GBase 8s Nested Tables: A Practical Guide to Collection Types

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Learn to work with nested tables in GBase 8s using Oracle-compatible PL/SQL

intermediate Published 8 May 2026
Action Steps
  1. Set the environment variable SQLMODE to 'ORACLE' to enable Oracle-compatible PL/SQL in GBase 8s
  2. Create a nested table type using the CREATE TYPE statement
  3. Declare a variable of the nested table type and initialize it
  4. Insert data into the nested table using the EXTEND method
  5. Retrieve data from the nested table using a SELECT statement
Who Needs to Know This

Database administrators and developers who work with GBase 8s can benefit from this guide to improve their skills in handling collection types

Key Insight

💡 GBase 8s supports Oracle-compatible PL/SQL for working with nested tables when the SQLMODE environment variable is set to 'ORACLE'

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Learn to work with nested tables in GBase 8s using Oracle-compatible PL/SQL

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