ASSIGNMENT STATEMENT

Description

The assignment statement sets the value of a data item to a valid value. (Oracle PL/SQL Language Reference ASSIGNMENT Statement)

Some parts in the output code are omitted for clarity reasons.

Oracle Assignment Syntax

assignment_statement_target := expression ;

assignment_statement_target = 
{ collection_variable [ ( index ) ]
| cursor_variable
| :host_cursor_variable
| object[.attribute]
| out_parameter
| placeholder
| record_variable[.field]
| scalar_variable
}

Snowflake Scripting Assignment Syntax

LET <variable_name> <type> { DEFAULT | := } <expression> ;

LET <variable_name> { DEFAULT | := } <expression> ;

LET keyword is not needed for assignment statements when the variable has been declared before. Check Snowflake Assignment documentation for more information.

Sample Source Patterns

1. Scalar Variables

Oracle

Query

IN -> Oracle_01.sql

CREATE TABLE TASSIGN (
    COL1 NUMBER,
    COL2 NUMBER,
    COL3 VARCHAR(20),
    COL4 VARCHAR(20)
);

CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE PSCALAR
AS
   var1  NUMBER := 40;
   var2  NUMBER := 22.50;
   var3  VARCHAR(20);
   var4  BOOLEAN;
   var5  NUMBER;
BEGIN
   var1 := 1;
   var2 := 2.1;
   var2 := var2 + var2;
   var3 := 'Hello World';
   var4 := true;
   var4 := var1 > 500;
   IF var4 THEN
      var5 := 0;
   ELSE
      var5 := 1;
   END IF;
  INSERT INTO TASSIGN VALUES(var1, var2, var3, var5);
END;

CALL PSCALAR();

SELECT * FROM TASSIGN;

Result

COL1|COL2|COL3       |COL4|
----+----+-----------+----+
   1| 4.2|Hello World|   1|

Snowflake Scripting

Query

OUT -> Oracle_01.sql

CREATE OR REPLACE TABLE TASSIGN (
     COL1 NUMBER(38, 18) /*** SSC-FDM-0006 - NUMBER TYPE COLUMN MAY NOT BEHAVE SIMILARLY IN SNOWFLAKE. ***/,
     COL2 NUMBER(38, 18) /*** SSC-FDM-0006 - NUMBER TYPE COLUMN MAY NOT BEHAVE SIMILARLY IN SNOWFLAKE. ***/,
     COL3 VARCHAR(20),
     COL4 VARCHAR(20)
 )
 COMMENT = '{"origin":"sf_sc","name":"snowconvert","version":{"major":1, "minor":0},{"attributes":{"component":"oracle"}}'
 ;

 CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE PSCALAR ()
 RETURNS VARCHAR
 LANGUAGE SQL
 COMMENT = '{"origin":"sf_sc","name":"snowconvert","version":{"major":1, "minor":0},{"attributes":{"component":"oracle"}}'
 EXECUTE AS CALLER
 AS
 $$
     DECLARE
     var1 NUMBER(38, 18) := 40;
     var2 NUMBER(38, 18) := 22.50;
     var3  VARCHAR(20);
     var4  BOOLEAN;
     var5 NUMBER(38, 18);
     BEGIN
     var1 := 1;
     var2 := 2.1;
     var2 := :var2 + :var2;
     var3 := 'Hello World';
     var4 := true;
     var4 := :var1 > 500;
     IF (:var4) THEN
       var5 := 0;
       ELSE
       var5 := 1;
       END IF;
       INSERT INTO TASSIGN
       VALUES(:var1, :var2, :var3, :var5);
     END;
 $$;

 CALL PSCALAR();
 
SELECT * FROM