Re: Passing the "&" in PL/SQL

David,

when you connect to a session
issue this command
 SET DEFINE ^
before you execute the PL/SQL

this changes the assignation character to a ^ instead of & ( you could of course use any character)
and your script will run

HTH
Brian.

David Barbour <DBarbour_at_connectsouth.com> on 07/21/2000 01:28:50 PM

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To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com> cc: (bcc: Brian McQuillan/GELCO)

Subject: Passing the "&" in PL/SQL

I'm resending this because it hasn't shown up on my e-mail yet.

David A. Barbour
Oracle DBA - ConnectSouth
512-681-9438
dbarbour_at_connectsouth.com

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Hello good people (a little flattery never hurts!) -

Has anybody found a way to pass a variable in a stored procedure that contains a " & " symbol without having to parse the data selected, search for the & , and actually build your variable?

I'm selecting business names into a variable. If the name is something like Father & Sons, I bomb out on calling the next screen. I've tried all kinds of combinations of single quotes and double quotes along with some suggestions of using the ! and @ signs. The suggestions get weirder as the day grows older. The day isn't the only thing growing older either.

Any help or suggestions would be appreciated.

David A. Barbour
Oracle DBA - ConnectSouth
512-681-9438
dbarbour_at_connectsouth.com

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