Null columns cannot be dynamically generated in PL/SQL as null values do not have any data type or length. However, you can dynamically add columns to a table using the ALTER TABLE statement, but the generated columns will not have any values until they are explicitly updated or inserted. Here is an example of how to add a column to a table dynamically in PL/SQL:
DECLARE
table_name VARCHAR2(100) := 'my_table';
column_name VARCHAR2(100) := 'new_column';
BEGIN
EXECUTE IMMEDIATE 'ALTER TABLE ' || table_name || ' ADD ' || column_name || ' VARCHAR2(50)';
END;
This will add a new column named 'newcolumn' to the 'mytable' table with a data type of VARCHAR2 and a length of 50. However, the column will be empty until you explicitly insert or update values in it.
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