RE: Simple? PL/SQL query

Hi,

   SET SEVEROUTPUT ON SIZE 1000000   U could use this in all your plsqls using dbms_output to avoid   "Buffer overflow" error. Again, there is limit to the details u   can see using dbms_output statement.

Regards
Rajagopal Venkataramany

On Mon, 04 Sep 2000 07:30:19 -0800, ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com wrote:

> SET SERVEROUTPUT ON in your SQL*Plus session should do the trick.
>
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> > From: O'Neill, Sean[SMTP:Sean.ONeill_at_organon.ie]
> > Reply To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
> > Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 16:41
> > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> > Subject: Simple? PL/SQL query
> >
> > I'm new to PL/SQL and I am trying to use same to send output of name
from
> > v$database to screen. The code I'm using is as below but the output is
> > not
> > being sent to screen and I can't figure why not. The code is replying
> > with
> > "PL/SQL procedure successfully completed." in SQL*Plus. Maybe this is
not
> > the most appropriate way to approach this requirement and alternative
> > method
> > inputs are welcome too!. Are there any other ways to send output to
> > screen
> > aside from DBMS_OUTPUT?
> >
> > DECLARE
> >
> > db_name varchar2(20);
> >
> > BEGIN
> > SELECT name
> > INTO db_name
> > FROM v$database;
> > DBMS_OUTPUT.PUT_LINE
> > ( 'Database name is ' || db_name );
> > END;
> >
> > /
> >
> >
> > Sean :)
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Rajagopal Venkataramany