous block: BEGIN ... END; with / on new line to execute DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE() for debug output—SET SERVEROUTPUT ON first Exception handling: EXCEPTION WHEN OTHERS THEN—always handle or log EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'sql string' for dynamic SQL—beware injection
No auto-commit by default—must COMMIT explicitly SAVEPOINT name then ROLLBACK TO name for partial rollback DDL auto-commits—CREATE TABLE commits any pending transaction SELECT FOR UPDATE WAIT 5 waits 5 seconds for lock—avoids indefinite hang
EXPLAIN PLAN FOR sql; SELECT * FROM TABLE(DBMS_XPLAN.DISPLAY)—shows plan V$SQL and V$SESSION for monitoring—requires privileges Avoid SELECT *—fetches all columns including LOBs Index hint when optimizer chooses wrong—/*+ INDEX(t idx) */
MINUS instead of EXCEPT—Oracle uses MINUS for set difference DECODE is Oracle-specific—use CASE for portability Implicit type conversion—WHERE num_col = '123' works but prevents index use ROWID is physical—don't store or rely on across transactions
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