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Can DDL Statements Be Used in PL/SQL?

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Answer:

No, you can not run any DDL statements is PL/SQL directly. If you try to use the DROP TABLE statement inside PL/SQL, you will get a compilation error as shown below:

(Connect to XE with SQL*Plus)

BEGIN
DROP TABLE student; -- compilation error
END;
/


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