RE: simple sql problem

I don't believe SQLPlus will let you run a SQL statement in the command line itself. As you can see in Usage:, it doesn't have an option for this. However, if you insist on running SQL statements in the command line itself, you can probably do something like (only in Unix):

sqlplus -s scott/tiger << !
select * from emp;
!

or

save your select * from emp; to a sql file and do : sqlplus -s scott/tiger @myfile.sql

hth
Ross

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Viraj Luthra [mailto:viraj999_at_lycos.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, 4 December 2001 16:11
> To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L
> Subject: simple sql problem
>
>
> Hello all,
>
> Why cannot I do :-
>
> sqlplus -s scott/tiger select * from emp;
>
> or sqlplus -s scott/tiger "select * from emp;"
>
> Both the cases I get :-
>
> Usage: SQLPLUS [<option>] [<user>[/<password>] [@<host>]]
> [@<startfile> [<parm1>] [<parm2>] ...]
> where <option> ::= { -s | -? }
> -s for silent mode and -? to obtain version number
>
>
> What is wrong above? I need to run the query from command
> line. How do I modify this :-
>
> sqlplus -s scott/tiger select * from emp;
>
>
> Rgds,
>
>
>
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