text: CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE show_the_date
  IS
  today DATE DEFAULT DATE '2016-03-10';
  BEGIN
  -- Display the date.
  DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE ('Today is ' || today);
  END show_the_date;
  
  CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE show_the_date2()
  IS
  today DATE DEFAULT DATE '2016-03-10';
  BEGIN
  -- Display the date.
  DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE ('Today is ' || today);
  END show_the_date2;
  
  call show_the_date;
  call show_the_date2;
  
  DECLARE
  today DATE DEFAULT DATE '2016-03-10';
  BEGIN
  -- Display the date.
  DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE ('Today is ' || today);
  END;