DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE not printing

Set Query as below at first line

SET SERVEROUTPUT ON 

What is "it" in the statement "it just says the procedure is completed"?

By default, most tools do not configure a buffer for dbms_output to write to and do not attempt to read from that buffer after code executes. Most tools, on the other hand, have the ability to do so. In SQL*Plus, you'd need to use the command set serveroutput on [size N|unlimited]. So you'd do something like

SQL> set serveroutput on size 30000;
SQL> exec print_actor_quotes( <<some value>> );

In SQL Developer, you'd go to View | DBMS Output to enable the DBMS Output window, then push the green plus icon to enable DBMS Output for a particular session.

Additionally, assuming that you don't want to print the literal "a.firstNamea.lastName" for every row, you probably want

FOR row IN quote_recs
LOOP
  DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE( row.firstName || ' ' || row.lastName );
END LOOP;

this statement

DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE('a.firstName' || 'a.lastName');

means to print the string as it is.. remove the quotes to get the values to be printed.So the correct syntax is

DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE(a.firstName || a.lastName);

  1. Ensure that you have your Dbms Output window open through the view option in the menubar.
  2. Click on the green '+' sign and add your database name.
  3. Write 'DBMS_OUTPUT.ENABLE;' within your procedure as the first line. Hope this solves your problem.