PL/SQL Control Statement Exercises: Convert a temperature in scale Fahrenheit to Celsius and vice versa

PL/SQL Control Statement: Exercise-14 with Solution

Write a PL/SQL program to convert a temperature in scale Fahrenheit to Celsius and vice versa.

Sample Solution:

PL/SQL Code:

DECLARE
    temp1     NUMBER := &input_a_temp;
    t_scale   CHAR := '&input_temp_scale';
    new_temp  NUMBER;
    new_scale CHAR;
  BEGIN
    IF t_scale != 'C'
      AND
      t_scale != 'F' THEN
      dbms_output.Put_line ('The scale you input is not a valid scale');
      new_temp := 0;
      new_scale := 'C';
    ELSE
      IF t_scale = 'C' THEN
        new_temp := ( ( 9 * temp1 ) / 5 ) + 32;
        new_scale := 'F';
      ELSE
        new_temp := ( ( temp1 - 32 ) * 5 ) / 9;
        new_scale := 'C';
      END IF;
    END IF;
    dbms_output.Put_line ('The new temperature in scale '
    ||new_scale
    ||' is: '
    ||new_temp);
  END;
/

Sample Output:

 SQL> /
Enter value for input_a_temp: 100
old   2:     temp1     NUMBER := &input_a_temp;
new   2:     temp1     NUMBER := 100;
Enter value for input_temp_scale: C
old   3:     t_scale   CHAR := '&input_temp_scale';
new   3:     t_scale   CHAR := 'C';
The new temperature in scale F is: 212

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Sample Output:

SQL> /
Enter value for input_a_temp: 212
old   2:     temp1     NUMBER := &input_a_temp;
new   2:     temp1     NUMBER := 212;
Enter value for input_temp_scale: F
old   3:     t_scale   CHAR := '&input_temp_scale';
new   3:     t_scale   CHAR := 'F';
The new temperature in scale C is: 100

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

Sample Output:

SQL> /
Enter value for input_a_temp: 100
old   2:     temp1     NUMBER := &input_a_temp;
new   2:     temp1     NUMBER := 100;
Enter value for input_temp_scale: V
old   3:     t_scale   CHAR := '&input_temp_scale';
new   3:     t_scale   CHAR := 'V';
The scale you input is not a valid scale
The new temperature in scale C is: 0

PL/SQL procedure successfully completed.

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