RE: Different default 8i/9i column lengths when selecting pseudo columns...

From: Lex de Haan <lex.de.haan_at_naturaljoin.nl>
Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 10:12:08 +0100
Message-Id: <20050202091212.D2DE847EAF3@ha-smtp2.tiscali.nl>

... by not relying on undocumented implicit apparently version-specific tool behavior
(wow -- that was fun to describe :-)
and explicitly telling the tool how you want to see your results? cheers,  

Lex.  

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From: oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org [mailto:oracle-l-bounce_at_freelists.org] On Behalf Of Marquez, Chris
Sent: Tuesday, February 01, 2005 23:19
To: oracle-l_at_freelists.org
Subject: Different default 8i/9i column lengths when selecting pseudo columns...

Different default 8i/9i column lengths when selecting pseudo columns...

This is the issue...
=20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20
8.1.7 SQL*Plus=20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D
SQL> select 'xxxxx' from dual;
'XXXX

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xxxxx

=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20
9.2.0 SQL*Plus=20
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=20
SQL> select 'xxxxx' from dual;

'XXXXX'

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xxxxx

How do I change the default behavior in 9i to "stop" the column at the end of the last character of the pseudo columns (like 8i default)?

Thanks

Chris Marquez
Oracle DBA
HEYMONitor(tm) - heymonitor.com
"Oracle Monitoring & Alerting Solution"

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