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Re: Sqlplus Auto-trim Whitespace???

From: Rodd Holman <roddholman_at_HotPOP.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Apr 2002 11:58:25 -0800
Message-ID: <F001.0043D6D7.20020405115825@fatcity.com>


Try either set trimout on
or set trimspool on

The first one affects screen output, the second one takes care of spooled output.

Rodd

On Fri, 2002-04-05 at 13:36, Walter K wrote:

    Hi,     

    A co-worker of mine is trying to remember how to have     trailing whitespace automatically removed from each     COLUMN in the output of a query within SQL*Plus. He     said he saw the tip in a book a couple years ago and     can't remember for the life of him how he went about     it. I have poured through the docs myself and other     references and can't seem to find a way to do this.     

    The objective is to set the COLSEP to say '|' and then     be able to perform something like a SELECT * FROM     <table> such that the output/display is variable     length for each column.     

    The solution we're looking for is purely within     SQL*Plus, not doing something with PL/SQL. Also, the     solution should not involve using the COLUMN command     to control the formatting of each column literally.     

    Anyone know how to do this? Does anyone remember the     tip and possibly the name of the book?     

    Thanks again!
    -w     



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