Chapter 4. Procedures, Functions, Triggers, and Modules

In this chapter, we will focus on the following recipes related to DB2 routines, triggers, and modules:

  • Creating a simple stored procedure
  • Using dynamic SQL in stored procedures
  • Working with result sets in stored procedures
  • Using ARRAY objects in stored procedures
  • Handling errors in stored procedures
  • Designing external stored procedures
  • Using PL/SQL exception handling in a procedure
  • Working with the message buffer in stored procedures
  • Planning and designing triggers
  • Using scalar user-defined functions
  • Writing external user-defined functions
  • Designing external table functions
  • Working with modules in DB2

Introduction

In this chapter, we will look at the different types of functional database objects that ...

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