where in the sqlplus docs is stuff on '.' ? I scoured them and didn't see
it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Flack" <JohnF_at_smdi.com>
To: <oracle-l_at_freelists.org>
Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 2:31 PM
Subject: RE: help dynamically adding a 'datafile' to a script
> Have you tried:
> create tablespace myTablespace datafile '&cPath.mytablespace.dbf' size =
> 5m;
>
> The dot ends a SQL*Plus substitution variable name in places where it =
> isn't clear where the name of the variable ends and the next word =
> begins. The dot is part of the name and will be gone after =
> substitution.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ryan.gaffuri_at_cox.net [mailto:ryan.gaffuri_at_cox.net]
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2004 12:30 PM
> To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
> Subject: help dynamically adding a 'datafile' to a script
>
>
> I am trying to do the following and I cant get it to take(I would prefer =
> not to use dynamic sql and write my create tablespace scripts to a =
> second file).
>
> Prompt Please enter a datafile path
> Accept cPath
>
> create tablespace myTablespace datafile '&cPath ||mytablespace.dbf' size =
> 5m;
>
> I've tried lots of methods including bind variables and appending before =
> the create tablespace statement. Any way to do this?=20
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