If Exists Condition Not Working with Plsql

IF EXISTS condition not working with PLSQL

IF EXISTS() is semantically incorrect. EXISTS condition can be used only inside a SQL statement. So you might rewrite your pl/sql block as follows:

declare
  l_exst number(1);
begin
  select case 
           when exists(select ce.s_regno 
                         from courseoffering co
                         join co_enrolment ce
                           on ce.co_id = co.co_id
                        where ce.s_regno=403 
                          and ce.coe_completionstatus = 'C' 
                          and ce.c_id = 803
                          and rownum = 1
                        )
           then 1
           else 0
         end  into l_exst
  from dual;

  if l_exst = 1 
  then
    DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line('YES YOU CAN');
  else
    DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line('YOU CANNOT'); 
  end if;
end;

Or you can simply use count function do determine the number of rows returned by the query, and rownum=1 predicate - you only need to know if a record exists:

declare
  l_exst number;
begin
   select count(*) 
     into l_exst
     from courseoffering co
          join co_enrolment ce
            on ce.co_id = co.co_id
    where ce.s_regno=403 
      and ce.coe_completionstatus = 'C' 
      and ce.c_id = 803
      and rownum = 1;

  if l_exst = 0
  then
    DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line('YOU CANNOT');
  else
    DBMS_OUTPUT.put_line('YES YOU CAN');
  end if;
end;

How to use if exists- if not exists in PL/SQL?

Your code is mostly good, but you would have to modify it either like this:

DECLARE
l_count NUMBER;
l_count_2 NUMBER;
BEGIN
select count(*) into l_count from table_1 where name='NAME_1';
IF l_count = 0  then
    BEGIN 
        select count(*) into l_count_2 FROM dba_tab_cols  WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'table_1' AND COLUMN_NAME='NAME_2';

        IF l_count_2 > 0 THEN        
          sql_cnt :=  'INSERT INTO table_1 (xycolumn1, xycolumn2, xycolumn3) VALUES (''value1'', ''select max(column) from table_2'', ''20'')';          
        ELSE             
           sql_cnt := 'INSERT INTO table_1 (xycolumn1, xycolumn2) VALUES (''value1'', ''select max(column) from table_2'')';
        END IF;                    
       BEGIN
         EXECUTE IMMEDIATE sql_cnt ;
       END;
    END;
END IF;       
END;      

or like this:

DECLARE
l_count NUMBER;
l_count_2 NUMBER;
BEGIN
select count(*) into l_count from table_1 where name='NAME_1';
IF l_count = 0  then
    BEGIN 
        select count(*) into l_count_2 FROM dba_tab_cols  WHERE TABLE_NAME = 'table_1' AND COLUMN_NAME='NAME_2';

        IF l_count_2 > 0 THEN        
          INSERT INTO table_1 (xycolumn1, xycolumn2, xycolumn3) VALUES ('value1', 'select max(column) from table_2', '20' );          
        ELSE             
          INSERT INTO table_1 (xycolumn1, xycolumn2) VALUES ('value1', 'select max(column) from table_2');
        END IF;   
    END;
END IF;       
END;      

The first option is using the correct Oracle spelling for string creations and dynamic SQL and the second option is avoiding dynamic SQL altogether by executing INSERT on the spot (the option I prefer).

EDIT : The error you got was because you did not encapsulate your INSERT inside a string. That is what I changed for you in my first option when I mentioned correct Oracle spelling for string creations and dynamic SQL.

I hope I helped!

Oracle Function With - IF EXISTS -

You can use a variable for counting elements like this:

SELECT count(EXEMPLO.EXEMPLOID) into v_count FROM EXEMPLO WHERE EXEMPLO.EXEMPLOID = 
p_processoId

 IF v_count > 0 THEN 
    --do something
 ELSE 
    --do something
 END IF;

Of course, you have to define the variable v_count as a number before you use it.

If you do not use the v_count variable you can get a exception like NO_DATA_FOUND.

If, ELSIF and ELSE condition in PL SQL not working

Try to add SET SERVEROUTPUT ON at the beginning of your script.

OR operator in if condition is not working in plsql block

That's because you most probably wanted AND, not OR:

if branch <> 'surat' and branch <>'vadodra' and branch <>'ahmedabad' then

Alternatively, use IN:

if branch not in ('surat', 'vadodra', 'ahmedabad') then

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