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Home -> Community -> Mailing Lists -> Oracle-L -> Re: insert & into column
you have to tell SQL*Plus to ignore it:
set escape \
then use \&Start in your SQL command
>From: John Dunn <john.dunn_at_sefas.co.uk>
>Reply-To: ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L <ORACLE-L_at_fatcity.com>
>Subject: insert & into column
>Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 05:15:21 -0800
>
>
> > When using SQLPLUS on UNIX, how do I get it to treat "&" as a literal
> > value rather than asking for a substitution e.g.
> >
> > INSERT INTO FORM_TEXT VALUES (
> > 1, 3, '&Start'
> > );
> >
> > I want the field in the table to contain &Start, and not prompt me for a
> > value.
> >
> > I'm tried &&Start, \&Start, /&Start to get it to treat it as a character
> > but no luck.
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>Author: John Dunn
> INET: john.dunn_at_sefas.co.uk
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